资深议员河野太郎：日本须“尽快”加息并整顿财政，扭转日元颓势

Group 1 - The core viewpoint is that Japan must raise interest rates and restore fiscal order to reverse the depreciation of the yen, which has led to increased inflation and pressure on household living standards [1][2] - Taro Kono, a senior ruling party lawmaker, emphasizes the importance of signaling to the market that Japan will move away from negative real interest rates, advocating for gradual interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) [1] - Despite consumer inflation exceeding 2% for over three years, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has urged caution in further rate hikes due to potential economic impacts from U.S. tariffs [1][2] Group 2 - Critics argue that the slow pace of BOJ interest rate hikes has contributed to yen weakness, increasing import costs and affecting corporate profits and retirees [2] - Kono suggests that the government and BOJ need to establish a new economic framework to replace the "Abenomics" policy, which focused on large-scale monetary and fiscal stimulus to end deflation [2] - Kono advocates for a moderate appreciation of the yen as the best measure to address rising living costs and restore fiscal health under a new consensus [2]