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TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation risks, board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday.

USD/JPY rebounds swiftly from a multi-month low in reaction to BoJ Governor Ueda's remarks.

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