August CPI data is due from Japan today. We get a sneak preview of this data from the inflation numbers for the capital. All three main measures remain above the Bank of Japan 2% target in Tokyo:Tokyo August 2025 headline CPI 2.6% y/y (2.6% expected)Later we'll get the Bank of Japan decision. Despite above target inflation the Bank is expected to remain on hold:Bank of Japan meeting begins today, rates expected to kept on hold - Nikkei reportBOJ to hold key interest rate at 0.50% in September meeting - pollAs always there is no scheduled time for the BOJ announcment. Expect it between 0230 - 0330 GMT (2230 - 2330 US Eastern time). Bank of Japan Governor Ueda's press conference will follow at 0630 GMT (0230 US Eastern time).This snapshot from the investingLive economic data calendar.The times in the left-most column are GMT.The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.