# Japan Risk Free Rate – Aug 5, 2026: 0.978

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/risk-free-rate/announcements/jpy_risk_free_rate_2026-08-05
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 0.978 |
| Previous | 0.978 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-08-05 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-08-05 18:15 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-08-05 09:15 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_risk_free_rate_2026-08-05 |

Japan Risk Free Rate came in at 0.978 on Aug 5, 2026, compared with 0.978 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-26 | 0.978 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-25 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-25 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-24 | 0.977 | 0.976 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 0.976 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-20 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-19 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-18 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-17 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-14 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-13 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |
| 2026-08-12 | 0.977 | 0.977 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/jpy/risk_free_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/risk-free-rate/announcements/jpy_risk_free_rate_2026-08-04
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/risk-free-rate/announcements/jpy_risk_free_rate_2026-08-06
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/risk-free-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt