A man walks past an advertisement showing a bank's interest rate in Seoul in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks past an advertisement showing a bank's interest rate in Seoul in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Shin Hyun-song, governor of the Bank of Korea, speaks during a press conference after a monetary policy meeting at the central bank's headquarters in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Shin Hyun-song, governor of the Bank of Korea, speaks during a press conference after a monetary policy meeting at the central bank's headquarters in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Shin Hyun-song, governor of the Bank of Korea, speaks during a press conference after a monetary policy meeting at the central bank's headquarters in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on June 11, 2026 shows Global Partner CEO Koji Yamamoto speaking during an interview by AFP at company's headquarters in Tokyo. Huddled together shoulder-to-shoulder, Gen-Z hires at a Tokyo firm roared "Hell yeah!" to cap their morning rally, displaying the kind of corporate machismo that fuelled Japan's post-war economic miracle. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-society-workplace-economy, FOCUS by Tomohiro OSAKI