TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Japan's two-year government bond

(JGB) yield rose on Friday as the market awaited the Bank of

Japan's guidance on the pace of future rate hikes after the

government intervened to boost the weak yen.

Here are a few details:

* The benchmark 10-year JGB yield inched up

0.5 basis point (bp) to 2.8% in early trade. The two-year yield

rose 1.5 bps to 1.51%. Yields move inversely to

bond prices.

* The BOJ is set to keep interest rates steady on Friday but

signal its resolve to continue pushing up borrowing costs.

* The government on Thursday intervened to boost the weak

yen, keeping pressure on the central bank to show its

hawkishness.

* Bonds with other tenors had not been traded as of 0001

GMT.

(Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)