Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, ...

Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight ...

The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said early Wednesday that the Japanese central bank will continue to conduct its monetary ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to keep raising its benchmark rate to a level exceeding the current market consensus, and there’s ...

Friday’s approval makes it all but certain Junko Koeda will join the nine-member board, becoming the second female in the group.

Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to ...

TOKYO--Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the central bank should comprehensively assess the impact of President Trump's policies before incorporating them into its economic forecasts.

The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2 per cent target as ...

On Friday, Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa stated that the authorities will respond appropriately to US reciprocal tariffs. Akazawa further stated that the weak Japanese Yen (JPY) has a ...

Japan's upcoming spring wage discussions, also known as the "shunto" negotiations, will be in focus for investors watching ...

The need for further interest rate hikes was discussed at the most recent Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting, with a board ...