By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday the central bank must take a ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will discuss at upcoming policy meetings the feasibility and timing of a ...

TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday she sees no gap between the government ...

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The Bank of Japan will thoroughly discuss the possibility of an interest-rate increase at its upcoming meeting, Gov. Kazuo ...

The Development Bank of Japan’s investment in the Tokyo-based startup — launched at Cannes with backing from auteurs like Hirokazu Kore-eda and Takashi Miike — signals growing institutional support ...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital advanced 2.8% in November from a year earlier, according to the Ministry ...

Tokyo stocks ended flat Tuesday as bargain-hunting following the previous day's plunge was offset by selling on concerns ...

The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates. By River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from ...

TOKYO — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate Wednesday to about 0.25% from a range of zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb the yen’s slide against the U.S. dollar. The move was widely expected ...

For decades, the more adventurous of global hedge fund managers tried their hand at what would become known as the Japanese ...

The Nikkei stock index climbed Wednesday for the second straight day as heavyweight technology shares rose notably following ...