The Japanese yen strengthened against other G-10 and Asian currencies on the prospects of a hawkish tilt to Bank of Japan’s Deputy Governor Himino’s speech this afternoon.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...

Financial Group Inc., Japan's largest bank by market value, closed at a record high, fueled by optimism for increased lending income due to rising interest rates.

The Bank of Japan is likely to have two women on its decision-making board for the first time, marking a modest step toward ...

Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to ...

In a widely anticipated move, the Bank of Japan on Jan. 24 raised its short-term policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%. Read more ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level ...

Japan's government is likely to submit a nominee on Jan. 28 to fill a seat on the central bank's board that opens up in March ...

TOKYO (AP) — Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about 1.4 billion yen ($9 million) worth of ...