Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that authorities would take appropriate action against excessive ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s rising bond yields will have both positive and negative effects on the economy, the nation’s finance minister said ... Last year the central bank scrapped its control ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday he will not attend a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major and emerging economies in South Africa next week so ...

(Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Governor ... Earlier, Minister of Finance Katsunobu Kato told reporters that rising government bond yields may strain Japan’s already tight finances given the ...

Japan’s finance minister Katsunobu ... including Christine Lagarde of the European Central Bank. Some European finance ministers are also expected to make the trip, including UK chancellor ...

Hiroaki Saito, senior vice finance minister, will instead join the gathering to be held for two days from Wednesday in the coastal city of Cape Town, Kato said in a news conference. Bank of Japan ...

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo has met with Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ahead of the Group of 20 and Group of 7 finance leaders' meetings in South Africa next week. Their meeting on Thursday ...

Japan’s finances are becoming increasingly precarious, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Monday, just as markets test whether the central bank can keep interest rates ultra-low ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled a readiness to intervene in the bond market to quell a surge in yields, reiterating the central bank’s commitment to supporting stability as the prime ...

economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday. The remark highlights the government's optimism over the economic outlook, which could affect the timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest rate hike.