The Bank of Japan is signaling a near-term interest rate hike, with a board member suggesting a decision is imminent and won't wait for nex...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda returned from Washington with uncertainty about global headwinds, leaving the timing of a potential inter...

Labor unions under the federation known as Rengo have so far secured a pay gain of 5.46% on average in ongoing annual wage negotiations, ac...

The BOJ chief will be mindful of avoiding the episode of 2022, when his predecessor's dovish remarks triggered a yen plunge that forced Tok...

The BOJ is seen raising this year's price forecast at the next meeting on April 26 and project inflation to stay near its 2% target through...

An expected end to government subsidies to curb fuel bills will likely bump up Japan's inflation rate later this year, analysts say, compli...

A series of hawkish comments by BOJ speakers in recent weeks suggest the bank is preparing markets for an eventual policy change amid growi...

The risks from China will be among key topics of debate at the Bank of Japan's September policy meeting, say five sources familiar with the...

The move, which was widely expected, will follow two years of experiments the central bank has been conducting to decide whether to issue a...

The BOJ's official two-day meeting will end on Wednesday and speculation is rife it will make further changes to its yield curve control (Y...

The death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan's "Abenomics" policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely but could even...

The BOJ has not decided whether to issue a digital yen but has moved to a second phase experiment from April to prepare for a possible laun...

The 10-year JGB yield has been creeping up in tandem with a rise in U.S. long-term interest rates, as investors have priced in the prospect...

The unwinding of Japan's complex policy is driven by Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya, insiders say, a career central banker considered th...

Under the arrangement announced on Wednesday, the central bank will buy dollar cash from the Ministry of Finance any time through to the en...

Kuroda said Japan did not face an imminent risk of a sharp credit contraction, as many financial institutions have sufficient buffers to we...

Years of heavy money printing have failed to fire up inflation to its 2 percent target and left it with little ammunition to fight the next...