The Bank of Japan must keep monetary policy loose and move very gradually in raising interest rates as global trade ...

Sanae Takaichi, the new head of the Liberal Democratic Party, is viewed as being in favor of expansionist economic policies ...

"Japan is at a delicate stage right now, where the long-standing deflationary mindset is gradually giving way to a more ...

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Japan’s central bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, in a decision that was widely expected, given recent inflation trends that have stayed above target.

The Bank of Japan remains committed to further interest-rate increases, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, amid growing speculation over ...

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 ...

Japan's three megabanks are planning to jointly issue corporate-use stablecoins pegged to legal tender like the yen and the dollar, aiming to promote their use in the country. MUFG Bank, Sumitomo ...

Potential homebuyers in Tokyo are divided on their property purchasing plans as surging living costs add to affordability concerns, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence survey. Some are delaying ...

Japan's real wages fell 1.4 percent in August from a year earlier, marking the eighth consecutive month of decline, as ...

By Miho Uranaka and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese e-commerce and finance heavyweight Rakuten is weighing an initial ...