Tokyo stocks retreated Friday, weighed down by selling of exporter shares as the yen strengthened on speculation the Bank of ...

Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday the central bank must take a "measured, step-by-step approach" in ...

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

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday she sees no gap between the government and the Bank of Japan on ...

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

Consumer prices in Tokyo, excluding fresh food, climbed 2.8% in November from a year earlier, matching the pace recorded in October, government data showed Friday. That compared with the 2.7% increase ...

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By Tamiyuki Kihara, Leika Kihara and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalising ...

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 ...

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 ...

The European Central Bank will stick to the G7 communique's language on exchange rates, Piero Cipollone, a member of its ...