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 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government risks rejection of its annual budget if it doesn’t concede more ground to a small opposition party seeking a larger tax-free allowance, according to ...

BOJ officials acknowledge there’s a likelihood ... “Of course Trump tariffs could spoil the party, but Japan is not Trump’s main focus of attention.” Japan’s Topix share index shed ...

Further deliberations are expected to be required for the Bank of Japan to explore future interest rate hikes, with its key ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated female economist Junko Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi on the BOJ policy ...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday that underlying inflation is still somewhat below 2%. Ueda added that ...

"When we speak of underyling inflation, we exclude one-off factors from overall CPI moves. But that process at times could be difficult," Ueda told parliament ...

BOJ executives probably want to raise short-term rates at least to 1.5% by the end of fiscal 2026, so they have scope to reduce borrowing costs when the economy faces another downturn, Sakurai said.