Firms polled by the Bank of Japan (BOJ), as part of its detailed "tankan" survey for September, also said they expect ...

Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers improved for a second straight quarter, supporting the case for the Bank of ...

Shinjiro Koizumi, a top contender to become Japan's next premier, said it was important for the government and central bank ...

The BoJ’s hope is that labour shortages, which are increasing in severity because of the ageing population, will fuel ongoing ...

Bank of Japan board members debated the feasibility of raising interest rates in the near term with some suggesting the time ...

The Bank of Japan will scale back purchases of super-long bonds in a move that risks deepening losses in the nation’s longest ...

Policy board Member Asahi Noguchi suggested increased pressure to raise interest rates, adding fuel to expectations for ...

Markets have priced in roughly a 50% chance of a rate hike in October. A Reuters poll showed a majority of economists expect ...

A dovish Bank of Japan board member said on Monday the need for an interest rate hike was increasing "more than ever," adding ...

The Bank of Japan ((BOJ)) said that it is keeping the door open for further interest rate hikes, according to a Summary of ...

July policy meeting, released on Thursday, showed that while the board unanimously decided to keep interest rates steady, ...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to maintain the policy rate at 5.75 per cent, according to a statement ...