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

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

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

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

Bank of Japan board members discussed the appropriate timing of an interest rate hike at a policy meeting earlier this month ...

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

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is under mounting pressure to raise interest rates sooner than expected after a rare board split in ...

The Bank of Japan’s summary of opinions from the September meeting indicate that the policy board is getting ready to deliver another rate increase in the near-term future. Policymakers are becoming ...

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

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

Reductions were seen across bonds ranging from one to 25 years remaining to maturity Read more at The Business Times.

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