Overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.0 percent on year in January, the Bank of Japan said on Monday - coming in at 635.707 trillion ...

The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind ...

Japan's economy probably expanded in the final three months of 2024 marking a third quarter of consecutive growth, a Reuters ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...

Rising consumer prices are putting real wage growth at risk and possibly becoming a drag on much-needed household consumption ...

The government needs to prepare now to avoid negative surprises four or five years down the road, the IMF’s Japan mission ...

Labour cash earnings rose more than expected in December and the November figures were all revised upwards. If Shunto results ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation.

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

Deputy Director for the Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan, IMF ...