A business lobby representing small and midsize firms urged the government to address inflation, including the yen's weakness ...

The Bank of Japan should set policy to anchor long-term inflation expectations around 2%, former deputy governor Masazumi ...

It comes as new PM Sanae Takaichi is keen for inflation to fall but also needs low government borrowing costs.

Japan’s long-maturity government bonds kicked off 2026 on a downbeat note, as fiscal and inflation worries continued to weigh on the market.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if economic and price ...

The Japanese economy remained generally strong in 2025 despite the Trump tariff shock. Growth reached the level of its ...

The Bank of Japan aims to move its real rate closer to zero, but the timing and scale of future adjustments will depend on ...

Japan’s long maturity bond yields rose after a relatively smooth 10-year government bond auction failed to dispel ongoing ...

Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital slowed in December on moderating cost pressure for food but stayed above the ...

Japan's core inflation beat expectations and came in at 3% in February, government data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you ...

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put despite headline and core ...