The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold Thursday at 0.5 percent, warning of lingering economic "high uncertainties" linked to U.S. trade tariffs. The decision, widely expected by economists, ...

Japan's new finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, said on Monday her meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not ...

The Bank of Japan must be careful when normalizing monetary policy due to uncertainty about how the economy would react to a new environment of positive interest rates, Seiichi Shimizu, the central ...

Sanae Takaichi, the Liberal Democratic Party leader, is now officially Japan's first female prime minister. She's running a minority government; her policy plans may be compromised. Increased fiscal ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is unlikely to face pressure from the United States to intentionally strengthen the yen despite President Donald Trump's criticism of its large trade surplus with the U.S., ...

Satsuki Katayama joined the Finance Ministry in 1982 and reached a higher position in the influential Budget Bureau than any ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers improved for a second straight quarter, according to a closely watched Bank of Japan survey, making a rate hike by its central bank more likely ...

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold Thursday at 0.5 percent, warning of lingering economic "high uncertainties" ...