The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to wait until the summer before it next raises interest rates, according to economists ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, lifted by buying of bank issues after long-term interest rates climbed as the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate late last week. In the first ...

Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank said Tuesday it will pay back 100 billion yen it received in a government bailout by the end of March, with an eye to relisting separately from its parent company on the Tokyo ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...

Tokyo police have arrested a former employee of MUFG Bank for allegedly stealing gold bullion worth 260 million yen, or more ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning as investors bought bank issues on prospects for higher long-term interest rates, but technology shares fell after sharp gains last week.

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald ...

The decision by the central bank came at the end of a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, set to speak to reporters later in the day, repeatedly indicated the ...