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.

TOKYO-Norinchukin Bank chief executive Kazuto Oku plans to resign to take responsibility for the Japanese lender’s massive losses from wrong-way bets on foreign bonds, according to a person ...

TOKYO: Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the central bank's plans make the stocks a safer bet than ...

Japan's economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, complicating the central bank's case for ...

Japan Post Holdings is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank which could total some 600 billion yen ($4.02 billion), two sources familiar with the matter said, in the latest loosening of ties ...