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

The Bank of Japan holds its first policy meeting of the year next week and the outcome will be announced days after the ...

TOKYO -- Japan is urging banks to tighten restrictions on accounts ... via groups on anonymous messaging apps. Buyers often use such illegally sold accounts, particularly those of foreign citizens ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated Wednesday that the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates if economic ...

Outstanding bank lending in Japan stood at a record high of ¥605.8 trillion at the end of 2024, up 4.4% from a year before, according to industry data. The increase reflected strong corporate ...

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan held its policy rate steady as it waits for uncertainties in the U.S. to clear and for more evidence of wage growth at home, but expectations of rate hikes on the horizon ...

A signboard for a branch of MUFG Bank is seen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on March 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda) TOKYO -- A former employee of Japan's largest bank accused of stealing millions ...

TOKYO—A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s December meeting suggests that the next interest-rate hike is approaching, with policymakers assessing that the economy and inflation are ...

Japan’s biggest bank apologized Monday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen from customers’ safe deposit boxes. The bank, formally known as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ...

TOKYO -- The alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.4 million) in assets from MUFG Bank's safe deposit boxes has jolted public confidence in the country's largest bank, with the crime ...

Local Japanese banks are under increasing pressure to “reconstruct” their bond investment portfolios partly to protect against the risk of losses from rising domestic interest rates ...

The renewal was formalized through the signing of the Fourth Amendment and Restatement Agreement of the Third BSA by the BSP and the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Through the BSA, both countries are ...