Nikkei 225 staged a decline of 6.1% from February 27 to March 5, 2026. The 4-day plunge is likely to stage a minor recovery ...

Global oil shocks pose significant risks to Japan's economic growth and inflation. However, Sanaenomics can help alleviate ...

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan's largest labour union group Rengo said on Thursday its member unions are ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Japan will coordinate with overseas authorities and stands ready to take action ...

A prolonged Iran war is a risk to the bank-stock powered rallies in Japan and Europe as investors abandon these markets in ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank will continue to raise ...

Japan's ⁠debt market is not alone in experiencing push-and-pull effects from the Iran crisis. Haven flows may support demand ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warned that the Middle East conflict could have a major impact on the nation’s economy, in ...

Japan’s central bank is running blockchain settlement experiments and advancing tokenized central bank money initiatives ...

Granted, there’s chatter that the BOJ is determined to hike rates again in short order — perhaps April. In December, the Ueda BOJ raised Japan’s benchmark rate to 0.75%, a 30-year high.

The Bank of Japan is testing blockchain technology for settlements that use tokenized central bank reserves. The Bank of ...

Japan’s central bank says a sandbox is underway to examine settlement using current account deposits, while warning of smart contract design risks.