By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese manufacturers' business confidence improved slightly in July and is expected to ...

Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.

By Kevin Buckland and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Investors in Japanese government bonds are bracing for a potential power ...

Japan’s bond market is falling apart in real time. The 30-year Japanese bond yield jumped to 3.20%, a fresh record.

Japan's central bank may face political pressure to keep interest rates low for longer than it wants, as opposition parties ...

Japanese households' inflation expectations held steady in the three months to June, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday, ...

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield touched the highest level since 2008, increasing the risk that turmoil in the debt ...

As part of the decision, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years, lifting its short-term rate to “around zero to 0.1%” from minus 0.1%, according to a ...

Japan’s inflation is surprisingly strong, increasing the possibility that the Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate by ...

Japan’s central bank took a step toward allowing interest rates to rise, saying it will be more flexible in managing its bond market. By Ben Dooley Reporting from Tokyo No country in the world ...

The Bank of Japan was established in October 1882. On Monday, Tokiko Shimizu became the first woman in the BOJ's long history to fill one of six executive director posts.

For years, mortgages in Japan have been nearly cost free. Homeowners are now bracing for that to change. Japan’s central bank had maintained benchmark interest rates near zero since the mid-1990s.