Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. shares closed at a record high as Japanese lenders gained on optimism they will further benefit from rising interest rates boosting their lending income.Most Read f

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about 1.4 billion yen ($9 million) worth of valuables from customers’ safe deposit boxes.

The head of Japan's MUFG Bank has promised to review the financial institution's safe deposit box operations following a series of alleged thefts by a former employee.

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the central bank's thinking closer to global peers taking a more conventional approach on monetary policy.

MUFG's status as Japan's largest bank stock makes it a recipient of favor for overseas investors who expect interest rates in Japan to rise. MUFG has a strong presence in multiple banking markets ...

The yen rose on Thursday as comments from Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino reaffirmed views that the central bank will keep raising rates this year.Most Read from BloombergManhattan’s Mornin

Japan’s biggest banks are nearing a key valuation level for the first time in almost a decade as investors bet that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates on Friday and accelerate its normalisation of monetary policy.

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.

THE Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week’s interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about central bank policy to maintain flexibility when it eventually begins to consider how much tightening is enough.

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation likely accelerated in December, boosted by higher energy costs, while the Bank of Japan is seen raising rates next week, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering ...