Deputy Director for the Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan, IMF ...

BOJ shifts focus away from output gap, towards labour shortage Board debated wage pressure, stagflation risk at January ...

Japan's real gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to have risen an annualised 1.0% in October-December, according to a ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

Japan's upcoming spring wage discussions, also known as the "shunto" negotiations, will be in focus for investors watching the BOJ's interest rate moves. The negotiations will start some time in ...

The dollar edged up on Thursday, but stayed close to recent lows, as traders weighed receding trade war risks and looked ...

Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to keep raising its benchmark rate to a level exceeding the current market consensus, and there’s ...

The Bank of Japan policymakers expressed growing concerns about inflation risks and yen weakness during their January meeting ...

Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up slightly in January, government data showed Friday, supporting ...