Himino sees upside, downside risks to price outlook Offers few hints on next rate-hike timing BOJ must reduce its balance sheet, mull fate of ETF holdings KUSHIRO, Japan, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Bank of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is "nearing" a decision to raise interest rates and will not wait until after next year's spring wage negotiations end, its board member Kazuyuki Masu was quoted in ...

TOKYO--After an 11-month wait, Japan's central bank is about to get off the sidelines. Since it last tightened in January, the Bank of Japan has kept its policy rate target at 0.5%. The long pause has ...

One of the biggest stories emerging from the Far East this month is the imminent launch of a blockchain-based version of the Japanese yen, one of the world’s major fiat currencies. The timing for this ...