Japan's economy probably expanded in the final three months of 2024 marking a third quarter of consecutive growth, a Reuters ...

Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...

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

The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its economic woes, hinting that interest rates could rise faster than a sushi ...

The Japanese government has nominated Junko Koeda, a political science and economics professor at Waseda University, to join ...

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

The portfolio’s return was -7.75% (net) for the reporting period vs. MSCI Japan Index (Net) that returned -3.60% for the same period. Read more here.

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to the highest level since 2008 and took a more bullish view on the strength of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice ...