Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that authorities would take appropriate action against excessive ...

Japan’s finances are becoming increasingly precarious, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Monday, just as markets test whether the central bank can keep interest rates ultra-low ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s rising bond yields will have both positive and negative effects on the economy, the nation’s finance minister said ... Last year the central bank scrapped its control ...

Japan has cleared the key threshold for the government to officially declare an end to long-term price deflation, economy ...

For the first time ever, the Bank of Japan holds just over half of all ... a former senior official with the Finance Ministry, who took the helm as the BOJ governor with Abe's backing.

Japan finance minister warns of action against FX volatility after yen rebounds Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that authorities would take appropriate action against ...

economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday. The remark highlights the government's optimism over the economic outlook, which could affect the timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest rate hike.