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

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

Berkshire Hathaway has increased its holdings in Japan's five biggest trading houses, according to Monday regulatory filings.

Hiroaki Saito, senior vice finance minister, will instead join the gathering to be held for two days from Wednesday in the coastal city of Cape Town, Kato said in a news conference. Bank of Japan ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday he will not attend a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major and emerging economies in South Africa next week so ...

(Bloomberg) -- Rising government bond yields may strain Japan’s already tight finances, the nation’s finance minister warned ... as traders considered the Bank of Japan’s likely rate ...

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.

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has sought the assistance of the Japan International Cooperation ... The $750 million World Bank-assisted programme implemented by the Rural ...

The two-day G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers in Cape Town failed ... "there has been general agreement against protectionism and economic fragmentation." Bank of Japan Governor ...