TOKYO: Mizuho Financial Group reported a 62 per cent jump in second-quarter net profit and lifted its annual guidance on ...

“We . . . have a top 10 position within our sights,” said MUFG chief Hironori Kamezawa in an interview with the Financial ...

Japan's three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday, fuelled by robust lending demand ...

His remarks highlight how concern over the demerits of a weak yen will remain a key topic of debate among politicians.

The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at least to 1% to roll back an "abnormally" huge stimulus that is causing ...

The weakening yen and rising bond yields are ramping up pressure on Bank of Japan policymakers to increase interest rates.

Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data showed on ...

The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price that companies charge each other for goods and services, ...

Former Bank of Japan policy board member Takahide Kiuchi said the domestic political situation is tilted against more rate ...

Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on how soon they could raise interest rates with some warning of the risk of renewed ...

The Bank of Japan board members said they need to be cautious on the timing of future rate hike, a summary of opinions showed on ...

The dollar index and dollar index futures both rose slightly in Asian trade, with focus turning to consumer inflation data ...