Lisa Vogt visits old and new places of interest throughout Japan and introduce their charms. “Moon River, wider than a mile, I’m crossing you in style someday,” sings the mesmerizing Audrey ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates showed on Thursday, highlighting the country's ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Friday.

The Bank of Japan is close to ending eight years of negative interest rate policy ... experiment of former Governor Haruhiko Kuroda in place since 2013. A poll taken in March showed 35% of ...