Bank of Japan

Bank of Japan raises key interest rate for second time in 17 years

The Bank of Japan lifted its main interest rate Wednesday for just the second time… Read More

Bank of Japan stands pat on monetary policy

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan on Tuesday maintained its long-standing, ultra-loose monetary policy and offered… Read More

Japan’s central bank kicks off experiments on issuing digital currency

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) began experiments on Monday to study the feasibility of issuing… Read More

Tokyo stocks close lower as US-China trade row weighs

The US and China have been locked in a bruising trade war for more than… Read More

In sharp U-turn, monetary policy easing back in play across Asia

A slowing global economy and increasing strain on businesses from a year-long Sino-U.S. trade war… Read More

Tokyo 2020 Olympics seen having $284 bn economic impact

TOKYO: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284… Read More