The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to 0.5%, the highest level since October 2008, and pledged to raise rates further if the economy and inflation continue in line with projections. The bank’s ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...

When propping up the yen, the dollars come from Japan’s foreign reserves, which puts a limit on its firepower. At the end of November, Japan had $1.08tn in foreign currency. In the interventions ...

The Association of Japanese Animation has sort of a strange timetable for its annual Anime Industry Report. The full report is published in December, but preliminary data is released in the middle of ...

A weak yen has been a headache for Japanese policymakers because it accelerates inflation by pushing up import costs, weighing on consumption. Some analysts blame the BOJ's ultra-low interest ...