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

Learn how inflation and the BoJ's rate policy weigh on the yen. Find out how the strong dollar affects import costs and inflation concerns.

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

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

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

Mizuho Financial Group reported a 62% jump in second-quarter net profit on Thursday on strong lending demand and higher ...

The current account measures exports and imports, as well as other cross-border flows including salaries and investment returns. Japan posted a record surplus of ¥12.2 trillion in primary income in ...

Compared with its Japanese mega-bank peers, expecations for Mizuho remain at ... where it enjoys strong long-term customer relationships, but the low-interest-rate environment in Japan has limited ...

Deutsche Bank believes the consumer price index will tick down from last month to 0.26%, which would keep the year-on-year ...

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

“It is expected that the BOJ will continue to gradually reduce interest rates due to the moderation of inflation as evidenced ...

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