Other participants in the meeting included Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda. Tokura asked the government to make strategic investment based on medium- to long ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda pre-announced the rate hike to prevent the surprises that rattled markets after July's decision. New film claims 'Napalm Girl' photo credited to wrong journalist Sugar myths ...

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda raised interest rates to the highest level since 2008, avoiding market turmoil by carefully signaling his plans to investors. But that strategy carries its own risks.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda told a press conference after the meeting. The likelihood of the BOJ's economic and price outlooks being met is increasing, he said, adding that the central bank will raise ...

The two conditions set by BoJ chief Kazuo Ueda — wage hikes and no major volatility following Trump’s inauguration — appear to have been met. The hike was the biggest hike since February 2007.

Attention now shifts to any clues from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda in his post-meeting briefing at 0630 GMT on the pace and timing of further increases. In a quarterly outlook report, the board raised ...

“The economy is gradually recovering,” BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda told reporters after a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda told a news conference that the weak yen continued to put upward pressure on import prices, while wage hikes were becoming more embedded and broad-based among companies.

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TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level.

Almost from the moment he was sworn in as Bank of Japan governor, Kazuo Ueda sounded like a guy who wanted to be done with negativity. It just wasn’t obvious why. As the BOJ this week considers ...