Japan Post Holdings is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank which could total some 600 billion yen ($4.02 billion), two sources familiar with the matter said, in the latest loosening of ties between the businesses.

Japan's Nikkei share average will rise 4.6% by end-June based on the view that Japanese firms will revise up their outlook once uncertainties over U.S. tariff policy are cleared, according to equity strategists in a Reuters poll.

This comes as the BOJ was revealed to have considered further rate hikes at its January meeting, warning of inflation risks and a weak yen.

For the first time ever, the Bank of Japan holds just over half of all government-issued bonds, data released by the central bank on Dec. 19 reveals. Analysts have expressed growing alarm about ...

Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the central bank's plans make the stocks a safer bet than government bonds and the yen.

University professor Junko Koeda is set to become the newest member of the Bank of Japan’s policy board, a move that could further the central bank’s push toward policy normalization.

Japanese inflation accelerated in January, further pressuring households as prices excluding fresh food rose 3.2 percent on-year, government data showed Friday.

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households.

Bond yields rose on the data, as markets factor in the chance that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could hike interest rates more aggressively than initially thought as inflationary pressure mounts

TOKYO - Japan Post Holdings is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank which could total some 600 billion yen (S$5.4 billion), two sources familiar with the matter said, in the latest loosening of ties between the businesses.

Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the central bank's plans make the stocks a safer bet than ...