By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities are facing renewed pressure to combat a decline in the yen, driven in ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda said she was keeping a close eye on possible second-round effects on underlying inflation from recent rises in the price of rice, Bloomberg News ...

The Bank of Japan’s newly appointed board member Junko Koeda did her best to keep various options open over the timing of the central bank’s next interest rate hike as she started her five-year term. ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated a female academic to join the Bank of Japan’s policy-setting board at the end of March. The government picked Waseda University professor Junko ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -New Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda said the country's real interest rates are currently "extremely low," as inflation accelerates backed by solid growth in wages. While she ...

Japan’s lower house of parliament confirmed Junko Koeda to join the Bank of Japan’s policy board, essentially ensuring she’ll be approved, in a development that supports the bank’s quest to raise its ...

TOKYO--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. Japan on ...

TOKYO–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. Japan on ...