Average household monthly income was 1,179,259 yen, up 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms year on year. The ...

Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike ...

After exiting a massive monetary stimulus last year, the BOJ raised short-term interest rates to 0.5% from 0.25% in January ...

The deputy governor reiterated that the BOJ would consider additional rate increases if economic and prices developments align with expectations. However, he didn't provide any hints on the timing or ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Japan to stay alert for potential spillover effects from global market ...

Japan’s households boosted consumption at the fastest pace since August 2022, as strong wage gains led by bonuses helped ...

THE Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week’s interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Naoki Tamura on Thursday suggested a gradual rate hike in a timely manner. Tamura added ...

JAPANESE nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) latest rate ...

Japan’s real rates clearly remain in negative territory even with last week’s interest rate hike, and the Bank of Japan will ...