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

“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 ...

Brisk capital outflows from a slow-growing Japanese economy are deepening depreciation pressure on the yen. Many yen watchers ...

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 ...

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

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

The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price that companies charge each other for goods and services, ...

Former Bank of Japan policy board member Takahide Kiuchi said the domestic political situation is tilted against more rate ...

Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on how soon they could raise interest rates with some warning of the risk of renewed ...