While the BOJ had made no decision yet whether to issue its own digital currency, its governor told parliament it was proceeding with experiments

The benefit from a weak yen comes more through an increase in the value of profits companies earn overseas, rather than a rise in export volume

Data show the Japanese economy grew at a smaller rate than expected in the fourth quarter

Inflation remains subdued due to a delay in the economy's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and the public's sticky deflationary mindset, the BOJ governor said

Latest estimates bring home the benefit of the Bank of Japan's powerful monetary easing, which has effectively served to bankroll public debt

The world's third-largest economy is likely to improve due to robust exports, as well as the boost from ultra-easy monetary policy

The combined 2.05 trillion yen ($17.94 billion) in loans will be disbursed on Friday and mature in January 2023, the central bank said in a statement

The Bank of Japan said on Friday it would begin a tapering of its corporate debt purchases and scale back some of its emergency funding.

Rising cost pressures, coupled with a weak yen, adds to pain for the world's third-largest economy as it emerges from the pandemic

New figures suggest big companies are paying back loans they received last year and are not borrowing as much

Bank of Japan under pressure to shift from its cautious approach towards issuing a CBDC, as minister talks of 'security risk' of other countries issuing digital currencies

A consortium of about 70 Japanese firms, including the country's three mega-banks, aims to launch a yen-based digital currency in fiscal 2022 after trials in coming months