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

Kuroda reaffirms commitment to cooperation in a meeting with Finance minister Shunichi Suzuki and Economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa

Central bank says it has no plans to hand-pick "green" bonds in its asset-buying programme; Governor called for a ‘learning by doing’ approach to climate change 

G7 and G20 economies have called for greater regulation of ‘stablecoins'; Bank of Japan experimenting with idea of a digital yen

Bank of Japan expects the economy to expand 3.8% this fiscal year. It will offer cheap loans to banks funding...

Resurgence of infections seen as biggest risk to Japan's economy this year but analysts predict strong rebound in Q4 off back of pent-up demand

The move, backed by a forum of Asia’s central banks, is said to be part of a region-wide effort to develop local currency-denominated bond markets

Japan’s central bank is tipped to slash its forecast for economic growth this year because the latest state of emergency...

Japan’s digital yen may spark a turf war, says Hideki Murai, who heads the ruling party’s digital currencies panel. Digital...

New poll reinforces other recent surveys that suggest opposition to Tokyo 2020 is softening slightly, just over a month before...

Japan has long battled to hit a 2% inflation target but analysts said prices were unlikely to soar above pre-pandemic...

(ATF) Japan moved a step closer to creating its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) this week when...