Toshihiko Fukui

TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa will visit Switzerland on Sept. 5-10 to attend a meeting of the Bank of International Settlements and other events, the central bank said on Thursday. The BOJ also said a member of ...  

TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Sluggishness in Japan's economy could last longer than many expect as a global slowdown lingers, former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kazumasa Iwata said. "There is a risk that sluggishness (in the Japanese economy) could be ...  

TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Sluggishness in Japan's economy could last longer than many expect as a global slowdown lingers, former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kazumasa Iwata said. "There is a risk that sluggishness (in the Japanese economy) could be ...  

NAGOYA (Dow Jones)--Der Gouverneur der Bank of Japan (BoJ) hat seine Ansicht bekräftigt, dass die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Japan vorerst schleppend bleiben werde, ein scharfer Abschwung aber vermieden ...  

The central bank has lowered its forecast for growth and raised expectations for inflation as government economic analysts coalesce around the position that the global credit crisis and higher commodity prices have hurt, though not devastate, the Jamaican economy...  

TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Japan's monetary base fell 0.2 percent in August from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed on Tuesday. The monetary base has been mostly stable since the middle of last year as a rise in BOJ note issuance offsets falls ...  

The central bank has lowered its forecast for growth and raised expectations for inflation as government economic analysts coalesce around the position that ...  

High-profile fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami, sentenced to two years in prison for insider trading during his first trial, insisted on his innocence during the opening session of his appeal trial Tuesday.  

Yesterday, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has decided to leave its interest rate at its current level of 0.5%, the lowest in the industrial world. The BoJ Governor ...  

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Tuesday he saw little chance of the Japanese economy deteriorating sharply as its basic mechanism remains unchanged. Although the economy has turned sluggish, it is ...  

But Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa stayed tight-lipped on the course for interest rates. He reiterated his view that the world's second biggest ...  

While growth is expected to remain sluggish for now, "Japan's economy is unlikely to experience a deep adjustment phase," Bank of Japan governor Masaaki ...  

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should not relax its guard on inflation risks even as rises in international commodity prices have eased, a hawkish member of the central bank's policy board warned on Thursday. Despite fears of a recession ...  

... across the country, rather than being deposited at financial institutions or invested in securities, according an estimate by the Bank of Japan (BOJ). ...  

OSAKA, Japan, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Monday the nation's economic growth will likely remain sluggish on high energy costs and slowing export growth, but a deep adjustment is unlikely. "At present, Japan ...