BOJ's Iwata mum on monetary policy in speech
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Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kazumasa  Iwata made no mention of monetary policy on Thursday in a  speech at a meeting of local financial experts in Okinawa  Prefecture in southern Japan, the text of his speech showed.
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The Bank of Japan left its policy rate target unchanged at 0.5 percent on Friday as expected.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is stumbling over the same controversial anti-terror legislation that brought down his predecessor, Shinzo Abe
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Japan&#39;s finance minister became the first  to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling  party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister  Shinzo Abe&#39;s shock resignation.
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The Japanese government left its view unchanged that the domestic economy is recovering, but warned that a high yen could hurt export-led growth.
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A Bank of Japan policy board member  tried to soothe investors&#39; nerves on Thursday, saying some  market moves had been overdone, amid a new bout of tightness in  short-term credit markets due to banks&#39; growing risk aversion.
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A Bank of Japan policy maker tried to soothe investors' nerves on Thursday, saying some market moves had been overdone, amid a new bout of tightness in short-term credit markets due to banks' growing risk aversion.
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Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui  proposed at the BOJ&#039;s rate-setting meeting on Friday that the  central bank raise interest rates for the first time in six  years, Kyodo news agency reported, citing unnamed sources.
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Japan's central bank left its super-low interest rates unchanged for a 12th straight meeting Thursday due to concerns that the US subprime loan crisis and a housing slump will curb economic growth.
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Japanese stocks fell from multi-year highs on Tuesday amid concern over a potential BOJ interest rate increase, while the euro hit six-week highs against the dollar on expectations the Federal Reserve may cut rates.
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Japan's new prime minister names his economic team but is urged to outline plans to maintain Japan's growth.
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Japan's central bank decided Wednesday to keep its monetary policy steady, in a sign that officials consider the nation's delicate recovery still on track.
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Japan's economic recovery is on track as structural reforms take root but soaring global oil prices pose a question mark, the central bank chief says.
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A Bank of Japan policy board member tried to soothe investors' nerves on Thursday, saying some market moves had been overdone, amid a new bout of tightness in short-term credit markets due to banks' growing risk aversion.
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As talk of an American recession has helped batter global financial markets, economic policy makers in Japan have largely sat on the sidelines.
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) aims to raise interest rates gradually and as much as possible, even though inflation may turn negative again due to falling oil prices, BoJ governor Toshihiko Fukui said Thursday.
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TOKYO  â The Bank of Japan left its policy rate target unchanged at 0.5 percent on Friday as expected, with turbulence in financial markets and fears about a United States recession heightening concerns over the economic outlook.