Has anybody noticed how the ever-present, sometimes hourly, and many-times-daily-smiling visage of the Central Bank governor, principal purveyor of the so-called independent Central Bank & its new ...

A Japanese official is warning that future investments by Japanese companies in Tennessee could "suffer" if Republicans pass a bill requiring drivers' tests to be administered in English only — ...

Trading of Japanese government bonds, long considered moribund, is roaring back to life as fears of the country’s debt have sent yields surging. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo For two ...

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan's annual bond issuance will likely ⁠surge ⁠28% three years from now due to ⁠rising debt-financing costs, a finance ministry estimate reviewed by Reuters showed on ...

Japan's bond yields rose after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a strong election mandate. Her landslide win clears the way for big spending, reviving public debt concerns. Her snap election call ...

TOKYO - Japan's total debt rose to a record 1,342.17 trillion yen ($8.6 trillion) at the end of 2025, Finance Ministry data showed Tuesday, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to expand spending ...

A screen displays Japan's 10-year government bonds, left, and U.S. 10-year government bonds, outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Shorting Japan’s government bond ...

Heightened shareholder activism is fuelling more frequent bidding wars in Japan’s M&A market, piling pressure on lenders to increase the size of the financings backing the offers. The M&A loan for ...

Bankers expect another blockbuster year for sales of yen-denominated corporate debt from Japanese companies following the record tally of bonds issued in 2025. Rising yields and lower volatility ...