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Japan's consumer price index rises in January, but at a slower pace

'Consumer inflation will pick up from next month onward on higher food and energy prices,' said Taro Saito, executive research fellow at NLI Research Institute

Board reshuffle in July may open scope for less dovish Bank of Japan

Any such change won't lead to an immediate policy tightening and would mark only a subtle shift in the nine-member board, which has consistently voted to keep policy ultra-loose

Japan finance minister warns of damage from inflation, vows steps as needed

Suzuki said the recent rise in prices was driven mostly by higher global fuel costs, rather than any increase in import prices from a weak yen

Bank of Japan defends key bond yield target as global rates pressure builds

The BOJ said last week it would buy an unlimited amount of 10-year government bonds at 0.25% to prevent rising global yields from pushing up domestic borrowing costs too much

Step up buying, ease rates: What BOJ can do for rising Japanese bond yields

Speculation the BOJ could change the target of its yield-curve-control to the five-year note from the 10-year has also pushed the five-year JGB yield to a six-year high and above zero

BOJ Kuroda dismisses view ultra-easy policy crippled regional lenders

The BOJ has been under fire from some lawmakers for the rising cost and diminishing return of its prolonged ultra-easy policy

Japan's inflation hovers around 2-year high, BOJ flags price pressure

Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.5% in December from a year earlier, increasing for a second month in a row at the fastest pace in nearly two years

Japan's 10-year bond yields fall as BOJ keeps rate targets unchanged

Japan's benchmark 10-year bond yields fell on Wednesday, after the Bank of Japan kept its interest rate targets unchanged

Bank of Japan raises inflation forecasts, maintains ultra-easy policy

But with inflation set to remain below its 2% target in the coming years, the BOJ stressed its resolve to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy

Dollar fails to catch a lift from higher yields, Bank of Japan in focus

The yen edged higher ahead of the outcome of a central bank policy meeting, while the dollar seemingly ignored US Treasury yields

Japan business mood sours on higher costs, BOJ sticks to recovery view

Japanese manufacturers turned less positive about their business conditions in January, a survey showed

Japan households' inflation expectations rise: BOJ survey shows

The survey, which was conducted between Nov. 5 and Dec. 1, also showed more households expect prices to rise five years from now compared with the previous survey in September.

Bank of Japan scales back emergency funding as pandemic strains ease

In a widely expected move, the BOJ on Friday maintained its short-term rate target at -0.1% and that for 10-year bond yields around 0%.

BOJ Guv says inflation may approach 2% target through 'various channels'

"It's true there's a chance consumer inflation will approach 2% through various channels," Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda told parliament

Bank of Japan offers huge cash injection to combat rising short-term rates

The central bank on Tuesday made two offers, including one to buy bonds worth 2 trillion yen ($17.6 billion) for immediate fund provision

BOJ policymaker signals chance of ending pandemic-relief programmes

The Bank of Japan may end its pandemic-relief funding programmes in March as corporate funding conditions have improved significantly from the cash crunch last year caused by the COVID-19 crisis

BOJ projects low inflation for years, signals delay in stimulus withdrawal

The Japanese central bank also slashed this year's economic growth forecast on sluggish consumption and the hit to factory output from supply disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Japan's wholesale inflation hovers near 13-yr high as material costs rise

The corporate goods price index, which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services, rose 5.5% in August from a year earlier

Bank of Japan policymakers saw prospects of quicker recovery in April

Bank of Japan board members voiced hope in April that the massive stimulus deployed by nations will quicken Japan's economic recovery, with domestic consumption potentially providing a tailwind

BOJ plans to launch new scheme on climate change, keeps policy steady

The Bank of Japan said on Friday it will launch a new scheme to encourage financial institutions to boost lending and investment for fighting climate change