The Bank of Japan's long-term government bond holdings fell for the first time in 16 years as of end-March as it tapered bond ...

The Japanese government poured a total of roughly 370 billion yen into SBI Shinsei's predecessor, Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, in 1998 and 2000 in exchange for preferred shares to rescue the ...

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.

Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Japan unit expects the central bank to raise rates again as early as January and is ready to actively invest in ultra long-term government bonds, which have ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will be vigilant to the risk large swings in super-long ...