Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan's Policy Board was divided at its June 15-16 meeting over whether to stop reducing its government bond purchases, minutes of the meeting showed Wednesday. According to the minutes, one board member argued that there was "no

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda at their meeting in May to buy Japanese government bonds if necessary to curb…

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Most Bank of Japan policymakers cited receding risks of a significant economic downturn at the June 15-16 policy meeting, in which the central bank…

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan's Policy Board was divided at its June 15-16 meeting over whether to stop reducing its government bond purchases, minutes of the…