Bank of Japan (BoJ)
Bank of Japan told to ease liquidity
JAPAN - Masajuro Shiokawa, Japan's finance minister, yesterday, Sunday 16 September demanded that the Bank of Japan implement more monetary easing to combat any possible economic downturn as a result of last week's terrorist attacks.
Takenaka: Can't prejudge what will say at BOJ meet
JAPAN - Japan Economy Minister Heizo Takenaka said Monday 17 September that he will keep an open mind as to what he will say at the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting, which starts tomorrow.
Central banks ease fears of global gridlock
WORLD - Central banks worldwide took swift action on Wednesday 12 Sep to keep financial markets working, pumping in additional money where needed. The Bank of Japan reacted quickly to soothe fears of a global gridlock, and was swiftly followed by other…
LDP group to draw up BOJ law revision proposal
JAPAN - A group of lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will draw up a report recommending revisions to the Bank of Japan law in early October, a key member of the group said Wednesday 5 Sep.
Hayami - Absolutely wrong to say BOJ OKs deflation
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami 29 August shot down suggestions the central bank is tolerating Japan's severe deflationary environment, Kyodo News reported.
Bank of Japan Discussion Paper
RESEARCH - A discussion paper from the Institute of monetary and economic studies, Bank of Japan by Hiroshi Fujiki. Money demand near zero interest rate: Evidence from regional data.
Hayami - BOJ won't adopt managed inflation policy
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan can't adopt high inflation targets that would involve measures to artificially reflate the economy, the central bank governor said 23 August.
Shiokawa - Government, BOJ In Agreement On Policy
JAPAN - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said 21 August the government and the Bank of Japan were in agreement on policy and the central bank was taking into account the administration's views on policy.
Profiles of bank of Japan policy board members
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) today, 17 August, released the minutes of its monetary policy meeting held on 28 June and 12-13 July.
Recent Economic Developments in Japan
JAPAN - Bank of Japan - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments August 2001. Full Report.
BOJ hints at unavoidable recession in Japan
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan has downgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the third straight month and hinted strongly that a recession - the country's fourth in a decade - will be unavoidable.
Recent Economic Developments in Japan - Summary
REPORT - Bank of Japan - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments August 2001. Summary only.
Central Bank to increase bond purchases by 50%
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan announced today it will increase bond purchases by 50%, adding 1 trillion yen (8.1 billion dollars) to the banking system.
Japan loosens monetary policy
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has decided to make borrowing money cheaper as the weight of huge bad debts and sliding prices continues to cripple the country's domestic economy.
BoJ urges move on measurement of bad loans
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan has discreetly urged the Financial Supervisory Agency, the main regulator in Japan, to develop better methods for measuring questionable bank loans, writes the Financial Times in London, 19 July.
No change in Japan gov't economic assessment
JAPAN - Vice Finance Minister Toshiro Muto said on 16 July that the government stands by its assessment of Japan's economy although the Bank of Japan (BOJ) slightly downgraded its economic assessment in its latest monthly report on economic and financial…
Takenaka 'not dissatisfied' with BOJ's decision
JAPAN - Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, said 13 July he is "not dissatisfied" with the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) decision to keep monetary policy unchanged.
Speech by Yutaka Yamaguchi Dep Gov Bank of Japan
SPEECH - Yutaka Yamaguchi, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, gave a speech at the Edinburgh Finance & Investment Seminar, on 22 June. The speech was published on 9 July.
MOF denies asking BOJ to use inflation targets
JAPAN - Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa on 29 June played down a media report that government representatives at the Bank of Japan policy board meeting yesterday, 28 June, had put a strong request to the central bank to introduce an inflation…
Bank of Japan Monthly Report June 2001
RESEARCH - The Bank of Japan has produced its Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments for June 2001.
Bank of Japan makes policy board appointment
JAPAN - Shin Nakahara has been appointed to the policy board of the Bank of Japan. He succeeds Susumu Taketomi whose term has ended. Nakahara was deputy president of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi.
BOJ board keeps monetary policy unchanged
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its already super-loose policy unchanged on 15 June, resisting political pressure for even more monetary firepower to stop the economy from deteriorating further.
No plan to change Japanese growth outlook
JAPAN - Japanese Minister of Finance Masajuro Shiokawa said on 13 June that at present, he is not considering revising the government's projection of 1.7 percent economic growth for fiscal year 2001, ending in March 2002.
Bank of Japan research paper - zero interest rates
RESEARCH - The Bank of Japan has published a research paper 'Monetary Policy Under the Zero Interest Rate Constraint and Balance Sheet Adjustment'. The paper is written by Masaaki Shirakawa, advisor to the governor, Bank of Japan.