Japan's largest lenders may face some challenges to keep profit levels at record highs, amid higher credit costs and current ...

Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara calls for bold BOJ rate hike to revive Japan's bond market, as Mizuho posts record profits driven ...

Japan’s rising bond yields are likely to widen the stock performance gap between regional lenders with weaker investment ...

Japan’s banks are grappling with a problem that was unthinkable a few years ago. Loans are growing faster than deposits.

LONDON (Reuters) -Several large banks said they were closing bullish trade recommendations on the Japanese yen after the country's ruling party on Sunday picked as its leader Sanae Takaichi, whose ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The "Takaichi trade" that propelled Japanese stocks to record highs this week passed by the banking sector, which heavily underperformed the market as investors, bracing for Sanae ...

A slew of big-ticket leveraged buyouts in Japan are opening up opportunities for international banks unlike any they have seen in this market segment for over 15 years. Domestic lenders have dominated ...

Japan is reportedly considering allowing domestic banks to trade and hold assets like Bitcoin. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is reportedly considering reforms that would allow domestic banks ...

Japan’s megabanks may adopt Anthropic’s Mythos AI soon, raising cybersecurity and regulatory risks for legacy systems.

Bank of Japan's new trend gauge shows core inflation hit 2.8% in April, nearly double official CPI, raising expectations for ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese financial institutions have had to write down about 230 billion yen ($2.13 billion) on holdings linked to the U.S. subprime mortgage market, according to reports.