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Despite recent foreign-exchange intervention, the Japanese currency has weakened again to near the 160 threshold against the dollar, a level seen as a potential trigger for more government action.
JGBs edged higher in the morning Tokyo session, tracking overnight price gains in U.S. Treasurys.
Japan plans to rebuild between two and five ageing nuclear reactors by the 2040s and as many as 11 to 14 by the 2050s as it aims to secure stable power supply, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing a draft policy to be presented on Friday.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group plans to double revenue from its sales and trading unit to 800 billion yen, or about $5 billion, within the next few years as Japan's shift away from ultra-low rates drives demand for market products. Arihiro Nagata, head of the bank's global markets division, told Reuters that the business currently generates about 400 billion yen in revenue.
JGBs were mixed in price terms in morning Tokyo session, but may be weighed by BOJ rate-increase prospects.
Asian equities fell on Tuesday as doubts over a Middle East ceasefire weighed on risk appetite, offsetting optimism around artificial intelligence funding and potential listings. MSCI's Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan slipped 0.6% after a volatile open.
Japan stock have already had a record run, and one of the largest Wall Street banks believes their rally is far from over yet. Goldman Sachs strategists have raised their 12-month target for the benchmark Topix index to 4,400, indicating potential upside of more than 10% from current levels.
Japan must promote usage of yen-based stablecoins for settlement in Asia and create a legal framework to allow trading of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF), a ruling party panel said in a proposal to the government on Monday.
Some Japanese financial institutions have been granted access to OpenAI's GPT-5.5 model to help strengthen their defences against cyberattacks, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday. Katayama described the development as a significant advancement for Japan's financial sector following a meeting in Tokyo with Jason Kwon, OpenAI's chief strategy officer.
Japanese banks are, in a historic shift, competing to shore up their deposit base as lending opportunities grow and consumers, seeking to beat inflation, shift their savings into a booming stock market.
Foreign investors continued buying Japanese equities for an eighth consecutive week through May 23, supported by easing oil prices and growing optimism around artificial intelligence-related shares. According to data released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on Thursday, foreign investors purchased a net 1.08 trillion yen ($6.77 billion) worth of Japanese stocks during the week ended May 23.
Japan Investment Corp (JIC), a state-backed fund, is considering selling JSR, two people familiar with the matter said, two years after it took the maker of chipmaking materials private in a $6 billion deal.
Japan's industry ministry said on Wednesday that the benchmark for calculating gasoline price subsidies will switch back to Dubai crude prices from Brent crude from next week.
Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed to a record high on Wednesday, as a rally in semiconductor shares outweighed weakness in banks and real estate stocks. The benchmark index rose 1.25% to 65,811.78 as of 0147 GMT, after touching an intraday high of 66,428.81.
Japan is set to begin talks with South American trade bloc Mercosur on an economic partnership to seek alternative oil sources, critical minerals and lower auto tariffs, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Japanese vehicle exports to the Middle East were nearly wiped out in April, government data showed on Thursday, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran disrupted shipping to a key region for global automakers like Toyota and Nissan.
Earnings growth for Japanese lenders is likely to moderate as credit risks rise. Japanese banks may also need to allocate more capital to support balance-sheet expansion
Japan's exports grew at a faster-than-expected pace in April, as a weak yen and resilient global demand offset the negative impact of Middle East tensions.
The Nikkei 225 Index surged by over 3.5% today, May 21, its best day in weeks, helped by numerous catalysts, including the potential US-Iran deal, foreign buying of Japanese stocks, and the soaring Softbank stock. It jumped to ¥61,940, higher than this week's low of ¥59,460.
One-third of Japanese companies are already using or considering deploying AI-powered robots, with automakers and other transportation equipment manufacturers leading the way, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.
Japan's stronger-than-expected Q1 GDP and export surge are boosting the case for selective Japan ETF investing.
China reduced its stash of Treasury to $652.3 billion, the lowest level since September 2008. Japan, the single largest foreign holder, shed approximately $47 billion to $1.191 trillion.
GDP rose by 2.1% on an annualised basis, compared with Reuters-polled analysts' average estimate of 1.7%, and against the 1.3% in the previous quarter. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the economy expanded 0.5%, compared with estimates of 0.4%, and improving from the 0.3% expansion at the end of 2025.
The U.S. and Japan jointly worry about the yen, which is showing increased weakness. How to buttress the currency is another matter.
Experts say Japan will initially export arms in areas where it's already strong, such as air defense systems and naval platforms. Global military spending hit a record of $2.89 trillion in 2025, the 11th straight year of increase, according to SIPRI
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before attending a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France in mid-June, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed government officials.
Bessent believes Japan's economy is strong as the US and Japan work on a trade deal. 💴🇯🇵
Japan's top maker of snacks has landed on a creative solution to conserve oil-derived input materials: it will switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white.
The yen consolidated against other G-10 and Asian currencies on the first day of trading in Tokyo following Japan's long Golden Week holidays.
Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to hold talks in Canberra on Monday with Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, at which energy security and rare earths cooperation are likely to be high on the agenda.
Concerns about high oil prices are adding to inflation fears in Japan, as the BOJ just moved to rescue the yen from a roughly 40-year low.
Japan has signed a $2.2 billion loan agreement for the first batch of projects under its $550 billion U.S. investment pledge, kicking off financing tied to a trade deal that cut U.S. tariffs on Japanese imports to 15%.
The Japanese yen surged on Thursday, following stark warnings from Tokyo officials, including the finance minister, that intervention to prop up the currency could be imminent.
Japan's two biggest airlines, ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines (JAL), said on Thursday the Middle East conflict is keeping fuel costs elevated and the outlook uncertain.
Japan's government is considering reviving subsidies for electricity and natural gas for three months from July, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, as it braces for higher energy costs amid conflict in the Middle East.
JGBs fell in early Tokyo trade, tracking overnight price declines in U.S.
The Japanese government is considering a "golden share" plan for Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) that would give it veto rights over key decisions as the utility seeks partners, TV Tokyo reported on Tuesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she did not see a need "for now" to compile a supplementary budget aimed at cushioning the economic blow from the Middle East conflict.
