OKAYAMA--The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% as soon as the second half of next fiscal year, hawkish policymaker Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, reinforcing the bank's ...

OKAYAMA (Japan): The Bank of Japan (BoJ) must raise interest rates to at least 1% by late next year, hawkish policymaker Naoki Tamura says, reinforcing the bank’s resolve to persist with steady ...

In a speech to business leaders in Nagano prefecture in central Japan, Naoki Tamura said that the central bank should raise rates to 1% or higher in the fiscal half starting in October.

The BOJ said in its statement on Thursday that the decision to hold was a split 8-1 decision, with board member Naoki Tamura advocating for a 25-basis-point hike. Tamura was of the view that ...

Bank of Japan board members Naoki Tamura and Toyoaki Nakamura speak midweek, following the decision last month to essentially widen the 10-year yield range, a move that jolted markets around the ...

The BOJ board’s decision was not unanimous, with an 8-1 vote where board member Naoki Tamura pushed for a rate increase. In its statement, the BOJ emphasized that “high uncertainties ...

It is now possible to obtain three-dimensional, high-resolution images of enzyme activity in tissue samples or whole organs -- thanks to probe molecules that anchor fluorescent dyes within tissue as ...

Good luck having a bad time at Tamura. This mini mash-up of Tokyo and Melbourne bar cultures is cosy and convivial. One wall is crammed with bottles of sake, whisky and shochu, while plywood ...