The Bank of Japan considers it important to disseminate information and provide explanations to the general public, in a plain and understandable manner, about its operations and organization, as well as financial and economic developments, in addition to public relations activities through the...

In August 2012, the Financial Markets Department of the Bank of Japan conducted the third Tokyo Money Market Survey to identify developments in the Japanese money market and confirm how a number of market-related issues were being addressed. This paper's review is based on the results of the survey.

Japan's current account surplus decreased in 2009 for the second consecutive year to 13.3 trillion yen, down from 16.4 trillion yen in 2008, mainly due to a decrease in the income surplus. The capital and financial account deficit (net outflow) decreased to 12.7 trillion yen in 2009, down from...

In the balance of payments for 2001, the current account surplus registered 11.1 trillion yen, a decline from the surplus of 12.6 trillion yen in 2000. The capital and financial account recorded a net outflow of 7.0 trillion yen, down from a net outflow of 9.1 trillion yen in 2000, a fall...

In recent years, concern about the accuracy of price statistics has risen in industrialized countries where the statistical bias in price indexes seems to have grown significantly while actual prices have generally been stable. The Bank of Japan has worked to improve the accuracy of its...

Japan's international investment position (IIP) recorded net assets -- i.e., external financial assets of residents in Japan minus external financial liabilities of residents in Japan -- of 225.5 trillion yen at year-end 2008. This represents a decrease of 24.7 trillion yen or 9.9 percent from...

In the balance of payments for 2002, the current account surplus registered 14.2 trillion yen, an increase from the surplus of 10.7 trillion yen in 2001. The capital and financial account recorded a net outflow of 8.0 trillion yen, widening from the net outflow of 6.2 trillion yen in 2001, an...

Japan's current account surplus increased for the first time in three years to 17.1 trillion yen in 2010, up from 13.3 trillion yen in 2009. The capital and financial account deficit (net outflows) was 12.9 trillion yen in 2010, more or less unchanged from 12.6 trillion yen in 2009. Reserve...

The total numbers of cards issued and terminals for electronic money continue increasing in Japan. Although the rates of increase have slowed somewhat compared to a while ago, they still remain at high levels. While the environment for the use of electronic money expands in this manner, the...

Japan's current account surplus halved to 4.8 trillion yen in 2012 from 9.6 trillion yen in 2011, mainly due to an increase in the deficit on goods. The capital and financial account shifted to net outflows of 8.2 trillion yen in 2012 from net inflows of 1.2 trillion yen in 2011, mainly because...