Japan is at a watershed, says Yoshimi Watanabe, the people’s preferred choice for prime minister according to a weekend poll. The nation, he claims, can move toward creating a normally functioning ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japan will allow sovereign funds to buy stakes of 20% or more in local banks, the Nikkei business daily reported Monday, citing Financial Services Minister Yoshimi Watanabe.

Japan heads to the polls on Sunday to elect the upper house of its national legislature – and no matter what the result, Yoshimi Watanabe and his newly-minted Your Party will be big winners. Watanabe ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The yen rose Wednesday against major rivals after Japanese bank minister Yoshimi Watanabe was quoted as saying that the carry trade could unwind more. "There is a risk that ...

Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe criticizes Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa, who offered Tuesday to step down before his term ends, for contributing to the nation's deflation, in an interview ...