* Fiscal deficit, govt debt are rating bottom line -Byrne * Moody's most concerned about tax reform scheme in June * Japan debt trajectory won't warrant immediate rating move (Adds quotes, details) TOKYO, April 27...

TOKYO, April 22 - Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said on Friday that it is important for Japan to maintain trust in its fiscal policy. "I understood from the finance minister's earlier remarks that trust...

* World pledges 550 million euros to new Chernobyl cover * Ukraine had sought more * Japan crisis casts deep shadow over conference KIEV, April 19 - World powers, spurred by the nuclear crisis in...

TOKYO, April 19 - - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Tuesday that U.S. Treasuries were still an attractive investment for Japan despite news that ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut the U.S. credit...

TOKYO, April 13 - Japanese wholesale prices rose 2.0 percent in the year to March, Bank of Japan data showed on Wednesday, posting an annual gain...

TOKYO, April 12 - Outstanding loans held by Japanese banks fell 1.7 percent in March from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday,...

JAPAN GOVT TO DOWNGRADE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT IN APRIL MONTHLY REPORT-JIJI...

TOKYO, March 31 - Japan's parliament approved the appointment of Sayuri Shirai, a former IMF economist, to the Bank of Japan policy board on Thursday, helping...

TOKYO, March 30 - At least three major airlines have added a stop in Seoul for flights in and out of Japan due to staffing and supply concerns brought about by the earthquake, tsunami and...

* World Bank says Japan quake's impact on East Asia limited * Inflation to remain big problem for region's policymakers * Says China to grow by 9 pct in 2011 vs 10.3 pct in 2010...