Japan must fix "any misunderstanding" held by U.S. President Donald Trump that its central bank was intentionally weakening the yen with monetary policy, former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said.

Japan has cleared the key threshold for the government to officially declare an end to long-term price deflation, economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday.

By Miho Uranaka and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Post Holdings is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank which could total some 600 billion yen ($4.02 billion), two sources familiar with the matter said,

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Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to sell a stake in Japan Post Bank Co. that could raise ¥630 billion ($4.2 billion), the latest disposal in the former state-run giant’s decade-long privatization efforts.

Japan's output gap in the October-December quarter turned positive for the first time in six quarters, the Cabinet Office estimated on Tuesday.

Japan Post Bank plans to offer roughly around $4 billion worth of shares currently held by its parent, Japan Post Holdings. The Japanese bank announced Thursday that Japan Post Holdings intends to sell 361.8 million shares, with the offering price to be determined between March 10 and March 12.

Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to sell shares in Japan Post Bank Co. in a transaction that may total ¥600 billion ($4 billion) and reduce its stake below 50%, according to a person familiar with the matter,

TOKYO - Japan Post Holdings is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank which could total some 600 billion yen (S$5.4 billion), two sources familiar with the matter said, in the latest loosening of ties between the businesses.