Tokyo markets soared today on the Bank of Japan's bold easing measures with the benchmark Nikkei index nearing a 5 year high, even briefly topping the 13000 mark at one point. The Nikkei's Sachiko Kishida reports.

Dominic Bunning, Currency Strategist at HSBC tells CNBC's Cash Flow how to trade the majors in the wake of the BoJ's aggressive new easing policy.

Clay Carter, Head of International Equities at Perennial Investment Partners discusses the BoJ's aggressive new monetary policy.

Frits Van Paasschen, President & CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide discusses hotel expansion in China, the Middle East and Emerging Markets.

Niall Ferguson, Professor at Harvard University says a regime change in policy has happened in Japan. He says the BoJ and other central banks' measures are actually backward looking, applying 1930s Keynesianism.

CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar looks at shares of Facebook in the daily 'Stock in 60' segment, which unveiled its new 'Home' suite of mobile applications, pitting itself against tech giant Google.

Hiroshi Watanabe, President & CEO at Japan Bank for International Cooperation is optimistic on Japan markets with Shinzo Abe at the helm and Haruhiko Kuroda at the BOJ. He expects the inflation rate and wages to rise.

George Soros, Founder & Chairman of Soros Fund Management speaks to CNBC about the Bank of Japan's unprecedented stimulus program and how it could potentially work against the economy.

Andrew Sheng, Chief Advisor at China Banking Regulatory Commission discusses the state of China's banking sector, saying the industry continues to grow despite the nation's shadow banking practices.

Mehdi Hosseini, Senior Analyst and Senior VP of Semiconductors at Susquehanna Financial Group discusses the outlook for Samsung Electronics after the tech giant topped forecasts for Q1 net profit.

Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and 2001 Nobel Prize Winner, discusses why he thinks the Bank of Japan's stimulus program is likely to be more successful than the U.S. Federal Reserve's QE programs.

Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and 2001 Nobel Prize Winner says he's hopeful that Japanese stimulus will produce a bigger domestic effect than the U.S QE program.

Pushed by rising stock and bond prices, Japan's three major banks are to post higher-than-expected profits for the fiscal year ending March 31. The Nikkei's Yukako Ono reports.

Alvin Liew, Senior Economist at UOB, tells CNBC that the BoJ had to pull out all the stops after building up expectations for Thursday's decision so much over the past few weeks.

Martin Schulz, senior economist at Fujitsu Research Institute, tells CNBC that many Japanese business leaders remain skeptical over prime minister Abe's motives for reform.

CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar looks at shares of Zynga in the daily 'Stock in 60' segment, which received a huge boost after opening up its real-money-gambling online games in the UK.

Bridget Welsh, Associate Professor, Political Science at Singapore Management University (SMU) says that Malaysia's opposition parties have a fighting chance of winning the country's general elections.

Jesper Koll, MD & Head of Japanese Equity Research at JPMorgan Securities, and Paul Gambles, Managing Partner, MBMG, argue whether there is value in Japan equities.

Richard Martin, Managing Director at IMA Asia says that the BOJ will disappoint. He explains why.

Despite the sabre-rattling from North Korea, Richard Tanter, Professor at the School of Political and Social Studies at the University of Melbourne, Pyongyang has no capability to attack the US, but cautions about the impact of the tensions on the Korean peninsula.