Osaka feeling free for Wimbledon challenge

You can make a real difference - please donate now. Naomi Osaka hopes a sense of freedom will pay dividends as she gets her grass court season underway in the Birmingham Classic on Tuesday. Reigning ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and the limits of liquidity

If this theory were correct, it would clearly be relevant to Japan. Japan has effectively been in a liquidity trap, with policy rates very near zero, and now below it, since 1996, as shown in the ... ( read original story ...)

This Japanese Puzzle Has Many Moving Parts

There’s support for both points of view. For months, Japan watchers have been waiting for business activity to drop. However, core machine orders, which typically point to future spending, have ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei index opens marginally lower

Tokyo's key Nikkei stocks index opened slightly lower on Tuesday, as investors took to the sidelines ahead of results from the US Federal Reserve's meeting this week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ... ( read original story ...)

Hokkaido Quake Hinders Overseas Visitors

The powerful earthquake that struck Hokkaido early this month came at a time when the number of overseas visitors to the region is at a record high. An estimated 2.79 million tourists from abroad ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka not at home on grass

World number one Naomi Osaka admits she has a long way to go to turn her mastery of hard courts onto success on grass as she prepares for Wimbledon at the Birmingham Classic this week. Osaka has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Nikkei edges up with eyes on trade

The Japan share market closed mixed on Monday, 17 June 2019, as risk sentiments were subdued amid simmering trade dispute between the United States and China as well as political tensions in the ... ( read original story ...)