GBP/JPY bulls tinkering with bearish commitments below 155 the figure. BoE and BoJ views on currency value is a theme. GBP/JPY has been making gains at the open this week with the yen on the backfoot. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s industrial output drops 1.0 pct on month in December
Japan industrial output dropped in December from a month earlier the government said in a report on Monday According to the Ministr ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to pass China human rights resolution before Winter Olympics
The move is likely to irritate China days before the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan factory output falls faster than expected in December
Japan's factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery outweighed a small rise in car production, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic ... ( read original story ...)
A Tokyo restaurant becomes a base for expats from Myanmar to rally support for their homeland
Featuring cuisine from various regions of Myanmar, Spring Revolution Restaurant shows how united the country could be. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s December factory output falls faster than expected
Factory production lost 1.0% in December from the previous month, pulled down by a decline in output of general-purpose and production machinery, including chip-making equipment. ( read original story ...)
Japan Quarterly Output Gain Signals Growth Return Before Omicron
Japan’s industrial production rebounded last quarter, with the recovery in manufacturing likely helping restore economic growth at the end of 2021 before the omicron variant started its rapid spread. ( read original story ...)
Japan Industrial Output Rises 2.7% On Year In December
Industrial production in Japan gained 2.7 percent on year in December, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Can (Still) Learn Much From The Failure Of Diem
If the shuttering of Diem passed some crypto investors and market watchers without much notice, that should not come as a surprise. This inauspicious and muted end for the project was caused by ... ( read original story ...)
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Follow horse racing with Alex Hammond on Sky Sports - get live racing results, racecards, news, videos, photos, stats (horses & jockeys), plus daily tips. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St. rise, capped by COVID concerns
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday following advances on Wall Street late last week, although gains were limited on concerns over a possible COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo as the capital battles ... ( read original story ...)
Will Kyoto go bankrupt? Japan’s ancient capital swims in debt as coronavirus keeps foreign tourists away
Just a few short years ago, the ancient Japanese capital was creaking under the weight of overtourism, but now faces going bust ‘within a decade’ as it struggles to balance the books without the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec factory output falls faster than expected
Japan's factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery outweighed a small rise in car production, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Factory Production Falls in December After Record Jump
Japan’s industrial production fell in December, following record gains a month earlier but an overall solid quarter for manufacturing likely helped restore economic growth at the end of 2021. ( read original story ...)
Fake friends: Pyramid scheme disguised as socializing spreads in Japan amid COVID
A group of young people standing by in front of major stations in Tokyo and Osaka, who approach pedestrians and ask things like ... ( read original story ...)
The legacy of the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics
As we count down to the opening of the 2022 Games in Beijing next month, we examine the impact of the first Winter Olympics held in Asia on Hokkaido’s largest city. ( read original story ...)