Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too much of a good thing. The currency fell to a 34-year low on Monday and has lost about a quarter of its value against the surging U. ( read original story ...)
Biden blames China, Japan and India’s economic woes on ‘xenophobia’
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Japan and India is hobbling their growth, as he argued that migration has been good for the U.S. economy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen jumps vs dollar amid specter of BOJ intervention
Dreyfuss, Alden Bentley and Takaya Yamaguchi NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen jumped against the dollar late on Wednesday, with traders on high alert for signs of intervention by Japanese monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen climbs against US dollar amid signs of intervention
Dreyfuss, Karen Brettell and Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen soared against the U.S dollar late on Wednesday, as market participants suspected Japan's monetary authorities were in ... ( read original story ...)
Aman’s Sibling Brand Has Just Opened in Tokyo — and We Were One of the First to Stay
Described a more "energetic" take on the storied Aman brand, Janu Tokyo is the first of 12 Janu Hotels set to open worldwide. ( read original story ...)
Space Junk Startup Astroscale To IPO On Tokyo Stock Exchange
The company plans to issue 20.8 million shares... Space Junk Startup Astroscale To IPO On Tokyo Stock Exchange is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network ...
Japan companies raise 30% more capital from overseas stock offerings
TOKYO -- The amount of capital raised by Japanese companies via foreign equity financing jumped about 30% last fiscal year to 2.3 trillion yen ($14.9 billion), as progress on governance reform ...
Little Tokyo named one of America’s most endangered places by preservation group
Recent years have seen continued evictions, closures and relocations among businesses that were once staples of the Little Tokyo community. ( read original story ...)
College protests updates: Violence erupts between opposing protesters at UCLA
Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from ... ( read original story ...)
A review of the brand-new Tokyo Edition, Ginza: Intimate glamour in the heart of Japan’s capital
The Tokyo Edition, Ginza had its grand opening in March. The 86 rooms, including 10 suites, are luxurious and full of chic design touches. Great service and a prime location have this writer eager to ... ( read original story ...)
What are Akiya houses? Why does Japan have so many empty homes?
The number of vacant houses in Japan has topped nine million. Government figures released on Tuesday show the number of empty houses, as of October 2023, was up by more than half a million since the ... ( read original story ...)
Aspen: IPO prospects where there is no sector wave to ride
Aspen shelved work on its IPO in New York last week in a move that signals that listing insurers will likely have to rely on the strength of their own individual stories from here. The Bermudian ...
Japan’s Kansai Airport World Record—No Luggage Lost In 30 Years
Airlines lose 7.6 pieces of luggage per every 1,000 travelers but Japan's Kansai airport has not lost anyone's bags in the last 30 years, and it's one of the busiest.
If Japan exhausts intervention slush fund, Treasuries may wobble: McGeever
Japan's yen-buying currency market intervention may not be sending tremors through the U.S. bond market just yet, but that calm could be disturbed if Tokyo gets drawn into a drawn-out battle to ...
Japan has had so many bear attacks in the past year it’s turning to AI to act as a warning system
Over 200 people have been injured in the past year by bears and there have been six reported fatalities, according to the Japanese Ministry of Environment. Most of those attacks have come in the Tohoku region of the country—the northern part of Japan's largest and most populated island. In 2022, some 158 people were attacked. ( ...
I’m an American who visited Tokyo for the first time. Here are the expectations I had that were completely wrong.
Business Insider's reporter was surprised Japan's subway pushers don't exist and unique vending machines aren't as popular as she had heard. ( read original story ...)