Relief and delight swept Japan's travel sector after the country reopened to tourists without restrictions on Tuesday (Oct 11), amid some trepidation that the weak yen would contribute to too many ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Receives Some Bad News from Friendly Portugal
Overall the crypto market has lost over $2 trillion since its November highs. Cryptocurrencies, which are the public face of the crypto industry that wants to disrupt the traditional financial ...
Japan’s Kishida backs Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose policy despite yen plunge – FT
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida signalled his support for the Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy in an interview with the Financial Times and said the central bank needs to maintain its ...
Japan Finance Minister: U.S. has shown understanding on Tokyo’s FX intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday the United States has shown "a certain extent" of understanding about the currency market intervention Tokyo conducted last month.
Japan logs August’s smallest-ever current account surplus as import
Japan's current account surplus shrank to its smallest amount on record for the month of August, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, with surging prices of energy imports outstripping price ...
Japan to take proper steps if forex volatility rises: finance chief
Suzuki said he plans to explain Japan's position on currency intervention when he meets with finance chiefs from the Group of 20 economies in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday. "There is no change ...
Japan Finance Minister to Explain Yen Intervention at G-20 Meeting
By Megumi Fujikawa Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said he plans to explain the nation's recent yen-buying intervention to the Group of 20 ...
Hokkaido man arrested as police probe murder of university student
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Tokyo Opens Same-Sex Partnership System for Applications
A system to register same-sex partnerships opened for applications in Tokyo on Tuesday, in a symbolic step forward for a country that has fallen behind its peers on embracing diversity.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks plunge in morning on US rate hike fears
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Tuesday morning, with the Nikkei index losing more than 2 percent, on fears over aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve after the release of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister: US has shown understanding on Tokyo’s FX intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday the United States has shown "a certain extent" of understanding about the currency intervention Tokyo conducted last month. Suzuki also told r ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed as investors weigh economic risks
Shares in the Asia-Pacific are poised to trade mixed on Tuesday as investors weigh the impact of monetary policy and economic uncertainty.
Japan logs smallest current account surplus for August as imports weigh
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s current account surplus shrank to its smallest amount on record for the month of August, Ministry of Finance data showed, with surging prices of energy imports outstripping ...
Japan Has Y58.9 Billion Current Account In August
Japan posted a current account surplus of 58.9 billion yen in August, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday - down 96.1 percent on ...
UPDATE 3-Japan to curb electricity costs amid weak yen, recession risks, PM says
Japan will take "unprecedented" measures to curb rising electricity bills for households and businesses as a weak yen fans inflation and global recession fears pose big risks to the economy, Prime ...
Japan logs current account surplus of 58.9 bil. yen in August
Japan's current account surplus shrank to 58.9 billion yen ($404 million) in August, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. Among key components, the country had a goods trade deficit of 2.49 trillion yen ...