Heatstroke killed more than 120 in Tokyo in July

TOKYO — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday. According to the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Morphs Into the Center of Worry for Global Investors

Others supported the BOJ’s move. Christopher Willcox, the head of trading and investment banking at Nomura Holdings Inc. said the increase in rates was the right decision given the country’s macro environment and changing decades of easy money policy was bound to be disruptive. ( read original story ...)