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Japanese authorities are ready to take action against speculative and excessively volatile moves in the currency market that hurt the economy, the country's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on ... ( read original story ...)

Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., outlasted Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3), to reach the semifinals of the Libema Open. ( read original story ...)

As campaigning begins to become the governor of Tokyo, we hear from Tomohiko Taniguchi, a former special adviser to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, on who’s in the lead to run the world’s most populous city. Then: Canada lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ... ( read original story ...)

Caeleb Dressel has made his debut at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, posting the third-fastest time in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle ( read original story ...)

As seems to be the case more and more lately, China is the gloomy exception. Blue chip shares slid to a two-month low on Thursday and are on track for their fifth weekly loss in a row, and the yuan slumped to its weakest level against the dollar since November. ( read original story ...)

Coco Gauff missed the Tokyo Games due to a positive test for COVID-19. Three years later, however, she will participate in this summer's Paris Olympics, per ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A woman in her 70s was fatally struck by a car driven by an elderly driver on Thursday in the parking lot of a supermarket in Tokyo area, according to local police department. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said no major trading partner appeared to manipulate its currency last year, but it added Japan to a foreign exchange "monitoring list," alongside China, Vietnam, Taiwan, ... ( read original story ...)

The US Treasury Department added Japan to its “monitoring list” for foreign-exchange practices, but stopped short of labeling it or any other trade partner as a currency manipulator.While noting that ... ( read original story ...)

Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because she tested positive for COVID-19. ( read original story ...)

The yen is on track for its longest losing streak since March and poised to close at a 34-year low, ramping up the risk that Japanese officials will once again step in to prop up the currency. ( read original story ...)

Qualifying for the 102nd Running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb by Gran Turismo continued Wednesday with the Unlimited and Pikes Peak GT4 Trophy by Yokohama divisions ... ( read original story ...)

Queen of Tears actor Kim Soo-Hyun embarked on his second location, Yokohama, Japan, for his 2024 Asia Fan Meeting Tour, EYES ON YOU. Following the global success of the hit tvN K-drama, Kim Soo-Hyun ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese financial institutions' profitability has decreased significantly in the past 25 years, making them vulnerable to potential losses from any sharp rises in interest rates, the central bank ... ( read original story ...)

Japan had more than 3 million visitors for a third straight month in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen helped continue a record pace for inbound tourism. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO/SAPPORO, Japan -- Australia's Qantas Airways has joined a number of carriers dropping tentative plans for flights to and from regional Japanese airports as an acute fuel shortage looms over the ... ( read original story ...)