Japan will announce on Monday that it spent what was likely a record amount on currency intervention this month to prop up the yen, with market players keen for clues about how much further the ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews: Bank of Japan fiddles while bond market burns
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is playing with forex fire. The yield-curve control policy in which the central bank attempts to hold down interest rates by buying – or threatening to buy - ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s inevitable pivot looms as a risk for markets
The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy After occupying a central role in international trade and currency developments in the 1980s and 1990s, ... ( read original story ...)
Despite fears, Halloween partying in Tokyo’s Shibuya goes on after Seoul crush
Riot police were mobilized throughout major areas and side streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district on the night of Oct. 30 to keep Halloween reve ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil ETF Gains in Tokyo as Investors Cheer Smooth Election
Brazilian assets are poised to outperform after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidential ballot in a seemingly smooth election process, easing concern that a contested result would sow ... ( read original story ...)
Approval of Japan PM Kishida’s gov’t hits new low, no help from economic plan
Public approval ratings for the government of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched a new low in one opinion poll and clung near lows in another, hit by his party's ties to a controversial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory output falls for first time in four months as firms battle rising costs
Japan's factory output fell in September for the first time in four months as manufacturers grappled with rising raw materials costs and global economic slowdown, and is likely to fall again next ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s September factory output posts first fall in 4 months
Japan's factory output fell in September for the first time in four months as manufacturers took a hit from rising costs for raw materials and the global economic slowdown. ( read original story ...)
Japan Asks If It’s Better to Flip Burgers Than Work at a Megabank
Might Japanese youths looking to flip burgers be next? It’s a facetious thought, but Japanese media is nonetheless all agog to learn that, thanks to new legislation, workers in fast-food restaurants ... ( read original story ...)
A Look at The Tokyo DisneySea Areas Inspired by Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan
Disney fairytale fans rejoice, the new Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea is coming along and set to be completed in 2024. With Japan’s borders now open, you’ll soon be able to know a date to begin ... ( read original story ...)
US Uses Farmers Markets to Foster Ties at Military Bases in Japan
As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they've turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbors. On ... ( read original story ...)
US uses farmers markets to foster ties at bases in Japan
As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they've turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbors. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Kansai vs Itami – Which Airport Is Better For Passengers?
It's no secret that some of the largest cities in the world have more than one airport serving their population. This applies to the major Japanese city of Osaka, which is served by the airports of ... ( read original story ...)
When we criticize Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine, we should remember the bombing of Tokyo
Of course Russia should be condemned for targeting civilians. But the brutal U.S. air war on Japan was much worse ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police on alert against Halloween crowd crush in Shibuya district
Tokyo police have stepped up measures to prevent a Halloween crowd crush in the bustling Shibuya district, following Saturday's stampede in Seoul that left more than 150 people dead. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic graft case reveals how Dentsu controls Japan ad industry
The ever-expanding graft case linked to last year's Tokyo Olympics has shed light on an oligopolistic structure of the Japanese advertising industry controlled by Dentsu Inc, with a smaller rival ... ( read original story ...)