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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2022

Yen crosses key ¥150 mark as inflation pressure mounts

The yen's plunge has persisted amid the stark divergence between the hawkish monetary policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's tenaciously dovish stance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 21, 2022

Fed set to hike rates as central banks adopt hawkish stance not seen in decades

The danger, according to former one International Monetary Fund chief economist, is that they collectively go too far, driving the world economy into an unnecessarily harsh contraction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2022

BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda seen sitting tight even after jumbo Fed hike

Most BOJ watchers are convinced Kuroda won't raise rates to cool the rapid weakening of the yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2022

Yen weakens to ¥141 zone against U.S. dollar in new 24-year low

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday reiterated that sharp yen moves were 'undesirable.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022

Bank of Japan chief determined to maintain stimulus as world tightens

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is in no mood to give up on stimulus and his ultraloose monetary policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2022

Weak yen and hawkish Fed put BOJ chief in tough spot

While the consensus view is that the central bank will stick with all its main policy settings this week, Kuroda risks accelerating a slide in the yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 12, 2022

Words of warning by Japan finance minister fail to shake off yen's weakening trend

The yen briefly strengthened against the dollar after comments by Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, but traded even lower than before within less than an hour.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022

Yen at risk of deep slump as traders pile on

The yen's depreciation could also have knock-on implications across the region and help spur further depreciation of China's yuan, says Societe Generale SA strategist Albert Edwards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2021

Internet giants take fire in South Korean echo of China crackdown

Naver, which runs the messaging platform Line as well as a host of apps, slid 8% Wednesday, its biggest intraday loss in over a year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 22, 2021

NiziU: Made in South Korea, totally Japanese

The nine-member pop act NiziU moved from a reality TV show competition to the top of the Japanese music charts with ease — and that was the strategy all along.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 28, 2020

Coping with China’s economic threat

More cooperation between smaller states could be the key to stopping China from dominating through sanctions and economic pressure.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2018

The restructuring of the world

The global economy is undergoing a far-reaching transformation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 26, 2017

Dow tops 20,000, raises hopes of recharged rally, fears of teetering precipice

The Dow Jones Industrial Average index's pop over 20,000 on Wednesday crowns a frenetic post-U.S. election rally that featured the second fastest-ever climb between 1,000-point milestones in the Dow's 120-year history.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2016

The future of globalism stands at a crossroads

Japan must make efforts to fortify the crumbling foundation of globalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2016

Yen leaps on referendum surprise; Nikkei tumbles

Japan braced for global market turmoil Friday as the yen briefly soared above 100 against the dollar and the Nikkei stock average tumbled over 8 percent as Britain voted in favor of leaving the European Union.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Mar 14, 2015

Promoting disaster risk reduction

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 20, 2012

Why not slow down the pace and enjoy the countryside?

Last summer, a farmers market called Sukanagosso opened up in my village in western Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and the timing could not have been better. A few months after the reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, and with uncertainty and cesium still in the air, there was...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 30, 2010

Only got 4Minutes to take the world

T he five young members of 4Minute sit dressed in tight, black leather outfits at a luxury hotel in Ebisu, Tokyo. It's one day before their Japanese debut, but they show no signs of nerves.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2002

Stock surge euphoria may yield to hangover

Although the Tokyo Stock Exchange ushered in 2002 on a positive note, a long lasting surge appears unlikely. The outlook remains bleak for the year ahead and beyond.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2001

Foreign firms vie to crack drugs, distribution markets

Despite Japan's moribund economy and stagnant consumption, many foreign firms are still keen to enter the Japanese market, with some eyeing the pharmaceutical and distribution industries.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2001

China faces a dilemma in ties with U.S.

HONG KONG -- In the end, China released those 24 members of the crew of the U.S. EP-3E reconnaissance plane just in the nick of time. The end of the crew's detention -- plus China's decision not to put any of the crew on trial, as some hardliners had advocated -- came just in time to undercut a growing...
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Nikkei surges 1,200 points as players speculate on Takushoku

Tokyo stock prices rallied Monday amid news of the Hokkaido Takushoku Bank failure, as investors shopped for bargains, aided by growing expectations that public funds will be used to help dispose of a huge amount of bad loans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2023

Weak yen now the key to stronger currency and BOJ pivot later

An extended period of weakness could counterintuitively lay the ground for long-run strength should it help the BOJ boost growth and finally pivot from supereasy monetary policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2022

Japan’s finance chief flags sudden yen slide at G20 meet

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, speaking on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in Indonesia, voiced his concern over the yen’s sudden drop on the back of some speculative moves.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 25, 2018

TikTok video app has become a petri dish for youth culture

It’s a question that haunts almost everyone over the age of 30 as they grow older: What exactly are the kids into today?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 18, 2016

Japan's pop music scene saw a power struggle in 2016

Media, both domestic and overseas, spent a lot of time focused on the streaming services arriving in Japan in 2016. Months of "Can these platforms thrive in CD-loving Japan?" speculation reached a climax in September, when global market leader Spotify finally debuted here. There was a big press conference,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2016

After winning at Japanese chess, this computer may help decide loans

Having defeated a human shogi (Japanese chess) expert, this computer program's next task is to figure out whether you can make the payments on a new mortgage.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 30, 2003

all systems GO!

In the game of go, there are no cards, no dice, no tricky moves like chess or complicated formulas to remember as there are in poker or mah jongg. And though in principle the game is simplicity itself, go is in a mathematical stratosphere all of its own.
In one of the biggest changes to the alliance in decades, U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are expected to agree on revamping the U.S. military’s command in Japan to help strengthen operational planning with the Self-Defense Forces.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2024

At Biden-Kishida summit, tech tie-ups are as important as defense deals

The two leaders are also expected to announce boosted cooperation on supply chains and cutting-edge technologies, all with an eye on China.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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