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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2019
Trump thinks dollar is too strong and blames Fed policy, official says
President Donald Trump believes the dollar is too strong, and the euro is too weak, and feels the situation could be eased if the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2019
The forces fueling the yen's rises and falls
Why does a stock market fall in Japan lead to a stronger yen, while a surge in share prices has the opposite effect?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 25, 2019
Shaving milliseconds off currency trades could make Singapore billions
Singapore is seizing an opportunity measured in milliseconds to win a bigger slice of the world's foreign exchange market, worth $5.1 trillion (¥570 trillion) daily.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Mar 22, 2019
Dollar tumbles below ¥110.80 in Tokyo
The dollar traded below ¥111.80 in Tokyo Friday, weighed down by lower U.S. long-term interest rates and Japanese stock prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 8, 2019
Growth fears and Chinese equity plunge haunt global stocks
Deepening fears for the health of the global economy pushed world stocks to three-week lows on Friday after China exports contracted by a fifth, sending shares in some of the country's key indexes more than 4 percent lower.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Mar 1, 2019
Dollar hits 10-week high around ¥111.90 in Tokyo
The dollar soared to 10-week highs around ¥111.90 in late Tokyo trading Friday, as market sentiment turned "risk on."
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2019
For Japanese insurer Fukoku Mutual Life, this year's main danger is yen surge
The U.S. Federal Reserve's pivot from steady monetary tightening has forced a Japanese insurer to look at a pivot of its own.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Feb 14, 2019
Dollar rises above ¥111 in Tokyo as optimism grows over U.S. shutdown, trade talks with China
The dollar firmed above ¥111 in Tokyo trading Thursday, backed by higher optimism about trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Oct 3, 2018
Dollar slightly firmer around ¥113.90 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar was slightly higher around ¥113.90 in Tokyo trading late Wednesday after overcoming early weakness thanks to higher long-term U.S. interest rates.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Sep 26, 2018
Dollar slightly weaker below ¥112.90 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar was slightly weaker below ¥112.90 in late Tokyo trading Wednesday, with traders retreating to the sidelines to see the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting that ends later in the day.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Sep 4, 2018
Dollar rises above ¥111.40 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar rose above ¥111.40 in late Tokyo trading Tuesday, jacked up by higher U.S. long-term interest rates.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Aug 29, 2018
Dollar slightly firmer near ¥111.20 in late Tokyo trades
The dollar was firmer near ¥111.20 in Tokyo trading late Wednesday, after trimming earlier gains in tandem with Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Aug 27, 2018
Dollar weaker below ¥111.20 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar was weaker below ¥111.20 in late Tokyo trading Monday, though it recovered some ground in line with brisk Japanese stocks.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Aug 15, 2018
Dollar firmer above ¥111.30 in late Tokyo trading amid risk-averse mood due to the Turkish economic crisis
The dollar was firmer above ¥111.30 in late Tokyo trading on Wednesday as a risk-averse mood associated with the Turkish economic crisis eased somewhat.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Aug 8, 2018
Dollar dragged down by slides in Japanese stocks, falls below ¥111 in Tokyo
The dollar fell below ¥111 in Tokyo trading late Wednesday, dragged down by slides in Japanese and Chinese stocks.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Jul 20, 2018
Dollar softens to around ¥112.40 in Tokyo after Trump expresses concern about currency's strength
The dollar was weaker around ¥112.40 in Tokyo trading late Friday, affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's comments Thursday showing concern about the dollar's strength.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 4, 2018
Dollar dips to around ¥110.50 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar was weaker around ¥110.50 in Tokyo trading late Wednesday, although it cut losses following the benchmark Nikkei stock average's resilience.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
May 25, 2018
Dollar weakens to around ¥109.40 in Tokyo
The dollar was slightly weaker around ¥109.40 in Tokyo trading late Friday, due to growing geopolitical concerns over the Korean Peninsula following U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to cancel his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Mar 28, 2018
Dollar caps at around ¥105.50 in Tokyo after U.S. stock slump
The dollar was top-heavy around ¥105.50 in Tokyo trading Wednesday amid re-kindled risk aversion following a sharp overnight pullback in U.S. stock prices.
Japan's elderly population grows to record 36.25 million
The proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen since the 1950s and is expected to hit 34.8% by 2040, when the second baby boomers (born 1971-1974) will join that group.
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
Japanese actress Anna Sawai, winner of the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award for "Shogun," and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for the show, pose in the press room during the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Japan jumps to No. 2, from sixth place, in Best Countries index
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Japan has experienced a postpandemic travel boom, with tourists pouring back in after restrictions closed the country’s borders to travelers.
South Korea is facing deepfake porn crisis
Activists hold up symbolic eye masks during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul on Aug. 30.
Second assassination attempt on Trump is latest jolt in chaotic campaign
U.S. Secret Service and Homeland Security agents check a former home of a Ryan Routh, a suspect in an alleged assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sunday.
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for best drama series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
How China’s dominance of solar and batteries is impacting Japan’s energy transition
Solar panels and wind turbines at a power plant in Hami in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. and other countries have described China’s actions against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a key cog in the cleantech supply chain, as a genocidal campaign aimed at erasing an entire culture.

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