FX intervention is an option since it is mentioned in Japan-US agreement in September Japan Finance Minister Katayama: recently seeing one-sided, very rapid movements Japan Finance Minister Katayama: …
Deadly bear attacks set Japan on edge, prompt military action
A record 13 people have been killed by bears so far this year. Canada, the U.S. and several other nations have issued warnings for citizens traveling in Japan.
How will Japan’s defences evolve under its hawkish new leader?
If Japan’s hawkish new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, has her way, Japan’s security evolution will quicken. The country’s military build-up is a response to increasingly aggressive neighbours in …
Taiwan’s leader shows solidarity with Japan amid standoff with China by wielding a plateful of sushi
As China reportedly mulls a ban on Japanese seafood amid a standoff between the Asian neighbors, Taiwan’s leader shows support for Tokyo, with his lunch.
Japanese Business Media Believe Sony Created the Cheaper Japan-Only PS5 to Regain Market Share in Its Home Country, Where Nintendo Now Dominates
Last Friday, TV Tokyo broadcast a discussion between its journalists that dived into the reasons behind Sony releasing this new PS5 variant. They determined that a key motivation is the playerbase in …
Why socks in Japan are a serious business
In the west, we tend to treat socks as an afterthought. Most of the time when we are out and about, they are covered by trousers. Women are accustomed to not wearing socks with leather shoes, and …
Japan counts cost of China’s travel boycott as tensions flare
Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic dispute, Tokyo-based tour operator East Japan International Travel Service had lost 80% of its bookings for the …
A fire in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations
Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan.
Treasury yields ease after weak 20-year auction in Japan
U.S. Treasury yields were a touch lower in early action as traders braced for potential spillover from another weak Japanese auction of government bonds. Yields in the Treasury mar
US flexes bomber power on China’s doorstep
The U.S. Air Force regularly rotates its bombers—the B-1B Lancer, the B-2 Spirit and the B-52H Stratofortress—in the Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force missions. Four B-1B bombers have been operating from Misawa Air Base in Japan since mid-October.