Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too much of a good thing. The currency fell to a 34-year low on Monday and has lost about a quarter of its value against the surging U.
Japan’s yen jumps vs dollar amid specter of BOJ intervention
The yen jumped against the dollar late on Wednesday, with traders on high alert for signs of intervention by Japanese monetary authorities to boost a currency languishing near 34-year lows. The dollar …
What are Akiya houses? Why does Japan have so many empty homes?
The number of vacant houses in Japan has topped nine million. Government figures released on Tuesday show the number of empty houses, as of October 2023, was up by more than half a million since the …
Commentary: How long can Japan remain a haven from China?
People, money and trade are turning to Japan but a short-term opportunity may become a long-term problem, says Gideon Rachman for the Financial Times.
A review of the brand-new Tokyo Edition, Ginza: Intimate glamour in the heart of Japan’s capital
The Tokyo Edition, Ginza had its grand opening in March. The 86 rooms, including 10 suites, are luxurious and full of chic design touches. Great service and a prime location have this writer eager to …
If Japan exhausts intervention slush fund, Treasuries may wobble: McGeever
Japan’s yen-buying currency market intervention may not be sending tremors through the U.S. bond market just yet, but that calm could be disturbed if Tokyo gets drawn into a drawn-out battle to …
If Japan exhausts intervention slush fund, Treasuries may wobble: McGeever
Japan’s yen-buying currency market intervention may not be sending tremors through the U.S. bond market just yet, but that calm could be disturbed if Tokyo gets drawn into a drawn-out battle to …
Japan’s Cautionary Economic Tale
Troubles are coming to the Japanese economy not as single spies but in battalions. Its economy is in recession, its public finances are on an unsustainable path, and its currency keeps plumbing new …
Japan has had so many bear attacks in the past year it’s turning to AI to act as a warning system
Over 200 people have been injured in the past year by bears and there have been six reported fatalities, according to the Japanese Ministry of Environment. Most of those attacks have come in the …
Column-If Japan exhausts intervention slush fund, Treasuries may wobble: McGeever
Japan’s yen-buying currency market intervention may not be sending tremors through the U.S. bond market just yet, but that calm could be disturbed if Tokyo gets drawn into a drawn-out battle to …