New figures show nearly 14% of all houses in Japan are empty – but this real estate glut is attracting growing interest from foreigners …
Analysis-Bank of Japan’s hawkish whispers drowned out by rowdy yen selloff
The Bank of Japan’s decision to keep policy unchanged last week gave yen bears plenty of sell cues, but largely overlooked in the stampede were signals the central bank could raise rates in several …
Japan’s leader denies he will step down over election defeat
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday his governing party’s major defeat in last weekend’s by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he would not …
Huge FX Gains Are Japan’s Benefit From Intervention, Setser Says
The Japanese government can expect to have realized “windfall” profits if officials did indeed intervene in currency markets by selling dollars and buying yen on Monday, according to Brad Setser, a …
Bank of Japan Unlikely to Change Interest Rates Rapidly, IG Says
Hebe Chen, market analyst at IG, talks about the yen and Bank of Japan policy. Japan likely conducted its first currency intervention since 2022 to prop up the yen on Monday, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts.
Japanese town to build screen blocking Mount Fuji view in bid to fend off tourists
Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, known for its photo spots, began constructing a screen to block the view of Mount Fuji; foreign tourists have triggered complaints from residents.
To deter tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mt. Fuji
Known for a number of spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, the town is trying to reduce the number of visitors.
To fend off tourists, a Japanese town is building a big screen that blocks view of Mount Fuji
The town of Fujikawaguchiko began constructing a large black screen on a stretch of a sidewalk to block the view of the mountain to keep tourists under control.
Japan follows America’s lead in importing millions to do low-paying, unskilled jobs
For Japan, it has caused the first increase in crime in 20 years. That’s just one example of social costs imposed by mass migration — costs that politicians and big business don’t bother to consider …
ZTX Becomes Payment Option for Real World Medical Services In Japan
ZTX, the Web3 social metaverse platform, is partnering with Frontier, a leading Japanese operator and distributor of regenerative medicine, to offer its native ZTX token as a payment method for medical treatments.