Of course, for all of this the West is scapegoated — having opposed, people say, China’s rise — as is China’s other favorite enemy, Japan, whose brutal 1930s invasion and ensuing occupation of China still rankles. (One sequence of a CGI video shown in my recent Shanghai spin class featured huge coronaviruses studded with Japanese temples.)
Weak yen keeps Japanese tourists at home while visitor numbers rise
In response, Japan Airlines and ANA are allocating a big chunk of their seats to inbound travellers and profit-making regions with stronger demand. A recovery in outbound travel will not happen until …
How a Fading Japan Regained Its Superpowers
The country was once the model of capitalist decline. But those recessionary decades are finally over. Where will Tokyo flex its muscles?
Everyone is visiting Japan. An extended currency slump means the tourists will just keep coming.
Japan is a beloved tourist spot. A weak currency is ensuring that it will remain that way for foreigners. The country just broke its pre-pandemic tourist record, with 3.1 million foreign visitors in …
Japan’s Proposed Export Curbs Will Impact Normal Trade, China Says
China urged Japan to rectify what it called “erroneous practices”, saying the move would undermine the stability of the global supply chain. The ministry said China will take necessary measures to …
Japanese yen jumps against US dollar on suspected intervention
TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen jumped suddenly against the dollar on Monday, with traders citing yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities to try to underpin a relentless tumble in the …
EXPLAINER-Why has the Japanese yen been so weak?
The Bank of Japan left short-term Japanese interest rates between 0 and 0.1% in April and did not indicate sharp or sustained rises were coming up ahead. That left the yen the lowest-rate, or yielding …
Japan’s Leader Fumio Kishida on Countering Threat of China and North Korea
“Since I became prime minister, we have substantially revised Japan’s National Security Strategy,” Kishida told Newsweek during an interview at his office in Tokyo on the heels of his first visit to Washington, D.C., as Japan’s leader for talks with …
Weaker yen keeps Japanese tourists at home while visitors throng
His grandfather bought the property in 1945 when it was a ryokan – a traditional inn – from a magician who performed magic tricks with pigeons, which are called hato in Japanese. “We will continue to …
How Thailand lured the White Lotus producers away from Japan and plans to cash in on the show’s popularity with tourists
As fans eagerly wait for a new lot of guests to check into the White Lotus, a behind-the-scenes drama has been unfolding to secure the filming location of the Emmy-award winning show.