The Japanese currency hit a 34-year low against the dollar at 151.975 this week, as markets interpreted the BOJ’s dovish guidance as suggesting that rate hikes will be slow in forthcoming. It has …
Japan Ends Its Negative Interest Rate Policy
After many years of low and negative interest rates, the Bank of Japan has changed course, creating opportunities for Japanese investors and implications for global markets.
Japan Finally Screens ‘Oppenheimer’, With Trigger Warnings, Unease in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA (Reuters) – Best picture winner “Oppenheimer” finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme …
‘Oppenheimer’ Draws Praise in Japan After Long-Delayed Release
As the film arrives eight months late, some Japanese wish it depicted the atomic bombs’ aftermath in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Oppenheimer has just been released in Japan – so what do people in Hiroshima think?
Audiences in Japan have finally been able to watch the blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer. The story about the creator of the nuclear bomb was always going to be a difficult watch in Hiroshima – the place …
‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
Oppenheimer” has finally opened in the nation where two cities were obliterated by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist at the center of the film.
Rise of the Ronin Sends Players Into a Chaotic Japan
Team Ninja showed its talent for finely tuned combat in games like Ninja Gaiden and Nioh. Its first open-world game presents new design challenges that are not always met.
Why This Japanese Airline Has The Best Business Class Seat In The Sky
JFK leg was in The Room, which I purposefully secured after reviewing aircraft and seat layouts aligned with times and dates that offered this specific product. I’d been reading about The Room on …
Japan has no ‘defensive line’ against yen’s fall: finance chief
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan has no specific “defensive line” at which it will intervene in the market to stem the yen’s slide, the finance minister said Friday, amid speculation the government will act if …
Japan’s Scrapping of Utility Subsidies to Push Inflation Higher
Japan’s plan to phase out utility subsidies is likely to push inflation toward 3% over the summer, potentially complicating the Bank of Japan’s thinking on the path of interest rate hikes.