The yen may have slumped to within a whisker of levels that saw Japan intervene in the currency market last year, but options traders see little need to prepare for a jolt from authorities in Tokyo.
Japan business mood improves but China impact dims outlook – Reuters Tankan poll
Big Japanese manufacturers and service-sector firms signalled improved business morale in August, a monthly Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting a gradual economic recovery from COVID-induced doldrums despite an uncertain global outlook.
Japanese mountaineer dies and another injured while climbing in northern Pakistan
A Japanese climber died and his fellow mountaineer was injured while trying to scale one of the highest and unscaled peaks in northern Pakistan last week, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said on Tuesday.
Japan’s property market is buzzing again – that’s great news for investors
There’s a very famous story about how, during the Japanese bubble in the 1980s, this tiny area was worth more than all of the property in the state of California. Don’t miss the latest investment …
Unearthing Japanese American history at a dig site in North Seattle
As the sweltering sun beamed down on a team of archaeology students near North Seattle College in late July, they hopped in and out of a hole nearly 5 feet deep to unearth marbles, rusted nails and …
Joe Biden to host Japan, South Korea leaders at Camp David trilateral summit
President Joe Biden will host the prime minister of Japan and the president of South Korea this Friday for a first-ever trilateral summit at Camp David.
Japan’s Tokyu Land and Sustech to launch $1bn renewables fund
TOKYO — Japanese property developer Tokyu Land will create a fund focused on renewable energy, partnering with Tokyo-based sustainability startup Sustech on plans for investment of 150 billion …
Japan Might Have an Answer to Chinese Rare Earth Threats
In September 2010, a collision between a Chinese fishing vessel and the Japan Coast Guard sparked some of the first conversations about de-risking. After Japan arrested the Chinese vessel’s captain, China responded by unofficially halting all exports of rare earths to Japan, threatening to cripple its automotive and electronics industries.
US, South Korea, Japan Summit Not ‘Provocative’ Toward China – State Dept
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press availability with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi following their meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool/File Photo Reuters
Philippines’ debt seen rising to P15.8 trillion in 2024
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno echoed De Leon’s explanation, saying the Philippines’ debt-to-GDP ratio was still at a “manageable range.” He said that even Japan and the United States had close to …