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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Japanese retail investors have increased bets on volatile currencies.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 24, 2023
Japan¡¯s mom-and-pop traders boost emerging-market currency bets
Japanese retail investors have increased bets on volatile currencies.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2019
Morgan Stanley ousts forex traders amid probe over concealed losses
Morgan Stanley fired or placed on leave at least four traders over an alleged mismarking of securities that concealed losses of between $100 million and $140 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018
We may be facing a textbook emerging-market crisis
Argentina and Turkey look like outliers but the rot could spread fast.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Sep 3, 2018
Goldman sees yuan gaining in reserves at expense of dollar and yen
China¡¯s currency is set to take an increasing share of world foreign-exchange reserves, with the dollar and yen having to make the most room proportionally for the newcomer on the block, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Aug 27, 2018
Dollar weaker below ?111.20 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar was weaker below ?111.20 in late Tokyo trading Monday, though it recovered some ground in line with brisk Japanese stocks.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Jun 28, 2018
Dollar firms around ?110.30 in Tokyo trading as U.S. softens China stance
The dollar was firmer around ?110.30 in late Tokyo trading Thursday as the United States eased its trade rhetoric on Chinese investment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 6, 2018
Why global speculators love the yen
The yen¡¯s extremely high sensitivity to global events is a serious problem for Japan.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Feb 6, 2018
Dollar weaker around ?109 in late Tokyo
The dollar was weaker around ?109 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday, dragged down by a plunge in stocks.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017
Trump¡¯s tough talk on China may be a positive for the greenback
One clear takeaway from Chinese President Xi Jinping¡¯s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davis was that U.S. President Donald Trump has him on the defensive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2016
Yen leaps on referendum surprise; Nikkei tumbles
Japan braced for global market turmoil Friday as the yen briefly soared above 100 against the dollar and the Nikkei stock average tumbled over 8 percent as Britain voted in favor of leaving the European Union.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 28, 2015
Crucial week for the yen: A fourth annual loss or world¡¯s top currency
Events this week will determine whether the yen has a record fourth annual decline in 2015, or is the year¡¯s best-performing major currency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2015
The folly of China¡¯s forex policy
China should start developing stable and liquid financial markets that are not subject to official manipulation. Only then will the international community embrace the renminbi as a proper international and reserve currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 1, 2015
Japan investors say weakening yen key to ¡®Abenomics¡¯ success
Two leading investment strategists have offered a rare bullish view of the market, saying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is achieving his goal of reviving the economy by weakening the yen, and there¡¯s more to come.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 23, 2015
Euro falls toward 11-year low as ECB targets government bonds
The euro slid toward an 11-year low against the dollar as the European Central Bank expanded its bond-buying program to include government bonds, a policy that tends to debase the currency.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 30, 2014
Yen¡¯s slump seen longest since gold standard ended
If your New Year¡¯s wish is for more yen weakness, get ready to celebrate.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 5, 2014
Yen reaches 120 to dollar for first time since July 2007
The yen-dollar exchange rate hits 120 for the first time since July 2007 as Japan¡¯s inflation scheme and a tax hike delay highlight its economic risks.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 6, 2014
Kuroda to push yen toward January 2008 low, Credit Agricole predicts
The yen may drop to its weakest level versus the dollar since January 2008, spurred by comments set to be delivered Tuesday by Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, according to Credit Agricole SA.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 5, 2014
Yen hits six-year low as ECB jumps on stimulus bandwagon
The yen sinks close to a six-year low after the European Central Bank announces a decision to engage in unprecedented monetary easing, weakening the euro.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 20, 2014
Exports rebound in boost for Abe¡¯s policies
Japan¡¯s exports rose more than forecast in July, bouncing back from two straight declines to support an economy that contracted last quarter by the most since the period immediately following the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2014
Japan tallies weak yen as prices rise without export gain
It was called ¡°endaka¡± ¡ª a Japanese term for currency strength that sapped the economy ¡ª and reversing it was supposed to help end deflation and stoke growth.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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