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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 22, 2022
Yen weakness returns ahead of Jackson Hole with ¥140 level back in play
The greenback jumped almost 3% against the yen last week, helped by a spike in Treasury yields as traders readied for hawkish Federal Reserve commentary at the event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 17, 2022
A $379 billion hole emerges in developing nations’ coffers
In a sign of just how powerful the forces are driving the dollar higher, efforts to prop up currencies have done little to stabilize foreign-exchange markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2022
Yen shorts fall out of fashion as recessionary fears end year’s hottest forex trade
Three key pillars of the sell-the-yen trade — a widening U.S.-Japan interest-rate gap, soaring oil prices and the loss of the currency's haven status — are crumbling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 1, 2022
Yen heads for longest rally in six months as fears rise over U.S. growth
Hedge funds are selling down dollar positions and increasingly buying the yen as a haven play.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 29, 2022
Yen advances to level that threatens this year’s big foreign exchange short
The Japanese currency climbed more than 1% Friday, rising for a third day in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2022
The euro is at parity with the dollar. Its fate is now with energy markets.
The single currency has teetered on the brink of parity versus the greenback for days, finally breaching that level on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 12, 2022
Now is not the time to intervene over yen, Japan's former forex chief says
The recent moves in the yen don't reach the level of excessive and disorderly moves that are warned against in existing G7 currency agreements, Mitsuhiro Furusawa said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2022
As U.S. recession fears mount, Japan widens forex watch to include risk of yen spike
The stance suggests that currency-market intervention is less likely than some investors are expecting.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2022
Takeda and Nintendo among Japanese firms quietly celebrating weak yen
For Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan's biggest drugmaker, a weaker yen helps because 80% of its sales are overseas, said the firm's CFO.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 14, 2022
BOJ ramps up bond buying to defend yield cap, undermining statements
The BOJ expanded bond buying on Tuesday, and offered to increase a round of purchases across the curve on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2022
Japan closer to intervention on yen after government and central bank joint statement
'We have seen sharp yen declines and are concerned about recent currency market moves,' the Finance Ministry, BOJ and the Financial Services Agency said in a joint statement.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2022
Tumbling yen spells inflation opportunity for Bank of Japan
The cost-push inflation the weaker yen is amplifying likely offers Japan its best chance to secure stable inflation in years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 30, 2022
How ¥54 billion in cash was taken to Okinawa ahead of reversion
The operation took two days — moving 80 containers on May 2 and another 81 containers the following day — to move all the cash to the Bank of Japan's Naha vault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2022
As U.S. economy's exceptionalism fades, so does the dollar
A resilient U.S. economy and adverse geopolitics had provided ideal conditions for dollar outperformance, but those are now giving way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2022
Japan's 'Mr. Yen' says currency may weaken to ¥150 level last seen in 1990
The former official said the contrast between a hawkish Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's loose monetary policy remains the single biggest driver of the yen's weakness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2022
Dollar’s strength pushes world economy deeper into slowdown
The soaring dollar is propelling the global economy deeper into a synchronized slowdown by driving up borrowing costs and stoking financial-market volatility.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2022
The yen is now resurgent even as broad dollar strength persists
Analysts say the yen has plenty of room to recover as the Bank of Japan has stuck to a dovish tone even as other major central banks have tightened policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2022
Goldman Sachs says yen shows significant value as a recession hedge
The relentless selling of the yen looks to have come to an end and some green shoots of positive commentary are beginning to appear.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2022
Japan may spend $100 billion to slow yen’s slide, Bank of America says
The speed of the yen's decline has caught Japanese policymakers off guard and exposed divisions between the central bank and the central government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2022
Yen slides past ¥130 to the dollar after BOJ doubles down on bond buying
The Bank of Japan's decision had been widely expected among economists, despite ongoing speculation the bank might take action in light of a recent slide in the yen rate to a two-decade low.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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