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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2022
Yen speculators bow to Japan’s stealth strategy as CPI looms
Unannounced currency intervention, ramped-up bond buying and an extra budget have helped Japan show financial markets that it is standing its ground on stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2022
Japan spent record ¥2.83 trillion on Sept. 22 to stop yen's fall
The country's foreign reserves, used to intervene in the market, shrank to $1.19 trillion at the end of October, separate data showed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2022
Japan's economy faces headwinds amid low growth and weak yen
Japan appears to be facing an extended period of low growth and a weak yen as the U.S. Federal Reserve continues its aggressive monetary tightening amid soaring inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
Japan expected to keep last central bank negative interest rate
Explaining the refusal to shift gears is getting harder and such doggedness risks triggering a fresh downward spiral for the embattled yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
Vulnerable yen’s bigger problem now importers, not speculators
Japan's need for foreign goods creates constant demand for dollars that is insensitive to yield differentials, technical levels and expectations for monetary policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
U.S. treasury chief respects Japan's silence on yen intervention, top currency official says
Masato Kanda's comments come as market moves suggest Japan has continued to step into the market since last month's first intervention to prop up the yen in 24 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2022
Japan likely spent around $6 billion for suspected Oct. 24 FX intervention
Authorities' so-called stealth intervention in rapid succession has underscored their resolve in fighting what they have characterized as 'intolerable and speculative' yen-selling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2022
Japan keeps warning on market volatility and raises view on capital expenditure
The economy is seeing a moderate recovery, the government said in its monthly report, though it raised its view on business spending while downgrading its assessment of imports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2022
Will they or won't they? Japan turns to guessing game to shore up yen
Analysts say the strategy of staying mum keeps investors guessing on intervention, thereby discouraging speculators from testing the yen's new lows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 24, 2022
Yen renews decline as signs of further Japan intervention fade
The Bank of Japan meets later this week and its decision is likely to be another key catalyst for the embattled currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2022
Latest currency intervention highlights Japanese officials' unease over weak yen
Still, the underlying driver of the yen's weakness is unlikely to change soon, as the Bank of Japan is a laggard in the global trend of monetary tightening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 22, 2022
Japan intervenes again to support yen against U.S. dollar, sources say
The yen reversed an earlier drop and jumped to as much as u00a5146.23 per dollar, with sources saying the Japanese government intervened to bolster the yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 22, 2022
Why Japan stands virtually alone in keeping interest rates ultralow
The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan's economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 22, 2022
Roger Dahl on Japan's yen intervention
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2022
Fall past ¥150 has yen watchers wondering when Japan will act
The currency has weakened by more than u00a54 per dollar since Japan stepped into the market in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2022
Japan's finance minister vows 'appropriate steps' to tackle volatile yen moves
'Recent rapid and one-sided yen declines are undesirable. We absolutely cannot tolerate excessively volatile moves driven by speculative trading,' Shunichi Suzuki said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2022
Stealth intervention talk permeates market as yen approaches ¥150
Dropping to u00a5150 is seen as an important psychological level in Japan and a break may increase pressure on authorities for further action.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 18, 2022
Yen traders watch for intervention as Kishida and Kuroda hold the line
Observers have said officials are likely focused on the speed of declines, and that they won't necessarily have a price in mind at which they'll act again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 17, 2022
Tokyo traders speculate on possibility of stealth intervention in yen
By one estimate, authorities may have spent around u00a51 trillion to support the currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2022
Traders watch for response from Japan as yen approaches ¥150 against dollar
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki reiterated to reporters on Monday that the country will take bold action if there are speculative foreign exchange moves.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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