Japan
Japan’s new currency diplomat keeps intervention on table to stabilize yen
An employee counts Japanese yen notes in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images Japan will retain its basic approach on the yen with intervention remaining an option to tackle excessively volatile moves in the exchange rate, the country’s new top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura told Reuters. “Japan will act under internationally agreed commitments that exchange rates should be determined by markets, but that […]
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Quad foreign ministers meet in Tokyo for talks on maritime security, cyber
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) prepares to pose for a group photo with Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong (2nd R), Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (2nd L) and India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L) at the start of their Quad Ministerial Meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on July 29, 2024. […]
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China says relations with Japan at ‘critical stage’
Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Relations between China and Japan are at a critical stage, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart on Friday as the pair discussed thorny issues including Japanese nationals detained in China, food import bans and semiconductor curbs. Wang met Japan’s Yoko Kamikawa on the sidelines of a gathering of foreign ministers hosted by the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN in […]
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Rich Chinese travelers are flocking to Tokyo to take advantage of the weak yen
Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan – February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. Ginza avenues are lined with shops of expensive brands and restaurants in the heart of Tokyo. It is half past five p.m. on Friday. People flock to Ginza for shopping, dinner and drinking with their friends. Ginza became […]
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An Asian city is named the safest destination in the world for travelers
Singapore is the world’s safest city for tourists, according to new research by Forbes Advisor. The study, which analyzed factors such as crime, healthcare quality and risks of natural disasters, ascribed safety scores from 0 to 100 — with the safest cities receiving the lowest scores. Based on the study’s assessment, Singapore scored 0 points. […]
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U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence
Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover “extended deterrence”, a term used to describe the U.S. commitment to use its nuclear forces to deter attacks on allies. Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images Foreign and defense […]
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Japan information implies feasible yen intervention of around $22 billion
A gentleman walks previous an electronic board demonstrating the amount of the Japanese yen vs . the US greenback along a avenue in Tokyo on February 14, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Illustrations or photos A refreshing current market projection by the Bank of Japan on Friday hints at a feasible intervention of […]
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Japan and Philippines’ defense pact seeks to counter China’s aggression in the region, experts say
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) greets Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during their bilateral meeting, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Japan Summit, at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on December 17, 2023. Franck Robichon | Afp | Getty Images Japan and Philippines’ defense pact signed on Monday seeks to counter China’s increasing […]
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‘One of the best strategies to invest in Asia’: Fund manager names 6 less than-the-radar stocks to get
Portfolio supervisor Richard Kaye is bullish on the Japanese industry and thinks it gives an possibility “a ton of people today do not identify.” “Japan is 1 of the finest approaches to devote in Asia simply because we have so a lot of providers in Japan which have big suppliers to China [in areas like] […]
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Lender of Japan is expected to trim bond buying by $100 billion in initial calendar year, Reuters study shows
The flag of Japan flutters at the Lender of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Japan bond market contributors anticipate the central lender to trim bond purchases by roughly $100 billion in the initial yr beneath a quantitative tightening (QT) system set for release this thirty […]
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