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  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
    Yen
    Japanese government spent $35bn to prop up yen, BoJ figures suggest

    Central bank data all but confirms Monday’s market intervention, as currency resumes slide against US dollar

    A woman counts Japanese 10,000 yen notes
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Yen
    Yen rebound signals Japanese government intervention, traders say

    Currency slid past ¥160 a dollar before regaining strength in a matter of hours

    A monitor shows the US dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate in Tokyo
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Bank of Japan
    Yen sinks to 34-year low after Bank of Japan holds interest rates near zero

    Governor Kazuo Ueda says weakening currency is having ‘no major impact’ on underlying inflation

    Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda at a press conference in Tokyo in March
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Nomura Holdings Inc
    Nomura profits soar as Japan’s stock market breaks bubble-era record

    Investment bank and brokerage boosted by surging stock and fixed-income trading

    Nomura chief Kentaro Okuda
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    Goldman Sachs Group
    Goldman Sachs names new Japan chief after abrupt exit of former president

    Promotion of Hong Kong based insider Hidehiro Imatsu follows months-long leadership vacuum

    A Goldman Sachs logo
  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Health
    How the secret of sleep keeps us awake

    Businesses can keep exploiting our tiredness while scientists seek to explain the mechanics of it

    María Hergueta illustration of a man in a bule stripy pyjamas and red glasses, sleeping on his side.
  • Saturday, 20 April, 2024
    Currencies
    Asia’s central bankers struggle to contain strong US dollar

    Shifting US interest rate expectations put pressure on Japan’s yen and China’s renminbi

    Call loan brokers at work on the trading floor of brokerage Tokyo Tanshi in Tokyo
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Japanese society
    Japan’s native population declines at record rate as births plunge

    Latest data shows number of Japanese nationals falling by almost 100 an hour on average despite government efforts

    A woman pushing a buggy and walking with a child in a street in Kawasaki, Japan
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Japanese business & finance
    Fine porcelain maker Maruwa becomes the hottest bet for cooling AI data centres

    Japanese ceramics manufacturer’s two centuries of pottery experience help it take the heat out of the latest technology

    Multilayer ceramic substrates
  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    Japanese business & finance
    Who owns Japan’s hoard of corporate art?

    Shareholder pressure is building on companies over disclosure of the treasures they hold

    María Hergueta illustration of a man in a black suit holding a briefcase looking up at a huge statue of justice
  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    Currencies
    Dollar hits 34-year high against yen after US inflation data

    Move past ¥153 sparks speculation that Japan could intervene to support currency

  • Tuesday, 9 April, 2024
    Global InsightJapanese politics & policy
    Japan’s super train needs democratic force

    The marvel of a new maglev would be even greater if it wins over the public

    Superconducting Maglev train
  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
    The Big Read
    Is Japan finally becoming a ‘normal’ economy?

    Prices are rising, workers are demanding higher pay and the stock market is booming. But the country still has to fix deep-rooted problems

    A montage of three workers in hardhats and a separate image of a woman carrying a shopping basket with graphics of the fall and rise of the Japanese economy behind them
  • Thursday, 4 April, 2024
    Music
    Are we at peak K-pop? Goldman doesn’t think so

    The market thinks there’s a catch, but there might be growth potential not far away, in Japan

    Illustration of a hand clicking against a background of music notes, hearts, starts and hash signs
  • Thursday, 4 April, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
    Is Japan at a turning point?

    Optimism is tempered by concerns about a shrinking workforce

  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    Person in the News
    Shohei Ohtani, the baseball superstar under pressure

    The Japanese player has upended the sport but a new scandal could land both in trouble

    Illustration of Shohei Ohtani in baseball cap and Dodgers uniform swinging his bat to hit three balls covered in question marks
  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison

    The founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX was sentenced for fraud

  • Thursday, 28 March, 2024
    Japanese business & finance
    Why good news for Japan may be bad news for hedge funds

    After three decades of corporate stagnation, there’s fresh momentum — but not everyone is pleased

    Two women picnic under under cherry trees in full bloom
  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2024
    Yen
    Japan steps up intervention warnings as yen slides to weakest level since 1990

    Finance minister says government will ‘not rule out any steps against any excessive moves’

    A woman counts Japanese 10,000 yen notes
  • Thursday, 21 March, 2024
    Yen
    End of negative interest rates in Japan raises threat of yen volatility

    International investors and foreign governments have used the currency as a reliable vehicle for low-cost borrowing

    The trading room inside the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking head office in Tokyo, Japan
  • Monday, 18 March, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    Trust in AI to fix Japan’s worker shortage, says top recruiter

    Job agency chief warns that while the latest tech tools are producing more candidates, public mistrust is hindering progress

  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    Food & Beverage
    Oodles of noodles: how a global favourite became an economic red flag

    Cheap and calorie-filled, the rapid foodstuff tells us about the state of the world

    Illustration of a person with red painted nails, eating instant noodles with chopsticks.
  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2024
    Global InsightJapanese society
    Marriage holds key to Japan’s falling births

    Reversing population decline will need more than just economic incentives

    A couple poses for a wedding photograph near cherry trees in bloom in the Yonomori area on April 2, 2023 in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Thursday, 7 March, 2024
    Japanese business & finance
    Corporate Japan must quit the side hustle

    Non-core businesses are no longer just a shareholder annoyance, but an active impediment to dealmaking

  • Tuesday, 5 March, 2024
    News in-depthGames industry
    Sony and Nintendo left to battle in console wars as Microsoft signals exit

    Japan set to become undisputed home of games hardware once more, but analysts worry about industry’s long-term prospects

    A Nintendo Switch console in store showing a demo version of ‘The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the  Wild’
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