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U.S. support for yen increases expectations for September rate rise in Japan
BUSINESS / Markets
U.S. support for yen increases expectations for September rate rise in Japan
Before the coordinated intervention, most analysts were looking to December for the next move higher.
BUSINESS / Markets
Over 600 companies likely to be culled in Topix index¡¯s biggest overhaul, analysts say
Companies whose free-float market capitalization ranks in the bottom 3% of Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firms will be phased out over two years beginning in October.
BUSINESS / Markets
Carry trade is powering on as investors sidestep yen¡¯s gains
The yen has traditionally been a go-to currency to fund carry wagers, given that interest rates in Japan were around zero for decades.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described a Federal Reserve facility as an important support for Â鶹´«Ã½ efforts to prop up the yen.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 4, 2026
Bessent seeks Fed help in defending yen in unusual call
By Enda Curran
Cooperation between the Federal Reserve and the Treasury to ensure financial stability isn¡¯t unusual, especially during periods of volatility.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to members of the media in Tokyo on Monday about a joint intervention into currency markets that Japan conducted with the U.S.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 3, 2026
Japan and U.S. confirm joint yen intervention
By Kazuaki Nagata
Both Tokyo and Washington say they stand ready to intervene again to counter the yen¡¯s excessive weakness against the dollar.
A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil" as he participates in a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 2, 2026
Japan to announce Tokyo and Washington took joint action on yen
By Tamiyuki Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to stress the two ?countries¡¯ determination to ?combat what they consider excessive yen declines.
The exchange rate of the yen against various currencies outside a securities firm in Tokyo last week. Although the Japanese government appears to have finally stepped in, analysts expect the effects of the intervention to be short-lived.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 31, 2026
Yen strengthens on possible intervention
By Kazuaki Nagata
Officials have been warning that efforts might be made to prop up the currency if it weakened too much or too fast.
Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Wednesday. A decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve the same day to keep interest rates unchanged weighed on U.S. stocks.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 30, 2026
U.S. Federal Reserve¡¯s ¡®hawkish hold¡¯ leaves investors lacking clarity
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
The Fed kept interest rates unchanged in a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, but the vote drew three dissents from the 12-member panel.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, as the Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, at the Federal Reserve in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 30, 2026
Warsh vows not to ¡®waver¡¯ on inflation as divided Fed leaves rates unchanged
The expected decision to leave the benchmark interest rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range drew dissents from three of the 12 members of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.
Â鶹´«Ã½ currency is approaching the closely watched ?165-per-dollar level after hitting a fresh 40-year low of ?163.99 on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 25, 2026
Yen¡¯s worst week since May brings it close to ?165 vs. dollar
Â鶹´«Ã½ currency is approaching the closely watched ?165-per-dollar level after hitting a fresh 40-year low of ?163.99 on Thursday.

America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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