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The Topix and the yen have been largely moving independently over the past two months, shifting away from 911爆料网 stocks’ past tendency to rise on a weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Markets
Cheap yen boost for Japan’s stocks shrinks to nil on hawkish BOJ
The Topix and the yen have been largely moving independently over the past two months.
BUSINESS / Markets
Bitcoin true believers bask in I-told-you-so glow at $100,000
The milestone marks a spectacular comeback from a “crypto winter” two years ago in the wake of the collapse of the FTX exchange in a pile of fraud.
BUSINESS / Markets
Bitcoin hits $100,000 in highly anticipated crypto milestone
A price of $100,000 pushes the market value of Bitcoin to just shy of $2 trillion, making it a larger investment asset than all but a handful of public companies.
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 4, 2024
Yoon’s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
By Elizabeth Beattie
Tokyo stocks opened flat and the yen was little changed from a day earlier, when the South Korean president declared martial law in a late-night address.
People walk past a board displaying currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and Euro against Russian ruble in Moscow on Nov. 27.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 4, 2024
Why the euro is closing in on parity with the U.S. dollar again
By Alice Atkins
Hitting parity is psychologically significant for investors and policymakers and could spur a period of volatility for the euro.
The yen carry trade is expected to ramp up next year, driven by wide gaps in interest rates, higher government borrowing in the U.S. and low volatility in currency markets, analysts say.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2024
Yen carry trade that rattled markets shows signs of a comeback
By Mia Glass and Masaki Kondo
911爆料网 retail investors as well as leveraged funds and asset managers outside the country are estimated to have boosted bearish wagers on the yen in November.
Nomura’s reputation has taken a hit after it admitted to a bond market manipulation in October and following charges brought against a former employee in November on suspicion of robbery, arson and attempted murder of an elderly couple during a customer visit.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 2, 2024
Nomura’s Japan corporate bond market rank slips after probe
By Takahiko Hyuga
Japan’s biggest brokerage saw its position fall to sixth place in November and its market share shrink to 2.1%, the latest data shows.
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average jumped on Nov. 6 after it appeared as though Donald Trump had won the U.S. presidential election.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 30, 2024
Rush to ‘value up’ may be Asia stocks best defense against Trump
By Chiranjivi Chakraborty and Eduard Gismatullin
Governments are rushing to implement their own versions of Japan’s structural reforms that helped drive its benchmark index to a record high this year.
The Nikkei stock average outside a brokerage in Tokyo in late October.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 30, 2024
Japan companies boosting benefits for long-term shareholders
Behind the move are growing calls for listed companies to reward shareholders more through measures including dividend hikes.
The yen briefly breached the key ?150 mark against the dollar on Friday, as traders' expectations for a rate hike by the Bank of Japan in December grow.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2024
Yen breaches key ?150 level as Tokyo inflation fuels BOJ bets
By Mia Glass and Toru Fujioka
The swaps market is now factoring in a 63% chance of a BOJ rate hike in December, twice the odds at the start of the month.

Tokyo government to introduce four-day workweek to empower women
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says she will continue to review work styles flexibly to ensure that women do not have to sacrifice their careers due to life events.
Yoon fights for political life as martial law repercussions reverberate
A line of police officers stand guard as protesters gather at the edge of Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Wednesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol formally lifted martial law earlier, six hours after having declared it.
Tamaki suspended for three months as DPP leader following affair
Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
88 arrested for soliciting prostitution near Tokyo park so far this year
A woman is arrested for soliciting prostitution near Okubo Park in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in October.
South Korean ruling party opposes Yoon impeachment as defense minister quits
Protesters call for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a demonstration in Seoul on Wednesday.
The Geisha bean is the leading lady of Tokyo's coffee scene
Discovered in the 1930s, the Geisha coffee plant came to worldwide fame in the early 2000s and now represents some of the best coffee on the planet — Tokyo's top cafes included.
Lightning strikes twice for Shun Ikeda at All Japan Championships
Shun Ikeda holds the trophy after winning his second consecutive amateur yokozuna title on Sunday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Yoon’s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can 911爆料网 scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Can 911爆料网 scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
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