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Dollar trips over Fed minutes, Aussie slides on jobs data

August 24, 2021 at 12:50 p.m.

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar traded around one-week lows against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, coming under pressure after minutes of the Federal Reserve's June meeting gave no...

Fukushima farmer takes on nuclear plant operator over wife’s suicide

August 25, 2021 at 1:21 a.m.

YAMAKIYA Japan (Reuters) - A Japanese court is due to rule next month on a claim that Tokyo Electric Power is responsible for a woman's suicide, in a landmark case...

Financial markets ‘hear but don’t listen to’ BOJ’s rosy talk

August 25, 2021 at 12:24 a.m.

By Hideyuki Sano and Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - "I hear but I don't listen to," Wim Duisenberg, the first president of the European Central Bank, famously said in 2001...

Yen could be used to fund carry trades as Fed tapers

August 24, 2021 at 6:58 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's commitment to ultra-easy monetary policy has revived the appeal of the yen to fund investments in higher-yielding assets, though analysts and market participants...

Japan household helper plan shows wider immigration dilemma

August 24, 2021 at 6:07 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - During the early days of "Abenomics," U.S. businesses were optimistic they could convince Japan's government to make a small change to the nation's tight immigration rules to...

Japanese investors buy most foreign bonds since “Abenomics”

August 24, 2021 at 1:27 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese investors were net buyers of foreign bonds for a second straight week last week by purchasing the largest amount since September 2012, indicating they may be...

Japan’s silver savers will bear the brunt of ‘Abenomics’

August 24, 2021 at 12:51 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Kiyoko Kinugasa and her husband Minekatsu spent the last 49 years running a small, neighborhood snack shop in central Tokyo. "We're trying to save more for retirement,...

Japan’s silver savers will bear the brunt of ‘Abenomics’

May 13, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Kiyoko Kinugasa and her husband Minekatsu spent the last 49 years running a small, neighborhood snack shop in central Tokyo. "We're trying to save more for retirement,...

Japan yens for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

August 23, 2021 at 12:43 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Americans have enjoyed Reese's Peanut Butter Cups since 1923, but until now devotees in Japan had to buy them on U.S. military bases, carry them back in...

Japan yens for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

August 22, 2019 at 5:21 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Americans have enjoyed Reese's Peanut Butter Cups since 1923, but until now devotees in Japan had to buy them on U.S. military bases, carry them back in...

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