Japanese Yen depreciates as US Dollar gains ground due to higher Treasury yields – FXStreet
The Japanese yen pared its intraday gains despite the hawkish outlook for the Bank of Japan. Japan’s parliament is due to hold a special session to discuss the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike last month. Weak U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) data has reduced the chances of a significant Fed rate cut in September. […]
How Warren Buffett’s big Japanese investments fared in the global market rout – CNBC
This week’s fierce global market crash began in Japan, where Warren Buffett has a large investment, but the damage was limited. Japan’s stock index, the Nikkei, plunged 12.4% on Monday, its worst day since “Black Monday” in 1987, triggering a domino effect worldwide. The selloff was triggered by a small interest rate hike by the […]
Japanese Stocks Lose More Points than on ‘Black Monday’ in 1987
Fears of a looming economic recession due to the policies of U.S. Independents Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sent Japan’s stock market into panic on Monday, causing its worst one-day sell-off in history and causing a deeper drop than “Black Monday” in October 1987. The Nikkei’s dizzying drop of 4,451.28 points, driven by increased trading […]
Japanese stock market sees biggest drop since 1987 Black Monday
TOKYO, Aug 5 — Japanese shares suffered their biggest one-day crash on Monday since the 1987 Black Monday sell-off, fuelled by last week’s sharp sell-off in global stock markets, economic uncertainty and worries that investments financed by a weak yen were unwinding. The Nikkei stock average (.N225) plunged as much as 12.4 percent after a […]
Japanese stocks plunge in largest rout since 1987’s Black Monday
Travel expert Lee Abbamonte appears on “The Big Money Show” to discuss Americans traveling to other countries where the dollar is worth more. Japanese stocks recorded their biggest one-day drop since Black Monday in 1987. The Nikkei stock average fell 12.4% on Monday, its worst drop since the October 1987 crash. The banking sector led […]
Victor Wembanyama towers over Japanese players at Olympics
Victor Wembanyama made most people laugh in his first NBA season and he’s doing the same thing at the 2024 Olympics. On Tuesday, when France and Japan faced off against each other, the 7-foot-4 Wenbanyama formed an incredible pairing with 5-foot-6 guard Yuki Togashi, helping France win 94-90 in overtime. The match, which pitted the […]
A mysterious pile of bones could hold evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say
Depending on who you ask, bones that have sat for decades in a Tokyo burial ground could be either the remains of an early 20th century anatomy class or the unburied and unidentified victims of one of the country’s most notorious war crimes. A group of activists, historians and other experts who want the government […]
Japanese gymnastics star Shoko Miyata’s Olympic dreams crushed over smoking violation
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata’s Olympic dreams came to a shocking end on Thursday when she was sent home from a training camp in Monaco for allegedly violating the team’s smoking ban. According to the BBC, Miyata, captain of Japan’s gymnastics team, has been expelled from the team following an investigation. Smoking is against the rules […]
Cubs dismiss Japanese star Seiya Suzuki’s interpreter
The Cubs made some organizational changes after the MLB All-Star break and quietly opened the doors. Two and a half years later, Toyi Matsushita, Seiya Suzuki’s Japanese interpreter, was fired by the organization. The Athletic reported Thursday.. The change in interpreter decision came months after a scandal involving Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, […]
Playing for survival: the blind Japanese woman keeping a music tradition alive | Japan
RIeko Hirosawa sits on a stone bench outside her house, tunes her instrument and takes a deep breath. She hits an incredibly high note, Mallet The three strings of the shamisen, a traditional musical instrument, are struck with a drumstick. Together they cut through the silence of the muggy afternoon, and if the neighbors had […]