BOJ’s Ueda tweaks weak yen remarks in possible hint of rate hike
Yen weakness has escalated despite Japan’s first interest rate hike since 2007 in March.
Yen weakness has escalated despite Japan’s first interest rate hike since 2007 in March.
Surging rents across many developed economies are proving to be a stubborn hurdle for central banks as they struggle to nail down inflation.
The comments were targeted at a "dowa" district — an area designated under an assimilation project to help integrate marginalized communities.
The U.K. is accusing China of using hacked data to build up their profiles of British military personnel and those in sensitive roles.
Huawei was placed on a U.S. trade restriction list in 2019 amid fears it could spy on Americans.
Hollywood has a samurai fetish. Whether it’s “Kill Bill,” “Westworld” or the acclaimed new FX remake of the “Shogun” miniseries, samurai often prove to be a one-way ticket to pop culture cool — and thus given a glamorous portrayal.
Mention Shodoshima to the Japanese and two things come to mind: olives and, if they are movie buffs, “Twenty-Four Eyes,” a 1954 picture directed by Keisuke Kinoshita that was filmed there. The second-largest island in Japan's scenic Seto Inland Sea and home to 30,000 people, Shodoshima is one of the best places in Japan to cultivate olives. Indeed, since 1908, it was the nation's first location to do so effectively.
With extortion rackets falling out of fashion and murders largely frowned upon by the godfathers, Italy's mafia is venturing into white-collar crime.
North Korea conducted a test of a large liquid-fueled rocket engine in late April, an analysis of imagery by a U.S. think tank has shown, as Pyongyang appears to be gearing up for another spy satellite launch.