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slapped the nation with a 24% levy as part of tariffs on trading partners worldwide." title="Japan’s stocks plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped the nation with a 24% levy as part of tariffs on trading partners worldwide." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/markets/" title="Markets">Markets</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Apr 3, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/03/markets/nikkei-down-tariffs/" title="Japan’s stocks slump on Trump’s 24% tariffs and stronger yen">Japan’s stocks slump on Trump’s 24% tariffs and stronger yen</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/03/markets/nikkei-down-tariffs/" title="Japan’s stocks slump on Trump’s 24% tariffs and stronger yen">The Topix Index fell 4% to 2,544.41 as of 9:12 a.m. Tokyo time, while the blue-chip Nikkei declined 4.1% to 34,281.76.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/markets/asia-stocks-trump-recession/" title="Asian stocks slide as U.S. growth worries grip markets"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/11/456498.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/11/456498.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/11/456498.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/11/456498.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="A man walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in the capital on Tuesday." title="A man walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in the capital on Tuesday." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/markets/" title="Markets">Markets</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Mar 11, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/markets/asia-stocks-trump-recession/" title="Asian stocks slide as U.S. growth worries grip markets">Asian stocks slide as U.S. growth worries grip markets</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/markets/asia-stocks-trump-recession/" title="Asian stocks slide as U.S. growth worries grip markets">In Asia, stocks were battered across the board with Japan's Nikkei and Taiwan stocks hitting their lowest levels since September.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-yen-misunderstanding-fix/" title="Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/08/456104.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/08/456104.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/08/456104.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/08/456104.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Former Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Japan must fix "any misunderstanding" held by U.S. President Donald Trump that its central bank was intentionally weakening the yen with monetary policy." title="Former Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Japan must fix "any misunderstanding" held by U.S. President Donald Trump that its central bank was intentionally weakening the yen with monetary policy." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Mar 8, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-yen-misunderstanding-fix/" title="Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda">Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-yen-misunderstanding-fix/" title="Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda">Trump said he had told Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the United States.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/04/economy/japan-china-currencies-trump/" title="Trump, claiming Japan guiding yen lower, hints at fresh tariffs"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/04/455306.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/04/455306.JPG?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/04/455306.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/04/455306.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that if Japan and China try to weaken their currencies and put the United States "at a very unfair disadvantage," he could impose fresh tariffs on them." title="U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that if Japan and China try to weaken their currencies and put the United States "at a very unfair disadvantage," he could impose fresh tariffs on them." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Mar 4, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/04/economy/japan-china-currencies-trump/" title="Trump, claiming Japan guiding yen lower, hints at fresh tariffs">Trump, claiming Japan guiding yen lower, hints at fresh tariffs</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/04/economy/japan-china-currencies-trump/" title="Trump, claiming Japan guiding yen lower, hints at fresh tariffs">Trump said that if Tokyo tries to weaken its currency and put the U.S. "at a very unfair disadvantage," he could unleash more measures.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/27/economy/yen-traders-japan-data/" title="Yen traders raise focus on Japanese data as economy shifts gears"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/27/454472.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/27/454472.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/27/454472.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/27/454472.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades according to data out this month, and GDP figures showed Japan’s economy outperformed forecasts." title="Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades according to data out this month, and GDP figures showed Japan’s economy outperformed forecasts." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 27, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/27/economy/yen-traders-japan-data/" title="Yen traders raise focus on Japanese data as economy shifts gears">Yen traders raise focus on Japanese data as economy shifts gears</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/27/economy/yen-traders-japan-data/" title="Yen traders raise focus on Japanese data as economy shifts gears">The news marks a mindset change since the Bank of Japan ended its negative-rates policy last March.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/society/japan-passport-holders/" title="Only 17% of Japanese people own passports, Foreign Ministry says"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/454046.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/454046.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/454046.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/454046.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="object-position:79% 74.436090225564%;" alt="The weak yen is often cited as one reason why many Japanese don't go abroad. " title="The weak yen is often cited as one reason why many Japanese don't go abroad. " onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/news/japan/" title="JAPAN">JAPAN</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/news/japan/society/" title="Society">Society</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 25, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/society/japan-passport-holders/" title="Only 17% of Japanese people own passports, Foreign Ministry says">Only 17% of Japanese people own passports, Foreign Ministry says</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/society/japan-passport-holders/" title="Only 17% of Japanese people own passports, Foreign Ministry says">Around 3.7 million passports were issued domestically in 2024, a 8.8% increase from the year before but down 15.2% from prepandemic numbers in 2019.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/25/markets/yen-volatility-tokyo-inflation/" title="Yen volatility nears six-week high as Tokyo inflation gauge eyed"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/453970.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/453970.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/453970.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/25/453970.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Samples of newly-designed Japanese yen banknotes at the National Printing Bureau Tokyo plant in June 2024. " title="Samples of newly-designed Japanese yen banknotes at the National Printing Bureau Tokyo plant in June 2024. " onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/markets/" title="Markets">Markets</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 25, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/25/markets/yen-volatility-tokyo-inflation/" title="Yen volatility nears six-week high as Tokyo inflation gauge eyed">Yen volatility nears six-week high as Tokyo inflation gauge eyed</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/25/markets/yen-volatility-tokyo-inflation/" title="Yen volatility nears six-week high as Tokyo inflation gauge eyed">Investors seem to be divided on how quickly policymakers should withdraw their monetary stimulus.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/20/economy/yen-strongest-this-year/" title="Yen advances past ¥150 per dollar as BOJ rate-hike bets ramp up"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/20/453266.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/20/453266.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/20/453266.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/20/453266.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="object-position:54.5% 40.31007751938%;" alt="The Japanese currency climbed as much as 1% to ¥149.95 against the dollar on Thursday, a level it hasn’t touched since Dec. 9." title="The Japanese currency climbed as much as 1% to ¥149.95 against the dollar on Thursday, a level it hasn’t touched since Dec. 9." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 20, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/20/economy/yen-strongest-this-year/" title="Yen advances past ¥150 per dollar as BOJ rate-hike bets ramp up">Yen advances past ¥150 per dollar as BOJ rate-hike bets ramp up</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/20/economy/yen-strongest-this-year/" title="Yen advances past ¥150 per dollar as BOJ rate-hike bets ramp up">Japan’s currency climbed as much as 1% to ¥149.95 against the dollar, a level it hasn’t touched since Dec. 9.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/17/markets/dollar-yen-creative-trade/" title="Dollar swings drive creative yen bulls to European-currency trades"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/17/452482.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/17/452482.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/17/452482.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/17/452482.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="As an alternative way of wagering on yen strength, some firms are using strategies involving European currencies, rather than the U.S. dollar, to profit from a widening rate differential with Japan." title="As an alternative way of wagering on yen strength, some firms are using strategies involving European currencies, rather than the U.S. dollar, to profit from a widening rate differential with Japan." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/markets/" title="Markets">Markets</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 17, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/17/markets/dollar-yen-creative-trade/" title="Dollar swings drive creative yen bulls to European-currency trades">Dollar swings drive creative yen bulls to European-currency trades</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/17/markets/dollar-yen-creative-trade/" title="Dollar swings drive creative yen bulls to European-currency trades">Some firms are using strategies involving European currencies, rather than the dollar, to profit from a widening rate differential with Japan.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/12/markets/yen-losing-streak/" title="Yen underperforms major currencies on Trump tariff uncertainties"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/12/451616.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/12/451616.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/12/451616.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/12/451616.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="A monitor in Tokyo shows the yen at the ¥153 level against the dollar on Wednesday." title="A monitor in Tokyo shows the yen at the ¥153 level against the dollar on Wednesday." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/markets/" title="Markets">Markets</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 12, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/12/markets/yen-losing-streak/" title="Yen underperforms major currencies on Trump tariff uncertainties">Yen underperforms major currencies on Trump tariff uncertainties</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/12/markets/yen-losing-streak/" title="Yen underperforms major currencies on Trump tariff uncertainties">Japan’s currency has dropped to ¥153.73 against the dollar, its weakest level in a week and lagging all major peers.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/07/markets/yen-weekly-surge/" title="Yen’s weekly surge underscores growing case for a hawkish BOJ"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/07/450897.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/07/450897.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/07/450897.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/07/450897.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="A monitor in Tokyo shows the yen at the ¥155 level against the dollar on Monday, when it began rallying after a sharp decline in the previous week." title="A monitor in Tokyo shows the yen at the ¥155 level against the dollar on Monday, when it began rallying after a sharp decline in the previous week." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/markets/" title="Markets">Markets</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 7, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/07/markets/yen-weekly-surge/" title="Yen’s weekly surge underscores growing case for a hawkish BOJ">Yen’s weekly surge underscores growing case for a hawkish BOJ</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/07/markets/yen-weekly-surge/" title="Yen’s weekly surge underscores growing case for a hawkish BOJ">The Japanese currency has rallied more than 2% this week, heading for the biggest gain since late November.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/02/economy/japan-yen-impact-trump-tariffs/" title="Japan to closely monitor impact on yen of Trump tariffs, Kato says"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449748.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449748.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449748.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449748.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato holds a virtual meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week. " title="Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato holds a virtual meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week. " onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 2, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/02/economy/japan-yen-impact-trump-tariffs/" title="Japan to closely monitor impact on yen of Trump tariffs, Kato says">Japan to closely monitor impact on yen of Trump tariffs, Kato says</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/02/economy/japan-yen-impact-trump-tariffs/" title="Japan to closely monitor impact on yen of Trump tariffs, Kato says">Kato spoke as the world braces for first salvo in Trump's tariff war, with general levies of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/02/secondhand-shops-branded-goods/" title="Secondhand shops rush for branded goods in Japan"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449746.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449746.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449746.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/02/02/449746.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Branded bags are displayed at a secondhand store in Tokyo in December. " title="Branded bags are displayed at a secondhand store in Tokyo in December. " onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 2, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/02/secondhand-shops-branded-goods/" title="Secondhand shops rush for branded goods in Japan">Secondhand shops rush for branded goods in Japan</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/02/secondhand-shops-branded-goods/" title="Secondhand shops rush for branded goods in Japan">Some operators have partnered with department stores, while others have use AI to determine the value of vintage luxury goods.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/28/japan/boj-communication-challenges/" title="The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/28/448707.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/28/448707.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/28/448707.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/28/448707.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Despite Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s efforts to explain his thinking, many struggle to grasp the BOJ's position as businesses face high costs and weak demand while consumers deal with rising prices and stagnant wages." title="Despite Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s efforts to explain his thinking, many struggle to grasp the BOJ's position as businesses face high costs and weak demand while consumers deal with rising prices and stagnant wages." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/opinion/commentary/" title="COMMENTARY">COMMENTARY</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/opinion/commentary/japan/" title="Japan">Japan</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Jan 28, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/28/japan/boj-communication-challenges/" title="The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges">The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/28/japan/boj-communication-challenges/" title="The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges">Despite limited developments that would justify a policy shift since December, Japan's central bank nevertheless went ahead to raise interest rates.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/26/japan/boj-drops-rate-drama/" title="Japan’s central bank drops the drama and wins on rates"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/26/448246.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/26/448246.JPG?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/26/448246.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/26/448246.JPG?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda attends a news conference after the central bank's policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday. The BOJ raised its rate by a quarter-point to 0.5% that day." title="Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda attends a news conference after the central bank's policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday. The BOJ raised its rate by a quarter-point to 0.5% that day." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/opinion/commentary/" title="COMMENTARY">COMMENTARY</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/opinion/commentary/japan/" title="Japan">Japan</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Jan 26, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/26/japan/boj-drops-rate-drama/" title="Japan’s central bank drops the drama and wins on rates">Japan’s central bank drops the drama and wins on rates</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/26/japan/boj-drops-rate-drama/" title="Japan’s central bank drops the drama and wins on rates">The quarter-point increase, which took the main rate to 0.5%, was probably the most telegraphed this century.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/economy/japan-december-exports-up/" title="Japan’s exports rose in December ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447679.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447679.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447679.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447679.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Japan's exports gained 2.8% in December from a year ago, led by chipmaking machinery and semiconductor parts, government data shows." title="Japan's exports gained 2.8% in December from a year ago, led by chipmaking machinery and semiconductor parts, government data shows." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Jan 23, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/economy/japan-december-exports-up/" title="Japan’s exports rose in December ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs">Japan’s exports rose in December ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/economy/japan-december-exports-up/" title="Japan’s exports rose in December ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs">Exports measured in value gained 2.8% from a year ago led by chipmaking machinery and semiconductor parts, although shipments fell in terms of volume.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/economy/japan-retail-investors-foreign-stock-buy/" title="Japan’s love of foreign stocks risks pushing the yen even lower"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447671.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447671.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447671.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/23/447671.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Investment trusts that cater to Japanese individuals bought a net ¥10.4 trillion of overseas equities and funds last year after the government expanded the scope of the Nippon Individual Savings Account system." title="Investment trusts that cater to Japanese individuals bought a net ¥10.4 trillion of overseas equities and funds last year after the government expanded the scope of the Nippon Individual Savings Account system." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Jan 23, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/economy/japan-retail-investors-foreign-stock-buy/" title="Japan’s love of foreign stocks risks pushing the yen even lower">Japan’s love of foreign stocks risks pushing the yen even lower</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/economy/japan-retail-investors-foreign-stock-buy/" title="Japan’s love of foreign stocks risks pushing the yen even lower">Investment trusts that cater to Japanese individuals bought a net ¥10.4 trillion of overseas equities and funds last year.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/22/japan/uedas-doctrine-boj/" title="Ueda’s doctrine for the BOJ is finally emerging"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/22/447574.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/22/447574.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/22/447574.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/22/447574.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Instead of the Bank of Japan's actions strengthening the yen as once hoped, recent steps have only caused further weakening." title="Instead of the Bank of Japan's actions strengthening the yen as once hoped, recent steps have only caused further weakening." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/opinion/commentary/" title="COMMENTARY">COMMENTARY</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/opinion/commentary/japan/" title="Japan">Japan</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Jan 22, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/22/japan/uedas-doctrine-boj/" title="Ueda’s doctrine for the BOJ is finally emerging">Ueda’s doctrine for the BOJ is finally emerging</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/22/japan/uedas-doctrine-boj/" title="Ueda’s doctrine for the BOJ is finally emerging">Instead of the Bank of Japan's actions strengthening the yen as once hoped, recent steps have only caused further weakening.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/21/economy/national-wealth-record/" title="Japan's national wealth hit record ¥4 quadrillion at end of 2023"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/21/447150.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/21/447150.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/01/21/447150.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" 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class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Jan 21, 2025</div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/21/economy/national-wealth-record/" title="Japan's national wealth hit record ¥4 quadrillion at end of 2023">Japan's national wealth hit record ¥4 quadrillion at end of 2023</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/21/economy/national-wealth-record/" title="Japan's national wealth hit record ¥4 quadrillion at end of 2023">Of the total, households accounted for a record ¥2.97 quadrillion, up 3.7%, marking the fifth consecutive year of growth.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/15/economy/business-travelers-japan/" title="Japan's tourism boom prices out local business travelers"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source 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