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Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has encouraged households and pension funds to buy more yen-denominated assets.

BUSINESS / Markets

Jul 10, 2026

Yen gains after finance minister urges pension funds to invest more at home

By Erica Yokoyama

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s remarks caught markets off guard, leading to a jump in the yen and a drop in bond yields.

Some analysts have said that the Bank of Japan is not raising rates fast enough.

BUSINESS / Markets

Jul 9, 2026

Yields hit three-decade highs as BOJ behind-the-curve narrative debated

By Kazuaki Nagata

Some analysts argue that the central bank is not being overtaken by the market even as the 10-year yield crosses 2.9%.

Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.

BUSINESS / Markets

Jul 9, 2026

China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival

Buyers in major cities are putting their money into flats that were largely built in the 1970s and 1980s, overlooking their flaws because of their attractive locations.

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”

BUSINESS / Markets

Jul 6, 2026

Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment

By Kazuaki Nagata

Officials are saying less than they did before to defend the yen, and when they do speak, they opt for vague and relatively weak statements.

Foreign exchange dealers work inside the Woori Bank trading room in Seoul.

BUSINESS / Markets

Jul 3, 2026

South Korea opens 24-hour won trading at a fraught moment

By Hooyeon Kim and Heesu Lee

The launch onto the global stage is taking place just as the won is revisiting low levels last seen in 2009, which leaves the currency and economy more open to speculators.

Traders see little long-term relief from the Japanese government’s repeated warnings that it will take bold action to stem the yen's decline.

BUSINESS / Markets

Jul 2, 2026

Traders plot worst-case scenario for yen if currency crisis hits

By Ruth Carson and John Cheng

The yen sliding to a once-unthinkable ?200 to the dollar level is now a risk — albeit an extreme one — for some investors.

Electronic boards display the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on Tuesday.

BUSINESS / Markets

Jul 1, 2026

Yen’s slide puts market on lookout for Japan’s next red line

By John Cheng

Strategists have increasingly pointed to ?163 and beyond as the next levels to watch.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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