Japan’s conservatives turn sour on Trump as ‘fears of abandonment’ deepen

Right-wing media outlets and politicians are now concerned that Trump’s second term will harm Japan’s trade and security interests.
The Santa Barbara Independent

Harder Stadium to Host U.S–Chile Soccer Match

UCSB’s Harder Stadium was the launch pad for the champions of the first Super Bowl and the first FIFA Women’s World Cup. In ...

Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as geopolitical worries keep investors on edge

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as investors continued to pile into gold, sending it to fresh highs.

Wall Street drifts as Intel tumbles and gold’s price rises to another record

The U.S. stock market is drifting, as a zigzag week full of loud threats and pullbacks heads toward a quieter close.

Japan PM vows to act against speculative market moves after yen spike

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy ...
Gematsu

This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Code Vein II, Makaism: Frenzy of the Netherworld, more

Code Vein II for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and Makaism: Frenzy of the Netherworld for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game ...

Yen sees two sudden spikes as rate check speculation swirls

By Hannah Lang NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The yen was volatile on Friday, with two sudden spikes raising market speculation ...

The First Three Weeks of the Year Will Reshape the World

From Davos to Minneapolis, the events of this month have the potential to profoundly change the political and economic ...
The Economist

Japan’s bond-market tremble reflects a fiscal-monetary clash

Its current nominal rate is 0.75%; estimates by central-bank researchers peg Japan’s neutral rate in the range of 1-2.5%, ...