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Outside of trade and geopolitics, one source of market volatility could very well come from Japan, as its currency undergoes sharp moves. The Japanese yen lost more than 13% against the U.S. dollar in ...

Language is a living thing. With a recent deluge of international travelers to Japan and plenty more aspirants, it may be no surprise that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has once more inducted a ...

A non-Japanese-speaking first-time visitor used Apple’s new in-ear translation feature to connect with locals at bars, sushi classes and even a fire ritual. By Ruffin Prevost I knew my efforts to ...

Whiskeys hail from all over the world and cover dozens of categories, subcategories, and styles, from homegrown products like bourbon to others native to Scotland, Ireland, and India. Over the past 15 ...

The global hedge fund industry has surged past the $5 trillion asset mark, a milestone reflecting not only strong performance but also an evolution in how hedge funds position themselves in investment ...

Hedge funds are betting the yen will weaken to as low as 160 per dollar by the end of the year, driven by changing approaches to interest rates from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. Trading ...

The Japan Imperial Family continues to shrink; as of October 2025, it only has 16 members, as women in the family lose their royal status should they marry a commoner. There are currently eight living ...

Japanese developers are betting bigger on Britain as turbulence in the U.S. markets clouds their investment strategies. Mitsubishi Estate Company is dialing up its U.K. exposure to take advantage of ...

Man covers his nose near trees, reacting to a bad smell. - StoryTime Studio/Shutterstock If you've ever walked past a shrub in your yard and caught a whiff of something that smells suspiciously like ...