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Bank of Japan cites sustained input cost inflation driven by oil, AI demand and weak yen; 556 firms filed inflation-related bankruptcies in first half of 2026

Real wages in Japan climbed 2.4 percent in July, the largest gain since May 2021, strengthening the case for a Bank of Japan rate increase in September.

Japanese chipmakers and AI stocks led the rally, but yen volatility and bond yield concerns limited gains on the Topix Index

Tokyo's record monthly intervention, including rare U.S. coordination, forces liquidation of $87.8 billion in foreign securities, mostly U.S. Treasuries.

Japan's $2 trillion pension fund reaffirms long-term beneficiary mandate despite government pressure to increase domestic holdings

Yosuke Nagai, who founded Accept International at 19, directs the sole foreign-funded effort to reintegrate former al-Shabab fighters in Somalia.

The regulator's fiscal 2027 reform request seeks to exempt trust stablecoins from inheritance tax filing requirements that trigger on every token transfer.

One week after joint U.S.-Japan action, the yen has surrendered half its rally as carry-trade incentives and widening Treasury-JGB spreads reassert fundamental selling pressure

Rotating teams hauled the Hirosaki Castle keep 2.22 metres over two days using ropes, reversing a 2015 relocation done to repair earthquake-damaged stone walls.

Interest costs jump 17 percent in a single year as the Finance Ministry sets its provisional bond rate at 3.8 percent, narrowing room for discretionary spending.

An early Sunday earthquake centered in Ibaraki Prefecture injured at least 37 people across five prefectures and disrupted some train services.

Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, speaking in Sydney, warned the three-way alliance is essential as Trump scales back Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises and praises Kim Jong Un.

BOJ rate-hike speculation and global inflation pressure drove the benchmark JGB yield to its highest in nearly three decades, with futures falling 0.19 yen to 125.97.

A rule change targeting wealthy foreigners using shell companies to secure visas has cut business-management visa applications by 96 percent, threatening thousands of Nepalese-run restaurants.

The 2011 fraud cost Olympus 80 percent of its market value, sent two brokers to prison and produced Japan's largest shareholder derivative judgment at $594 million.

CFTC data through Aug. 4 shows bearish yen positions cut by roughly half as coordinated U.S.-Japan action stabilized the currency.

Two rounds of intervention have failed to hold the line; the Treasury-JGB spread is the structural force Tokyo cannot unilaterally close.

U.S. wholesale inflation fell to 4.7% annually in July from 5.5% in June, pushing September Fed hike odds below 40% and lifting Japanese and Korean equities.

Japan secures $37 billion in foreign chip investment, reversing decades of decline through aggressive subsidies and bilateral cooperation aimed at economic security.

CEO Simon Gerovich said the $322 million move was routine, confirming Metaplanet's holdings remain 43,000 BTC

Elevated corporate goods prices and a weak yen are pushing the Bank of Japan toward a September rate increase, analysts say

Japan's corporate goods price index climbed 7.1 percent in June, beating forecasts and reinforcing market expectations for a Bank of Japan rate increase by October.

Shares posted their steepest decline in over a year after fourth-quarter results showed no progress curbing losses in the company's wireless division.

Japanese authorities have spent over $100 billion defending the yen, including a rare July 28 joint intervention with the U.S., yet the currency continues depreciating toward 160 per dollar.

The Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing joint venture in Kumamoto gives Sony majority control, with production of next-generation smartphone image sensors targeted for 2029.

Nissan Motor Co. earned ¥3.76 billion ($24 million) in the April-June quarter, its first net profit in two years, as asset sales and capacity cuts take hold.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backs Japan's use of the FIMA Repo Facility, giving Tokyo dollar liquidity for yen intervention without liquidating Treasury holdings.

HashPort's wallet integration lets MOACT app users swap loyalty points for JPYC, adding to Polygon's $265 million in cumulative yen stablecoin transfers.

The U.S. Treasury's participation in last week's yen-buying operation marks a departure from Washington's long-standing non-intervention stance.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Federal Reserve coordinated with Tokyo to reverse the yen's depreciation, pushing the currency up 4.5 percent against the dollar.

The Japanese gaming firm teams with SBI Financial Services and Daiwa Securities to expand its digital asset holdings beyond gaming-specific blockchain ventures.

Labor market divergence between the eurozone's weakest economies and Japan is forcing the ECB and Bank of Japan onto opposite policy trajectories.

Manufacturing output and new orders expanded for a third straight month, giving the Bank of Japan firmer ground to steepen the JGB curve.

Multiple Americans face charges after entering zoo enclosure to promote new token featuring primate mascot

Liberal Democratic Party policy proposal integrates AI and blockchain for next-generation finance, supporting tokenized deposits and yen-denominated stablecoins

Foreign central bank holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell for the first time in four weeks amid suspected Japanese currency intervention

Wage growth exceeds consensus estimates and BOJ policy rate, reinforcing market expectations for further policy normalization

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary's non-committal stance on currency intervention reinforces market uncertainty, prompting a cautious tone across global fixed income and equity markets.