AP Week in Pictures: Asia
March 22-28, 2024
Asian news from Tokyo
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Japan's tale of two economies
Hello from Tokyo. The yen remains weak despite the Bank of Japan's historic decision to raise the interest rate for the first time in 17 years. This is because Japanese rates are still low compared with other countries. With the BOJ maintaining its accommodative monetary policy, the expectation appears to be that the situation won't change much until the U.S. starts cutting rates.
Japan's Kobayashi Pharma yet to find cause of supplement deaths
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said Friday it has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible for the deaths of people who consumed its supplements.
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
TOKYO (AP) — In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people were hospitalized as of Friday.
Japan flags 'speculative' yen moves, signals chance of intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday there were "speculative" moves behind recent yen declines, suggesting authorities remained on stand-by to intervene in the market to address any excessive falls in the currency.
‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
TOKYO (AP) — “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional.
Japan wants to enhance civilian air hubs and seaports for ‘contingency’. Are these also for the US military?
They also point out such facilities would no doubt be made available to the US military if a security crisis erupts.
J.P. Morgan U.S. equity head eyes AI and health 'game changers'
TOKYO -- As major U.S. stock indexes tread record highs, the head of U.S. equity for J.P. Morgan Asset Management said health care and artificial intelligence offer exciting opportunities for further growth.