The Latest Breaking News from Japan

In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about travel, the TV presenter recounts a meal in Japan that took a dark turn – and reveals the most ‘magical place’ she has ever visited

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and inviting good luck.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +0.58% and posted a 1-week high. The dollar rose Friday on increased safe-haven demand from President Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods on Saturday. The dollar also found support...

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.57% and posted a 1-week high. The dollar is climbing today on increased safe-haven demand from President Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Saturday. The dollar also found support from today’s US economic news,...

Japan, 2009. It is a morning in August and, in a parking lot in Saitama – a regional centre about 30kms north of Tokyo – a rental car is spotted with a man lying in the back seat. His name is Yoshiyuki Oide. But it turns out that he’s not…

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.46%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.73% this morning as solid earnings from Apple and Intel buoyed sentiment, while investors geared up for the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge.

Fearnley beat Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 after Billy Harris was beaten by Yoshihito Nishioka