Japan must take steps against ‘excessive, one-sided’ yen moves, says deputy chief Cabinet secretary

TOKYO:   Japan’s government must take steps as needed against excessive declines in the yen, deputy key cabinet secretary Seiji Kihara said on Sunday (Sep 11), repeating authorities’ warnings about the currency’s glide to 24-year levels. “As for excessive, one-sided currency moves, we are going to closely watch advancements andContinue Reading

Putin’s regime may be near end, but what then?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now enters its seventh month with no apparent end in sight. Yet the conflict was supposed to be a lightning war, President Vladimir Putin’s version of Desert Storm, short, sharp, and decisive. Thanks to the seemingly limitless support the United States and its NATO partners have rendered to Ukraine’s defenders, the […]

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