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Japanese Yen will collapse to 165 against the U.S. Dollar, its weakest level since 1986, warns Goldman Sachs. Japanese Bankruptcies soar to an all-time high due to the yen collapse

July 6, 2026 3:28 pm

Weak yen boosts exporters but squeezes importers and smaller firms hit hard. Japan's central bank balance sheet is falling at the quickest pace in history as they attempt to stop the the rapid devaluation of the Japanese Yen. So far it has been ineffective at keeping the Japanese Yen above 160:1 USD and they appear …

How far will Japan let the Japanese Yen fall?

July 2, 2026 10:17 am

via notayesmanseconomics There has been one clear notable feature of the financial world this week and it has been this. The Japanese currency weakened to 162.83 against the dollar on Tuesday, its lowest level in 40 years, according to LSEG data. The drop has revived speculation that authorities could reenter the market after spending a …

Japanese scientists have developed treatment that could double the lifespan of cats

May 24, 2026 11:01 am

By improving kidney function, can “AIM” double cats’ lifespan? Nearly 10 million cats are kept in Japan, and many of them die of kidney disease. Since discovering 20 years ago the “AIM” protein which is found in the blood, Professor Miyazaki has been devoted to the research of this particular protein. Over the course of …

Google wipes out Japanese manga artist full account over old private upload

May 22, 2026 9:34 pm

Artist loses Gmail Drive and YouTube access with years of work erased instantly… Google relies on automated moderation and rejects any appeal with zero human check… do you understand what Google's AI just did to an artist.. His entire Google account got permanently banned. Not just Drive. Gmail.. YouTube.. Every single service.. His appeal was …

Burry bought puts in Semis today, he is up against $550 billion in Japanese investment in U.S. infrastructure, which includes semiconductor stocks, as per the Fed.

April 24, 2026 9:55 pmApril 24, 2026 8:26 pm

Burry is calling the top again. Burry is up against $550 billion in Japanese investment in U.S. infrastructure, which includes semiconductor stocks, as per the Fed. pic.twitter.com/hYK9nbm3RH — MaryJo Kringas (@maryjokringas) April 24, 2026 pic.twitter.com/XKOg51Sx4S — Robert Harris (@robertharris_1) April 24, 2026 He's correct. NVDA is way overpriced. All of them are. They'll find a …

A weak Japanese Yen and higher bond yields show how even intervention on the scale of The Tokyo Whale is never enough

February 25, 2026 3:59 pm

via notayesmanseconomics Japan finds itself in a situation where it keeps making the economic news. Much of this is the result of the central planning it has employed over the years. I realise that for new readers this may be a bit of a shock, but the country that looks at times an example of …

Japanese plastic manufacturer Sanko to build their first American manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas

February 18, 2026 8:43 am

Japanese plastic manufacturer Sanko to build their first American manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas, creating hundreds of jobs for the local community. pic.twitter.com/BLcywyP0U9 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026 Factcheck: According to Sanko Texas Corp.’s plans, the San Antonio facility is expected to finish construction by fall 2027 and begin operations in …

Japan intervenes to support the Japanese Yen which creates a problem for both Japan and the Carry Trade

January 26, 2026 4:21 pm

via notayesmanseconomics 2026 has started at quite a pace in economics and financial markets. A further push to events took place late of Friday evening UK time as something we had been expecting took place. NEW YORK/LONDON — The yen rose sharply against the dollar in volatile trading Friday, hitting the 155 yen range as …

Japanese 2 year note yields top 1% for the first time since 2008. Cramer hints at hidden stress inside hedge funds tied to Japan carry risks and crypto heat

December 1, 2025 9:43 am

JAPAN’S 2-YEAR YIELD HITS 1% FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2008, AND THE YEN CARRY TRADE JUST CRUMBLED OVERNIGHT. Stocks and Bitcoin mass liquidations return. pic.twitter.com/Uf3vxIsoRy — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) December 1, 2025 Japan’s bond market sent a clear signal this week. The country’s two-year government bond yield touched 1%. Its highest level since 2008. …

Japanese 10 Yr Bond rate at amost ATH and 30 Yr rate at ATH. Will Japan bring down the world financial market house of cards?

November 26, 2025 2:57 pm

Reuters – BOJ nearing decision to raise rates TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is “nearing” a decision to raise interest rates and will not wait until after next year’s spring wage negotiations end, its board member Kazuyuki Masu was quoted in the Nikkei newspaper as saying. The remark follows those by Governor Kazuo Ueda …

Japanese woman marries persona created by ChatGPT

November 24, 2025 6:18 amNovember 23, 2025 9:02 pm

“She dumped her real boyfriend for an AI partner, a full displacement of real relationships with virtual, artificial ones,” highlights Prof. Omri Gillath, discussing the case of a Japanese woman who married a persona created by ChatGPT

China is increasingly Turning Japanese raising the risk of its own Lost Decade

November 17, 2025 10:03 pm

via notayesmanseconomics At the moment there is rather a public spat between China and Japan. In one sense this is sabre rattling by the new Sanae Takaichi administration which knows it will be popular with its core vote. But it brings to mind a different challenge between these two countries and let me illustrate by …

Trump angers US automobile companies as he goes on live TV and tells everyone to buy a Japanese car Toyota

October 28, 2025 1:31 pmOctober 28, 2025 12:45 pm

TRUMP: “TOYOTA’S INVESTING $10 BILLION – THANK THE TARIFFS, BUY A TOYOTA” “I was just told by the Prime Minister that Toyota is going to be putting auto plants all over the United States to the tune of over $10 billion. So that’s Toyota. So go out and buy a Toyota. Right now we have …

Japanese yields look set to rocket.

September 8, 2025 6:50 amSeptember 7, 2025 9:48 pm

Rising JGB yields will not stay in Japan, they pull global rates higher and pressure debt-laden governments everywhere. This is the canary in the coal mine for the era of free money. Japanese yields look set to rocket. Consequence of not raising rates. Wont be long. pic.twitter.com/oiY8zuXWjO — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 8, 2025 …

The Japanese bond market is unraveling. Markets don’t seem to care now, but they will soon.

August 21, 2025 8:03 pmAugust 21, 2025 11:15 am

The Japanese bond market is unraveling. Markets don’t seem to care. I don’t get it 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/HY6GaBJ32E — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 21, 2025 “I trust them to resume tomorrow, otherwise it will be hard to hide bankruptcies much longer the higher yields go” BOJ intervention number 26 since the 29th/7 https://t.co/jhJMpiVSA2 pic.twitter.com/nOtCAIvk8a — JustDario …

Japanese Stocks just saw a weekly outflow of almost $12 Billion, the largest in history

June 1, 2025 11:31 am

BREAKING 🚨: Japan Japanese Stocks just saw a weekly outflow of almost $12 Billion, the largest in history pic.twitter.com/Rv2av1qG3G — Barchart (@Barchart) May 31, 2025 BREAKING: Japan has officially lost its status as the world’s top creditor for the first time in 34 years, Japan’s Finance Ministry has announced. pic.twitter.com/zQexvCXj7a — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) …

Japanese children go to school alone

May 31, 2025 8:33 am

DXY has given back all of its gains following China trade news. Foreign Investors bought $57 billion worth of Japanese Assets (Equities + Bonds) last month, the most in AT LEAST 20 years

May 14, 2025 9:37 am

DXY has given back all of its gains following China trade news. pic.twitter.com/W9c8dZTGs9 — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) May 14, 2025 BREAKING NEWS THAILAND'S RICHEST MAN IS WARNING THAT THE UNITED STATES RISKS LOSING ITS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP POSITION IF COUNTRIES PULL BACK FROM INVESTING IN US TREASURIES Many powerful people now see it… — Gold …

Japanese finance minister says selling U.S. bonds a “card on the table”

May 2, 2025 7:56 pm

Why it matters: Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries, and even the vaguest hint that it could dump those holdings is powerful leverage with the administration. Following through on the threat could cause interest rates to spike. Catch up quick: Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday that the country’s $1.13 trillion …

Japanese interbank lending rate ripping upwards

April 23, 2025 10:26 pm

Japanese interbank lending rate ripping upwards it's the meme! "reaching levels not seen since: 2008" pic.twitter.com/5AsCGavTjx — Roberto Rios (@peruvian_bull) April 23, 2025 Bridgewater, the largest hedge fund in the world, comes out as bearish as I have ever heard them about the changing economic regime. pic.twitter.com/jMzXVhyMO5 — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) April 24, 2025

Japanese 10-Year Bond Yield jumps to highest level since the Global Financial Crisis

March 27, 2025 12:54 pm

Japanese 10-Year Bond Yield jumps to highest level since the Global Financial Crisis byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1905008623799177521

Bond market doesn’t buy disinflation promises from European and Japanese governments

March 25, 2025 12:52 pm

While politicians across the globe keep pushing the narrative of fiscal responsibility, the bond market knows the truth: these governments are drowning in debt, and their economic recovery is little more than a façade. Bond markets do not believe the disinflation and deficit reduction messages of European and Japanese governments pic.twitter.com/PIVNPaMUBu — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) …

Japanese 40Y yield hits another all-time high at 2.9%

March 12, 2025 10:03 pm

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Chinese economic policy continues to turn Japanese

January 7, 2025 3:05 pm

by notayesmanseconomics This morning economic eyes are again looking East. Let us start with this from the Financial Times. China’s regulators sought to reassure markets on Monday as equities and the renminbi extended losses in a rocky start to the year, following weak economic data and geopolitical uncertainty ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Financial …

Japanese 10-yr JGB hits 1.14%, highest since July 2011. More ‘good collateral’ turns ‘bad.’ Is a rut pull coming?

January 7, 2025 7:13 am

The Japanese 10-yr JGB traded this morning at 1.14% – the highest yield since July 2011. This should keep rising along with the US treasury 10-yr – which will likely breach 5% in the coming weeks. The Japanese 10-yr JGB traded this morning at 1.14% – the highest yield since July 2011. This should keep …

Japanese government bill yields influence US repo rates, revealing funding market and recession risks.

October 28, 2024 9:44 pm

Repo fails make sense being an indicator of collateral difficulties. Same for the 4-week US Treasury bill rate when it falls substantially. But how does Japanese government bill yields fit into the US$ repo picture? And why are they such a solid fit for it? The answer lies in the carry trade and what it …

Gold reaches new all-time highs in Japanese Yen, South African Rand, and Turkish Lira.

October 17, 2024 5:29 pm

Gold has reached unprecedented levels in multiple currencies, signaling a growing trend in its appeal as a safe-haven asset amid global economic turbulence. As of October 2024, the price of gold has hit new all-time highs in several nations: Japanese Yen: In Japan, gold is now priced at approximately 393,376 JPY per ounce, showing a …

Gold’s current price surge suggests it’s entering a parabolic advance. SOFR in freefall. The Japanese Yen carry trade is back on.

September 20, 2024 2:46 pm

Got gold? 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/LaVIokiWPx — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) September 20, 2024 As of current price action, it is possible to define Gold as having entered a parabolic advance (in red). It is an easy mistake to take profits prematurely in parabolic moves. Previous bull cycles of Bitcoin are cases in point $GC_F #GOLD pic.twitter.com/jzLEMPcZaM …

Health Benefits of Natto: The Japanese Secret to Longevity

September 10, 2024 6:52 amSeptember 7, 2024 10:12 pm

Natto is gaining attention as a modern health food. The Japanese are the longest-lived people in the world today, and one of the secrets to their longevity is their consumption of natto. A 2020 study published in the BMJ involving more than 90,000 Japanese participants found that those who regularly ate natto were more likely …

Japanese Banks May Not Survive This…

August 6, 2024 8:18 pm