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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156

STORY: Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of city view in Tokyo 3. various of fresh food in supermarkets 4. various of city view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese central bank on Friday maintained its policy rate unchanged after wrapping up its two-day policy meeting, which sent the Japanese yen to its fresh 34-year low past the 156 line. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to guide short-term interest rates in a range of zero and 0.1 percent, a month after it ended the negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years. The announcement weakened the country's currency against the U.S. dollar to the lowest level since May 1990, raising the risk of forex intervention by Japanese authorities. The BOJ, which also maintained its policy regarding government bond buying, said the country's core inflation, which excludes volatile

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Japan, China start direct currency trading

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a display for the Chinese yuan-Japanese yen exchange rate, along with the flags of the two countries, in the office of foreign exchange broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. in Tokyo's Nihombashimuromachi district on June 1, 2012, when the two countries began direct trading between the two currencies in Tokyo and Shanghai.

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Direct trading between Japanese and Chinese currencies

TOKYO, Japan - A display for the Chinese yuan-Japanese yen exchange rate, along with the flags of the two countries, are displayed in the office of foreign exchange broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. in Tokyo's Nihombashimuromachi district on May 31, 2012, on the eve of the start of the direct trading between the two currencies. Authorities of the two countries have said the direct trading will start on June 1 in Tokyo and Shanghai.

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display board at an online forex trading broker's office in Tokyo shows the dollar having shot up against the yen on Oct. 31, 2011, due to the yen-selling intervention by Japanese authorities. The Japanese Finance Ministry said the intervention was conducted at 10:25 a.m. after the dollar dropped to a fresh postwar low of 75.32 yen in Oceanian trading earlier in the day.

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Japan steps into forex market to stop yen's rise

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Higashishimbashi, Tokyo, shows the dollar trading in the 79 yen level on Aug. 4, 2011, after Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen's appreciation earlier in the day.

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Japan steps into forex market to stop yen's rise

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda says to reporters at the ministry building in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011, that Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen's appreciation the same day.

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G-7 steps into forex market

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks to reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2011, after a conference call with his counterparts and financial chiefs of the Group of Seven advanced economies. The G-7 jointly intervened in the currency market the same day to curb the sharp rise of the yen against the U.S. dollar following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11.

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G-7 agrees on coordinated forex intervention

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L center) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (R center) are surrounded by reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2011, after a conference call with their Group of Seven counterparts. The G-7 agreed to step in the currency market in a coordinated manner to prevent the yen's sharp rise following the March 11 devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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G-7 agrees on coordinated forex intervention

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda takes questions from reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2011, after a conference call with their Group of Seven counterparts the same day. The G-7 agreed to step in the currency market in a coordinated manner to prevent the yen's sharp rise following the March 11 devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Dollar falls below 82-yen line

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the upper 81 yen range during the afternoon of Oct. 12, 2010.

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Dollar slips to lower 82 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the lower 82 yen range in the afternoon of Oct. 8, 2010.

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Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the 83 yen line on the morning of Oct. 6, 2010.

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Kan says making MOF more transparent is major task, mum on forex

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters in front of his residence in Musashino city in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2010, a day after being appointed by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to replace Hirohisa Fujii as finance minister.

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Gov't says excessive forex move undesirable

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda responds to questions by reporters at the prime minister's office on March 13 on the yen's rapid rise against the U.S. dollar and a political deadlock over the selection of the next Bank of Japan governor.

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U.S. dollar drops to 99 yen level in London

TOKYO, Japan - A board at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow, a foreign exchange broker, shows the U.S. dollar dropping to the 99 yen level in London on March 13. After falling to as low as 100.02 yen during Tokyo trading, the dollar weakened further and hit 99.77 yen at one point in London. The U.S. currency last traded below 100 yen on Nov. 10, 1995, in London.

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ADB chief urges China make early shift to flexible forex regime

TOKYO, Japan - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 14. He repeated his mantra that China should shift to a more flexible currency regime at an early date.

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China's forex policy 'disturbance' to world economy: Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Utsumi, a former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. Utsumi said that finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations are likely to engage in heated debate on China's fixed currency system during their meeting in London next week as it represents a ''disturbance'' to the world economy. ''China is forced to buy the U.S. dollar heavily to keep the dollar-peg system, and many of such dollar purchases are sold for the euro and yen as part of efforts to diversify its currency holdings,'' he said.

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Ex-MOF official doubts China will make quick forex shift

TOKYO, Japan - Zembei Mizoguchi (in file photo), a former Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs and now president of the Japan Center for International Finance, says in a media interview that China making an early shift in its foreign exchange rate policy is unlikely due to potentially enormous negative effects on its economy.

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Tanigaki says Japan to intervene in forex to curb volatility

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 8. Tanigaki said that Japan will continue to intervene in the foreign exchange market to stem sharp fluctuations, which he said could threaten to hurt the country's fight against deflation.

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Fukui says G-7 to act against excessive forex volatility

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui gives a lecture at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. He said the Group of Seven (G-7) nations will act to stem volatility in foreign exchange markets if it poses a threat to economic recovery.

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O'Neill says forex cannot improve Japanese productivity

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill speaks with the media at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 23. He indicated that a weak yen cannot revive Japan's long-ailing economy.

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Dollar falls to 119 yen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 16 Kyodo - A board at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow, a foreign exchange broker, indicates the U.S. dollar fell below 120 yen at 0:30 a.m. Aug. 16. Brokers said the dollar slipped to the 119 yen level for the first time here since June 7 on worries about the U.S. economy.

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Miyazawa says no plans to take action on forex

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa answers questions by reporters Jan. 10 on the split of a Liberal Democratic Party faction he belongs to. Earlier Miyazawa said he is not planning to take any immediate action in the foreign exchange markets amid a weakening of the yen.

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Dollar hits 18-month high to reach 116 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar shots up against the yen in Tokyo on Jan. 5 to break the 116 yen barrier for the first time since July 1999, extending its overnight rally in New York. The signboard at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow shows the U.S. currency fetching 116.90 yen at 11:15 a.m.

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Dollar climbs to 16-month high against yen

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar climbs to a 16-month high against the yen on the morning of Dec. 27 in Tokyo on buying prompted by weak Japanese economic data. The signboard at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow showed the dollar rose to 114.26 yen at 11:40 a.m. In the morning, the dollar touched a low of 113.55 yen and a high of 114.35 yen, its highest level in Tokyo since August last year.

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Dollar drops below 109 yen range in early trading

The dollar temporarily plunges below 109 yen in early trading in Tokyo on Jan. 12, following a 28-month low of 108.21 yen in New York overnight. The display at Tokyo Forex Co., a Tokyo-based foreign exchange brokerage, showed the U.S. currency momentarily marking 108.78 yen. However, the U.S. dollar bounced back sharply on short-covering, topping 111.42 yen at 11 a.m.

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Dealers prepare for euro trading

Dealers at the Tokyo Forex Co. prepare for the start of euro trading in Tokyo on Jan. 4. The euro - Europe's new single currency which debuted Jan. 1, traded at 132.91-133.14 yen and 1.1754-1758 U.S. dollars at 9 a.m. on the first Tokyo trading day in the new currency.

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Dollar soars against yen

An unidentified dealer at Tokyo Forex grabs a few moments break during frenetic dollar-yen trading on the morning of Tuesday August 4 in Tokyo. The dollar rose above 146 yen at one stage before easing to the 144 yen level.

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U.S. dollar hits 7-year high against Japanese yen

The U.S. dollar surges against the Japanese yen in foreign exchange trading in Tokyo on June 8, topping 140 yen for the first time since June 20, 1991. The board at Tokyo Forex Co. shows the dollar trading at 140.62 yen.

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Dollar jumps against yen

The U.S. dollar shot against the Japanese yen in early foreign exchange trading in Tokyo on May 29. The board at Tokyo Forex Co. shows the dollar fetching 139.10 yen, the first time it topped the 139 yen mark since August 19, 1991.

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Dollar tops 135 yen level in Tokyo

The dollar surges above the 135 yen line in Tokyo on April 3 to hit a six-and-a-half-year high, reflecting the gloomy outlook for the Japanese economy. Dealers were busily receiving orders for selling yen at Tokyo Forex's Nihombashi office.

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Ex-MOF official doubts China will make quick forex shift

TOKYO, Japan - Zembei Mizoguchi (in file photo), a former Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs and now president of the Japan Center for International Finance, says in a media interview that China making an early shift in its foreign exchange rate policy is unlikely due to potentially enormous negative effects on its economy. (Kyodo)

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China's forex policy 'disturbance' to world economy: Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Utsumi, a former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. Utsumi said that finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations are likely to engage in heated debate on China's fixed currency system during their meeting in London next week as it represents a ''disturbance'' to the world economy. ''China is forced to buy the U.S. dollar heavily to keep the dollar-peg system, and many of such dollar purchases are sold for the euro and yen as part of efforts to diversify its currency holdings,'' he said. (Kyodo)

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ADB chief urges China make early shift to flexible forex regime

TOKYO, Japan - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 14. He repeated his mantra that China should shift to a more flexible currency regime at an early date. (Kyodo)

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Gov't says excessive forex move undesirable

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda responds to questions by reporters at the prime minister's office on March 13 on the yen's rapid rise against the U.S. dollar and a political deadlock over the selection of the next Bank of Japan governor. (Kyodo)

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U.S. dollar drops to 99 yen level in London

TOKYO, Japan - A board at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow, a foreign exchange broker, shows the U.S. dollar dropping to the 99 yen level in London on March 13. After falling to as low as 100.02 yen during Tokyo trading, the dollar weakened further and hit 99.77 yen at one point in London. The U.S. currency last traded below 100 yen on Nov. 10, 1995, in London. (Kyodo)

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Dollar drops below 109 yen range in early trading

The dollar temporarily plunges below 109 yen in early trading in Tokyo on Jan. 12, following a 28-month low of 108.21 yen in New York overnight. The display at Tokyo Forex Co., a Tokyo-based foreign exchange brokerage, showed the U.S. currency momentarily marking 108.78 yen. However, the U.S. dollar bounced back sharply on short-covering, topping 111.42 yen at 11 a.m. ==Kyodo

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O'Neill says forex cannot improve Japanese productivity

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill speaks with the media at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 23. He indicated that a weak yen cannot revive Japan's long-ailing economy.

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Dollar falls below 82-yen line

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the upper 81 yen range during the afternoon of Oct. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Dollar slips to lower 82 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the lower 82 yen range in the afternoon of Oct. 8, 2010. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING HEADLINE A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the 83 yen line on the morning of Oct. 6, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display board at an online forex trading broker's office in Tokyo shows the dollar having shot up against the yen on Oct. 31, 2011, due to the yen-selling intervention by Japanese authorities. The Japanese Finance Ministry said the intervention was conducted at 10:25 a.m. after the dollar dropped to a fresh postwar low of 75.32 yen in Oceanian trading earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Tanigaki says Japan to intervene in forex to curb volatility

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 8. Tanigaki said that Japan will continue to intervene in the foreign exchange market to stem sharp fluctuations, which he said could threaten to hurt the country's fight against deflation. (Kyodo)

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Fukui says G-7 to act against excessive forex volatility

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui gives a lecture at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. He said the Group of Seven (G-7) nations will act to stem volatility in foreign exchange markets if it poses a threat to economic recovery. (Kyodo)

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Dollar falls to 119 yen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 16 Kyodo - A board at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow, a foreign exchange broker, indicates the U.S. dollar fell below 120 yen at 0:30 a.m. Aug. 16. Brokers said the dollar slipped to the 119 yen level for the first time here since June 7 on worries about the U.S. economy.

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Miyazawa says no plans to take action on forex

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa answers questions by reporters Jan. 10 on the split of a Liberal Democratic Party faction he belongs to. Earlier Miyazawa said he is not planning to take any immediate action in the foreign exchange markets amid a weakening of the yen.