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Yen hits 39-year low

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the yen falling to a 39-year low near 162 against the U.S. dollar on the night of June 29, 2026.

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Yen hits 39-year low

Financial data monitors in Tokyo show the yen falling to a 39-year low near 162 against the U.S. dollar on the night of June 29, 2026.

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Yen hits 39-year low

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the yen falling to a 39-year low near 162 against the U.S. dollar on the night of June 29, 2026.

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Dollar hits 160 yen

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the dollar rising to 160.00 yen on June 3, 2026. The U.S. currency hit the psychologically important threshold for the first time since late April.

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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(240712) -- HONG KONG, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hung Che-Yen of Chinese Taipei hits a return during the U17 boys singles match against Joshua Lu of New Zealand at WTT Youth Contender Hong Kong 2024 in Hong Kong, China, July 12, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lo Ping Fai)

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(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(240712) -- HONG KONG, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hung Che-Yen of Chinese Taipei hits a return during the U17 boys singles match against Joshua Lu of New Zealand at WTT Youth Contender Hong Kong 2024 in Hong Kong, China, July 12, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lo Ping Fai)

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[Breaking News]Dollar surges against yen

Screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar rising to the lower 161 yen range on June 28, 2024.(Kyodo)

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UK: Flash Flooding Causes Travel Disuprions In Parts Of Yorkshire

Stormy weather brought heavy rains to West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire on Monday, May 6, causing flash flooding and travel disruptions. The MET office issued a yellow weather warning.

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Dollar hits 34-year high vs. yen

A monitor in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading in the upper 154 yen level on April 17, 2024. The dollar hit a new 34-year high of 154.79 yen.

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[Breaking News]Yen hits 34-year low vs dollar

TOKYO,Japan, March 27 Kyodo - A monitor screen in Tokyo shows on March 27, 2024, the Japanese yen trading at a 34-year low in the upper 151 zone against the U.S. dollar.(Kyodo)

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Yen hits 34-year low vs dollar

A monitor screen in Tokyo shows on March 27, 2024, the Japanese yen trading at a 34-year low in the upper 151 zone against the U.S. dollar.

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Yen hits 34-year low vs dollar

A monitor screen in Tokyo shows on March 27, 2024, the Japanese yen trading at a 34-year low in the upper 151 zone against the U.S. dollar.

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Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high

STORY: Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.1 pct in 2023 from the previous year, marking the fastest growth in 41 years, the government said in a report on Friday. The core consumer price index (CPI) for the year, excluding fresh food prices because of their volatility, came in at 105.2 against the 2020 base of 100, with its pace of increase fastening from 2.3 percent in 2022, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The yearly increase, which remained above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for the second consecutive year, marked the highest level since 1983. It came despite government subsidies to lower household utility bills, underscoring higher import costs that were inflated by a sharp drop of the yen, a byproduct of the Bank of Japan's monetary easing,

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF MIXED TEAM WORLD CUP 2023 (CN)

(231207) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lin Yen-Chun of Chinese Taipei hits a return during the stage 2 men's singles match against Ma Long of China at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2023 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF MIXED TEAM WORLD CUP 2023 (CN)

(231207) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China hits a return during the stage 2 men's singles match against Lin Yen-Chun of Chinese Taipei at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2023 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF MIXED TEAM WORLD CUP 2023 (CN)

(231207) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China hits a return during the stage 2 men's singles match against Lin Yen-Chun of Chinese Taipei at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2023 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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Soaring buckwheat price hits soba shops

TOKYO, Japan - Soba noodles are prepared at "Chitosean" in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Soba noodle shops are facing difficulties due to the skyrocketing price of buckwheat, mainly imported from China, caused by lean harvest and weak yen.

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Dollar hits fresh 7-yr high in upper 121 yen

TOKYO, Japan - A bulletin board at a Tokyo financial institution shows the U.S. dollar trading in the upper 121 yen range in the Tokyo morning deals on Dec. 8, 2014, after the stronger-than-expected November U.S. job data released on Dec. 5 sent the U.S. currency above 121 yen line for the first time since July 2007.

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Dollar hits 115 yen for 1st time in 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - A bulletin board in central Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar rising above the 115 yen line for the first time since November 2007 in the morning on Nov. 6, 2014. The dollar was buoyed by divergence in the monetary policy directions of the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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Dollar hits 6-yr high vs. yen

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar hits a fresh six-year high above the 109 yen line, pushing the Nikkei stock index to a near nine-month high around the 16,300 level, in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, as shown in a bulletin board at money broker Gaitame.com Co. in the Japanese capital's Higashishimbashi district.

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Dollar hits 6-year high in upper 108 yen zone

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in central Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar rising to the upper 108 yen zone, on Sept. 18, 2014, its highest level since September 2008, after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its projection for the trajectory of its key interest rate.

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Dollar hits 6-year high at mid-108 yen

TOKYO, Japan - A bulletin board at money broker Gaitame.com Co. in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading at a six-year high around the mid-108 yen level in the early morning on Sept. 18, 2014. Currency dealers said the dollar's rise was fueled by speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve is in preparation to raise interest rates.

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Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Wimbledon tennis 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Andy Murray of Britain hits a backhand during a second-round men's singles match against Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 26, 2013. Murray won 6-3, 6-3, 7-5.

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Nikkei hits fresh 7-month low on strong yen, China data

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange losing 191.04 points to close at 9,191.60, the lowest closing level since Nov. 27, 2009, on July 1, 2010.

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Nikkei hits fresh 7-month low on strong yen, China data

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange losing 191.04 points to close at 9,191.60, the lowest closing level since Nov. 27, 2009, on July 1, 2010.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on Dec. 6, 2009, on the 15th hole in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Dollar falls into 109 yen level, hits 8-month low vs. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Price board at a Tokyo foreign exchange dealer indicates the U.S. dollar fell into the 109 yen range for the first time in eight months on May 12, as the market was weighed down by bearish dollar sentiment triggered by weak U.S. economic data.

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Crude oil hits record intraday high of 42,310 yen in Tokyo

OITA, Japan - A filling station in the city of Oita in northeastern Kyushu marks up its gasoline retail prices as crude oil futures hit a record intraday high of 42,310 yen per kiloliter in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The intraday high for the benchmark September contract for Middle Eastern crude oil was up the limit-high of 1,000 yen from the previous day's close. One kiloliter equals 6.29 barrels.

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Dollar hits nearly 10-month low of 116.40 yen

TOKYO, Japan - The sign board at Tokyo foreign exchange brokerage Toforexueda indicates the U.S. dollar fell to nearly 10-month lows against the yen on May 8 on persistent selling against the Japanese currency. Dollar-selling accelerated after the U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) signaled a readiness to ease its monetary grip if the economy deteriorates despite the end of combat in Iraq.

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Dollar hits 3-year high in 130 yen level in Tokyo trading

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display board at a money broker in Tokyo's Nihombashi district shows the U.S. dollar being traded in the 130 yen level on Dec. 25. It is the first time for the U.S. currency to reach the 130 yen level in Tokyo since October 1998.

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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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Yen sinks, hits 145 to the dollar

The Japanese yen slides and breaks through the 145 line to the dollar momentarily in morning trading in Tokyo on June 15. Japan's weak economy left market players with little reason to hold on to the Japanese currency, dealers say. The yen hit the 145 level for the first time since August 1990. The photo shows currency dealers receiving yen-selling orders at Ueda Harlow Ltd. in downtown Tokyo.

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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 hits 136.0 yen in Tokyo

The U.S. dollar climbs to 136.10 yen in Tokyo May 19 morning, the highest level since September 1991. Photo shows the exchange rate on the electronic board at an exchange trading center in Tokyo.

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Yen hits year's new low in Tokyo

The yen hits this year's new low of 129.30 to the U.S. dollar in Tokyo morning trading Dec. 2 amid the ongoing Japanese financial crisis and the weakness of other Asian currencies. The photo shows the dealing room of a currency trader in Tokyo.

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Yen hits 24-year low in lower 146 zone vs. dollar

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the yen trading in the lower 146 zone versus the U.S. dollar, its lowest level in about 24 years, on Oct. 12, 2022.

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Yen hits 24-year low in lower 146 zone vs. dollar

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the yen trading in the lower 146 zone versus the U.S. dollar, its lowest level in 24 years, on Oct. 12, 2022.

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Dollar hits 145 yen level

A financial monitor in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2022, shows the dollar surging to the 145 yen range to hit a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese currency.

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Dollar hits 143 yen level

A woman walks by a street financial monitor in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2022, showing the dollar spurting to the 143 yen level to hit a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese currency.

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Dollar hits 143 yen level

A pedestrian looks at a street financial monitor in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2022, showing the dollar jumping to the 143 yen level to hit a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese currency.

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Dollar hits new 24-year high vs yen.

A financial board at a foreign exchange house in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on July 11, 2022, shows the dollar surging to the lower 137 yen range to mark a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese currency.

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Dollar hits new 24-year high vs yen.

A financial board at a foreign exchange house in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on July 11, 2022, shows the dollar surging to the lower 137 yen range to mark a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese currency.

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Dollar hits new 24-year high vs yen.

A financial monitor in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on July 11, 2022, shows the dollar spurting to the lower 137 yen range to mark a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese currency.