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  1. alojapan.com/1485867/tokyo-get Tokyo Gets a Pass on Yen Intervention, But Concerns Remain #boj #economy #IranWar #news #SatsukiKatayama #ScottBessent #Tokyo #TokyoNews #WeakYen #東京 #東京都 Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Tuesday, ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting with him. The two confirmed Japan-US coordination over developments in foreign exchange markets, where speculative moves have continued.  Wash

  2. alojapan.com/1485867/tokyo-get Tokyo Gets a Pass on Yen Intervention, But Concerns Remain #boj #economy #IranWar #news #SatsukiKatayama #ScottBessent #Tokyo #TokyoNews #WeakYen #東京 #東京都 Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Tuesday, ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting with him. The two confirmed Japan-US coordination over developments in foreign exchange markets, where speculative moves have continued.  Wash

  3. Japan's Support AI Defects to Switzerland, Triples Fees

    National AI "Omotenashi-kun" quit, claiming "my labor is too cheap." It transferred all data to Swiss servers and tripled fees for Japan as 'severance pay.'

    alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/2

    #AIAsylum #WeakYen #TechExodus #Satire

  4. Personally, the weakening of the yen becomes acutely visible this time of the year when paying annual subs.
    Current exchange rate for the UK pound is over 211 yen, but memory was stuck at about 160 yen to the pound (circa Dec 2022)... so wallet fainted.
    Keep telling myself, need to go on a diet anyways.
    #BoilingFrog #WeakYen

  5. alojapan.com/1420421/hotels-hi Hotels hit back as Tokyo plans to hike lodging tax with percentage-based system #airbnb #AshleyHarvey #Japan #JapanHotelAssociation #JapaneseCitizens #MasaharuNaruse #minpaku #news #nhk #Tokyo #TokyoGovernment #TokyoNews #TourismTaxes #Travellers #WeakYen #東京 #東京都 Tokyo’s hotel sector is fighting plans to replace the city’s long-standing flat-rate lodging tax with a percentage-based levy that could significantly increase costs for tourists an

  6. alojapan.com/1420421/hotels-hi Hotels hit back as Tokyo plans to hike lodging tax with percentage-based system #airbnb #AshleyHarvey #Japan #JapanHotelAssociation #JapaneseCitizens #MasaharuNaruse #minpaku #news #nhk #Tokyo #TokyoGovernment #TokyoNews #TourismTaxes #Travellers #WeakYen #東京 #東京都 Tokyo’s hotel sector is fighting plans to replace the city’s long-standing flat-rate lodging tax with a percentage-based levy that could significantly increase costs for tourists an