But Alphaville can’t shake the feeling that many of the weird phenomena — such as US gas station managers seemingly commanding bigger salaries than many European doctors, or Jane Street interns making ...

Japan recorded an all-time high of more than 36 million foreign visitors in 2024, spending more than 8 trillion yen ($50.8 billion) for the first time, thanks to the tourism boom favored by its weak ...

Asian shares have advanced following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Oil prices rose ...

Sterling dropped sharply against the yen and also weakened versus the dollar and the euro on Thursday as investors focused on ...

Hong Kong-based Keywise Capital, which manages $2 billion, saw its flagship Mega Trend strategy rise 51% in 2024, thanks to ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about 1.4 billion yen ($9 million) worth of ...

Innovative, homeless 43-year-old with huge gambling debts randomly stops strangers and compliments them in return for money.

Manchester United are reportedly considering the signing of Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, who they wanted when he was at ...

Roki Sasaki continues to be the belle of the free agency ball -- with the Dodgers and Padres looking to improve their chances ...

The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at one of the two meetings this quarter to 0.50%, an overwhelming majority ...

The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at one of the two meetings this quarter to 0.50%, an overwhelming majority of economists surveyed by Reuters said, with most leaning toward a January ...

Japanese retail investors enjoying the benefits of a tax-exempt investment scheme may be adding to the pain for the yen. That’s because they’ve been effectively shorting their own currency by selling ...