• Reuters

    Japan saw record 2.79 million visitors in February due to Lunar New Year boost

    Japan welcomed 2.79 million visitors in February, a record for the month and the most for any month since the COVID-19 pandemic began, boosted by travel during Lunar New Year holidays. The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure was up from 2.69 million in January, data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) showed on Tuesday. For all of 2019, Japan welcomed a record 31.9 million visitors before the pandemic struck.

  • Reuters

    Yen down with JGB yields, stocks rally after landmark BOJ policy pivot

    The yen weakened and Japanese government bond yields fell after the Bank of Japan on Tuesday announced an exit from years of ultra-easy monetary policies, marking a historic shift from a decades-long fight against deflation. The Nikkei share average rose, reversing morning losses, following volatile trading immediately after the central bank said it was ending its negative interest rates policy and yield curve control (YCC), as well as dropping purchases of risky assets, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The decision was widely expected after local and international media, including Reuters, had reported over the past week of a likely end to most or all of the BOJ's stimulus programmes at this policy meeting.

  • HuffPost

    'This Is No Joke': Michael Cohen Reveals New Threat Posed By Trump's Cash Crunch

    The former attorney to Trump called him "the single most dangerous thing" to national security.