BREAKING: Japan's Q2 GDP grows annualized 3.1% as consumption rises.https://t.co/UuyYyJVWSg
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) August 15, 2024
After Fed Chairman Powell's speech at Jackson Hole and BOJ Governor Ueda's remarks before Parliament Friday, the FOMC has move down on my monetary policy spectrum, and Bank of Japan up it: pic.twitter.com/Zjij7gyNLG
— John Kicklighter (@JohnKicklighter) August 23, 2024
https://twitter.com/C_Barraud/status/1821040846289989947
WATCH: Asian shares ended a rough week on a relative high, with Japan's Nikkei index close to recouping all of the huge losses, while the dollar held steady against the yen as markets pared back the chance of an outsized US rate cut https://t.co/8rOzkNh476 pic.twitter.com/auskhsXnKW
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 9, 2024
Japan's Topix and Nikkei 225 indices both fell heavily in the first minutes of trading before rapidly reversing course to trade 2.2% higher. https://t.co/F4Q2iQ2qYd pic.twitter.com/olf3fvdT6E
— Financial Times (@FT) August 7, 2024
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed more than 10% higher on Tuesday. https://t.co/sCRDi5FeVj
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) August 7, 2024
Japan’s Nikkei resumes its rebound after a calm day on Wall Street https://t.co/kkPcl9JZT6
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) August 7, 2024
Macquarie names 10 'highest conviction' Asia stocks that have 'borne the brunt' of recent sell-off https://t.co/QCM89l5pid
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 6, 2024
https://twitter.com/Barchart/status/1826133104748093583
Speculative Japanese Yen positioning was net 8% bearish as of Aug 6. While the unwind in shorts accelerated in early Aug — positioning was much more bearish in early July (72%), and was down to 36% by July 30th. In other words, the unwind of the carry trade seems to have been… pic.twitter.com/e3iXeWs7Pq
— Liz Young Thomas (@LizThomasStrat) August 14, 2024
The popular 'carry trade' is unwinding — and economists fear Fed rate cuts could make matters worse https://t.co/nsUoBh8dgO
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 6, 2024
The yen carry trade unwind: A big complication for global markets https://t.co/RcssI45Tvo
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 6, 2024
Nikkei set for sharp rebound after Japan's historic losses; other Asia markets also set to open higher https://t.co/X0YrU5wzob
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 6, 2024
How much more unwinding is still to come in the Yen carry trade?
Fed Watch's Ben Emons breaks down the implications of the Bank of Japan's latest decision: pic.twitter.com/mtUHSdhRsK
— CNBC's Fast Money (@CNBCFastMoney) August 5, 2024
https://twitter.com/SmartReversals/status/1822428685670170626
Breaking news: Seven & i Holdings has received a takeover proposal from Alimentation Couche-Tard, the biggest-ever foreign-led takeover attempt targeting a Japanese group https://t.co/wnK667Ffz3 pic.twitter.com/mxGKf76zZ1
— Financial Times (@FT) August 19, 2024
7-Eleven gets takeover offer from Circle K owner https://t.co/g5Fbz1rUIF
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 19, 2024
This is how Coca-Cola celebrated Christmas in Japan.pic.twitter.com/M7y0r7lVBm
— Tips & Tricks (@awkwardgoogle) August 17, 2024
The Japanese athletes achieved excellent results at the Paris Olympics, winning 45 medals, including 20 gold medals. The Government of Japan will continue to support Japanese athletes, (1/2)
pic.twitter.com/Ry41zXC3Do— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) August 14, 2024
VIDEO: Halloween may be months away, but it's already peak haunted house season in Japan, where seeking a bone-chilling fright is a long-established summer tradition. pic.twitter.com/o0aOT5vBUH
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 12, 2024
Japan’s manganese-boosted EV battery hits game-changing 820 Wh/Kg, no decayhttps://t.co/5Kh7tPE5gp
— Interesting Engineering (@IntEngineering) August 27, 2024
https://twitter.com/DivesTech/status/1820910497006547405
WATCH: From US consumer price data to Japan's preliminary second-quarter growth figures, here's a look ahead at the key business and finance stories pic.twitter.com/qmZQoBJnYm
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 10, 2024
VIDEO: People in Japan are urged to avoid panic-buying after the country's weather agency issued warnings over a potential large earthquake. pic.twitter.com/FLeBJQKhwH
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 12, 2024
▼Japan-Kyrgyz Summit Telephone Talk (Summary) (August 13, 2024)#DiplomacySecurity #JPNKGZsummithttps://t.co/Up4zU82Fgh
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) August 13, 2024
Myanmar court sentences Japanese executive to a year in prison for violating rice price control https://t.co/gZ3eIRVuYW pic.twitter.com/Dak0IZnvwy
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2024
Japan scrambles jets against China reconnaissance plane that breached airspace https://t.co/q0WmuhWIPw pic.twitter.com/dUG2dShsr8
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 26, 2024
Chinese Military Intelligence Plane Violates Japanese Airspace, Says MoD – USNI Newshttps://t.co/N1Y3qRfQVC pic.twitter.com/VRSPwQpRF0
— U.S. Naval Institute (@NavalInstitute) August 26, 2024
A Chinese military aircraft breached Japan's territorial airspace, the Japanese defense ministry said today. We recently analyzed how Japan is adapting its defensive and diplomatic posture to today's environment: https://t.co/itqDYUea55
— U.S. Institute of Peace (@USIP) August 26, 2024
A Chinese military surveillance plane breached Japanese airspace off the country’s southwestern coast on Monday, marking what Japan’s defense ministry described as the first known incursion by China’s military into its territorial airspace. https://t.co/SryaMAM9TY
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) August 26, 2024
Japan scrambled fighter jets to warn off a Chinese military aircraft that briefly entered Japanese territorial airspace on Monday, in what domestic media said was the first incursion of its kind https://t.co/N1FzNeMULP
— Bloomberg (@business) August 26, 2024
BREAKING – Japan scrambles jets after China aircraft ‘violates’ airspace: defense ministry https://t.co/w2QYh7RxK1 pic.twitter.com/vxCnf3t2XT
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 26, 2024
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1828256686424907907
https://twitter.com/OsintExperts/status/1828209817619423241
BREAKING – Japan scrambles jets after China aircraft ‘violates’ airspace: defense ministry #Breaking #Japan pic.twitter.com/jbR4vxpwoq
— Breaking Alerter (@BreakingAlerter) August 26, 2024
Japan's Defense Ministry says it has confirmed the first-ever intrusion by a Chinese military aircraft into the country's airspace. pic.twitter.com/JkH5eFfKDc
— Istiqlal English (@IstiqlalEn) August 26, 2024
BREAKING: Chinese surveillance plane breaches Japanese airspace for first time.https://t.co/uVzmzOVARV
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) August 26, 2024
BREAKING: A Chinese military aircraft was confirmed for the first time to have violated Japanese territorial airspace on Monday morning, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said. https://t.co/HrLvBbllOn
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 26, 2024
A Chinese military-intelligence gathering aircraft violated Japanese airspace on Monday, representing the first time such an incursion has been confirmed and announced https://t.co/XPBDBQoULK pic.twitter.com/j4PqXnrgBS
— The Japan News (@The_Japan_News) August 26, 2024
#BREAKING : Chinese military plane violates Japan's airspace: Defense Ministry#BREAKING : Japan issues 1st-ever accusation of China violating its airspacehttps://t.co/0681UISTVC#KyodoNewsPlus pic.twitter.com/fleJx5h4S8
— Kyodo News | Japan (@kyodo_english) August 26, 2024
Could China’s increased military activity around Taiwan be diverting resources from its intrusions into Japan’s ADIZ in the East China Sea? AMTI dives into the latest data: https://t.co/5CkcdX6wqj pic.twitter.com/INSS2UH8IX
— AMTI (@AsiaMTI) August 25, 2024
VIDEO: Halloween may be months away, but it's already peak haunted house season in Japan, where seeking a bone-chilling fright is a long-established summer tradition. pic.twitter.com/o0aOT5vBUH
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 12, 2024
A former Unit 731 Japanese soldier apologised for conducting lethal experiments on Chinese prisoners during World War II, as Japan's leaders vowed to never wage war again at a ceremony in Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/3jJx4a6prB
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 17, 2024
9 Aug 1945: The #Soviets attack #Japanese forces in Manchuria, which at the time was the Japanese #puppet state of Manchukuo. It was the last campaign of World War II. The Soviets declared war against Japan the day before. #WWII #WW2 #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/zloxzQOZNi pic.twitter.com/cJnA3pWENx
— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) August 9, 2024
Today, the annual National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead was held in the gracious presence of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, and with the attendance of bereaved families of the war dead and distinguished representatives (1/2)pic.twitter.com/sGGhgGKovh
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) August 15, 2024
RIGHT NOW in 1945 Emperor Hirohito takes to the airwaves to announce Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies. "The war has developed not necessarily to our advantage," he solemnly reports. It's the first time ordinary Japanese citizens have ever heard their monarch's voice pic.twitter.com/CtLtehHzbH
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) August 15, 2024
#OTD in 1945, celebrations erupted across the United States after news of Japan's surrender was announced. This is the original CBS News radio broadcast reporting the end of the Second World War. pic.twitter.com/RPXv31S1QL
— U.S. Naval Institute (@NavalInstitute) August 14, 2024
ON THIS DAY: In 1945, ecstatic crowds celebrated on the streets of New York and around the nation as Pres. Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. https://t.co/W3S9ALztwn pic.twitter.com/AuOYSfC7Tc
— ABC News (@ABC) August 14, 2024
Japan marked the anniversary of its defeat in World War Two with visits by at least three cabinet ministers to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that other Asian nations see as a symbol of the country's wartime aggression https://t.co/6qbOBvuW7D pic.twitter.com/zM5tUu4TEy
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2024
On August 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced Japan’s surrender to the United States and Allied powers, marking the end of World War II pic.twitter.com/oZEf8dGXmn
— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) August 15, 2024
On this week in history in 1945, Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom), Japan's first jet aircraft capable of unassisted takeoff, flew for the first time: https://t.co/uL8apLM1LU pic.twitter.com/iKQeBS8uZL
— National Air and Space Museum (@airandspace) August 12, 2024
Today in history: On August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan delivered a radio address announcing the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II.
— This broadcast, known as the Jewel Voice Broadcast (玉音放送, Gyokuon-hōsō), was the first time a Japanese emperor had… pic.twitter.com/4pITQS6h1M
— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 15, 2024
#OnThisDay in 1945 – surrender of Japan during World War II, known as VJ Day. Here's a look at a newsreel from the time. Watch our archival series "Reel America:" every Saturday on @cspan 2 https://t.co/P5tkDn0edL pic.twitter.com/FSNvwghueP
— American History TV (@cspanhistory) August 15, 2024
#PMinAction: On August 15, 2024, Prime Minister Kishida offered prayers at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.https://t.co/FCo0R1woNy
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) August 15, 2024
Call it a steel of a deal.@davidfaber and @jimcramer discuss Japanese company Nippon Steel's plans for additional investments in $X. pic.twitter.com/D3OKsYN5F5
— Squawk on the Street (@SquawkStreet) August 29, 2024
https://twitter.com/AIIANational/status/1823177734878638489
The U.S. decision to redirect the USS Abraham Lincoln to the Middle East away from Asia leaves the West Pacific dangerously open until a newly refurbished aircraft carrier arrives in Japan later this year, according to defense analysts. https://t.co/YDOngGpcLH pic.twitter.com/xgFzWXrit7
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) August 7, 2024
#OTD in 1945, the US dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The deaths in #Nagasaki & #Hiroshima totaled 110-210,000. The next day, #Japan announced it'd accept the Allied terms of surrender. The most destructive weapon in #history had ended the most destructive conflict in history pic.twitter.com/Uz3pSnU9rV
— US Capitol Historical Society (@CapitolHistory) August 9, 2024
9 Aug 1945: The U.S. drops an #atomic bomb, nicknamed Fat Man, on Nagasaki, Japan, near the end of World War II. This followed the first #atomic bomb, which the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima on August 6. #WW2 #WWII #History #OTD #ad https://t.co/qT2jM20Anw pic.twitter.com/CEho7j44Lz
— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) August 10, 2024
https://twitter.com/France24_en/status/1821894418309271755
Let me get this straight : the US which actually dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki is to boycott Peace Memorial Ceremony because Israel which has dropped the equivalent of 2.5 nuclear bombs on Gaza hasn’t been invited. pic.twitter.com/eEnK8Gnwdh
— PalMedia (@PalBint) August 8, 2024
On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths.
Read more about what happened on this date: https://t.co/63w9C6iWnM pic.twitter.com/3wDoc7QLpe
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2024
VIDEO: Halloween may be months away, but it's already peak haunted house season in Japan, where seeking a bone-chilling fright is a long-established summer tradition. pic.twitter.com/o0aOT5vBUH
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 12, 2024
Japan lifts 'megaquake' warning after one week https://t.co/JeQKSvqVud
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 15, 2024
Japan warns of heightened risk of megaquake https://t.co/BRxOliP8hm
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 8, 2024
Japan tsunami warning as powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits countryhttps://t.co/wIji6uIqhh pic.twitter.com/uVQLOs4p89
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 8, 2024
BREAKING: A powerful earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hits off southern Japan, a tsunami advisory has been issued. https://t.co/GyCZzHSdv2
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 8, 2024
A local radio station's office could be seen vigorously shaking in footage captured during a strong earthquake that rocked the coast of southern Japan on Thursday.
Read more: https://t.co/AF0KOL4UFR pic.twitter.com/tLC2jEZXAE
— ABC News (@ABC) August 8, 2024
BREAKING – Two powerful earthquakes hit off Japan: USGS https://t.co/7SibimGN6y
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 8, 2024
https://twitter.com/Top_Disaster/status/1821502180349653288
Japan hit by magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Miyazaki province, triggering tsunami alert https://t.co/JRan5PKswt pic.twitter.com/E48CtxN8w9
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) August 8, 2024
LATEST — Major magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattles southern Japan, triggers tsunami warninghttps://t.co/Mwq39GuFQr
— Daily Sabah (@DailySabah) August 8, 2024
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has been recorded in the southwest of Japan near Kyushu Island, a tsunami threat has been announced.
Videos of today's earthquake are being published on social networks. pic.twitter.com/kVzmQjOV5o
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 8, 2024
2 simultaneous earthquakes measuring up to 7.3 on the Richter scale have occurred in #Japan south of Miyazaki near the Japanese island of Kyushu.
The #earthquake was originally measured at 6.9
The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.8 km.
Tsunami warning issued. pic.twitter.com/GblejTno7U— Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) August 8, 2024
https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/1821469527810433395
40 minutes Ago a 7.1 #Magnitude #Earthquake hit the southern #Japanese island of #Kyushu near #Miyasaki
Multiple Damages are Reported and a #tsunami warning is Aktive
Multiple Aftershocks are expected
Please stay safe and Follow the instructions #Japan #sge #tokyo #NHK pic.twitter.com/UtARM67MyW
— Fanatico Football (@fanatico_japan) August 8, 2024
JAPAN JUST HAD AN EARTHQUAKE OF 7.1! This is CRAZY! Let us hope that the tsunami that comes after is NOT the one like in 2011 below!! ❗️❗️❗️❗️
Keep Japan in your hearts!#japan #地震 #earthquake #japan #Sismo #deprem #breaking #earthquake_jp #tsunami #tsunamijp pic.twitter.com/jy18XzbrbX
— Brandon (@callofboring) August 8, 2024
https://twitter.com/LastQuake/status/1821455833013617047
Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kyushu today and has now weakened to a severe tropical storm. Note that Japanese language outlets will still refer to it as a typhoon due to difference in terminology.
24 hour rainfall amounts as of 12 UTC:https://t.co/pqsksstp8Q pic.twitter.com/UR8TuSBPdX
— Meteologix.com (@meteologix) August 29, 2024
Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on the Japanese island of Kyushu earlier today.
The storm is expected to continue to impact Japan in the coming days with heavy rain and strong winds. pic.twitter.com/AbjTeo9KC1
— CIRA (@CIRA_CSU) August 29, 2024
Video captures Jeju Air 737 battling strong winds from Typhoon Shanshan during aborted landing in Fukuoka.
Flight 1408 from South Korea landed safely on another runway moments later.
Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan on Thursday, injuring dozens as howling winds smashed… pic.twitter.com/5mKw2jGyhi
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) August 29, 2024
https://twitter.com/news_az/status/1829119280425652615
A very strong ”台風：たいふう＝typhoon” is hitting Japan
People who are traveling or living in Japan, please be careful and pay attention to “警報：けいほう＝Warnings and 特別警報：とくべつけいほう＝Special Warnings”#japanese #langtwt #onomatopoeia pic.twitter.com/cq9C5r0T19— KOTONOHA -JAPANESE- (@KOTONOHAjapapa) August 29, 2024
Tropical storm Shanshan is the strongest storm to hit Japan this year. It has flooded towns, knocked out power and disrupted travel. More than 4.1 million people were under evacuation orders nationwide, Japan’s Cabinet Office said on Thursday. https://t.co/RrO2lgAHGi pic.twitter.com/TnnjRL4Y9L
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 29, 2024
One of the strongest typhoons in decades to hit Japan has left at least five people dead and injured dozens, local media report.
Authorities warned millions to seek higher ground due to possible flooding and landslideshttps://t.co/8rtJw066ly pic.twitter.com/diBZLnG5HE
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 30, 2024
https://twitter.com/France24_en/status/1829499380837019652
https://twitter.com/France24_en/status/1829167193189220728
Thousands told to evacuate as 'extremely strong' typhoon nears Japan
➡️ https://t.co/mIQ2DRJnqU pic.twitter.com/zrXCGJChU6— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) August 28, 2024
Japan has issued an emergency warning as a powerful typhoon approaches its southwest, prompting carmaker Toyota to shutter factories and airlines to cancel flights https://t.co/XXQf26hTYf pic.twitter.com/cdUMr5vzaQ
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 28, 2024
https://twitter.com/zoom_earth/status/1828366241569915009
https://twitter.com/Windycom/status/1828009361400115661
Travel notice: A typhoon reaches Okinawa & Kyushu Tue 27 Aug and will travel east/north, affecting all parts of Japan through Friday. Transport may be impacted. Please keep aware of local info, inc. Japan Meteorological Agency https://t.co/fbvzTIbABd & NHK https://t.co/eb2SFBayMa pic.twitter.com/hsvDqzCQZ0
— アイルランド大使館 Ireland in Japan (@IrishEmbJapan) August 26, 2024
https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/1826207004412527100
https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/1826207669037801661
Tropical Storm Maria makes landfall in Japan, disrupting flights and rail services https://t.co/h3prup8GvE pic.twitter.com/b4XgqUm6nj
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2024
