Yoshihiko Noda

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  Economy Seen as Debacle for Ruling Japanese Party

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  The upcoming Japanese election will mean that three of Asia’s four largest economies–Japan, China and South Korea–will have new leaders in 2013. South Korea will elect its new president on Dec. 19, and the winner will take office in February. And China officially replaced Hu Jintao as head of the...

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  Japanese Finance Minister to Take Party Post

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 24, 2012

  Jun Azumi, Japan’s finance minister, will take a senior position in the country’s governing Democratic Party, although he will continue with ministerial duties until a replacement has been named.

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  Tussle Over Islands Threatens Trade Between China, Japan

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 17, 2012

  The dispute over a small group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea escalated over the weekend as protesters attacked Japanese car dealerships, shops and factories in China.

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  Japanese Banking Minister Dies

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 11, 2012

  Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita of Japan, who was at the helm of the insider trading crackdown that brought down Nomura Holdings' top to executives, has died. His death was ruled a suicide by police.

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  Peter Schiff: Gold Is the ‘Last Haven Standing’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 2, 2011

  Peter Schiff, the one-time Senate candidate and controversial CEO of Euro Pacific Precious Metals, says gold, the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen are the preferred assets to the dollar. All three surged in August, yet Schiff notes the franc and the yen are being actively devalued by central banks...

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  Japan's Finance Minister Expected to Become Prime Minister

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 29, 2011

  Yoshihiko Noda, finance minister of Japan, won his party’s election on Monday to head Japan’s ruling party.

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  Moody’s Downgrades Japan One Notch

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2011

  Rating agency cites political situation as reason; Japan now at same level as China.

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  Japan Struggles to Restrain Yen, Considers Extra Budgets

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2011

  Japan continued to warn investors that it would maintain tight control on the yen’s value, adding that another joint intervention by Tokyo together with other G7 nations would not be out of the question if it became necessary.

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  Japan Says It May Buy Euro Zone Debt to Aid Ireland

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 11, 2011

  Japan said Tuesday that it might use its euro zone reserves to purchase joint euro bonds issued to support Ireland.

• Japanese Yen Hits 15-Year High

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2010

  The Japanese Yen surged to a fresh 15-year high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday after the Japanese government failed to say it would take steps to curb the currency's strength amid growing concerns about the pace of the recovery.