Traders are questioning how effective Japan could be if it were to intervene alone to support the yen, after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast doubt on the prospect of coordinated action.

By Mariko Katsumura TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Northern and western parts of Japan face more heavy snowstorms later this week, the weather agency said on Thursday, as lawmakers campaign in the first winter election in 36 years,

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years.

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party is likely to increase seats and gain a majority in the lower house in a general election on February 8, a preliminary survey by the Nikkei newspaper showed on Thursday.

But as Alphaville explored on Monday, when it comes to FX, Japan’s Ministry of Finance looks generally to have bought low and sold high. Which got us wondering: how good a trader have they actually been?

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election

TOKYO/BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan's strategic alliance with the U.S. would collapse if Tokyo were to turn away from a conflict in Taiwan, but distanced herself from previous comments that suggested a possible military response in such an event.