This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sia and Mikael Lilja, who moved from Sweden to Japan, where they bought and are restoring an old house. It’s been edited for length and clarity. We’ve been together for 12 years and married for the last 4. In 2020, we bought a piece of land
When a doctor examines a patient’s throat, they use a process that’s been handed down pretty much unchanged since ancient times. It’s one of the most fundamental components of the physical exam, alongside measuring body temperature and listening to a heartbeat. However, the patterns of findings that appear in the throat differ depending on the
The U.S. is stepping in to help boost Japan’s yen for the first time in nearly three decades after the currency hit a 40-year low, but the intervention has an unusual feature: instead of selling dollars to buy yen, the New York Fed reportedly sold euros to fund the purchase. The coordinated move on Friday
The yen rallied sharply on Monday amid speculation that authorities may have intervened to prop up the currency again after coordinated action between the US and Japan last week. The Japanese currency swung from a small decline to gain as much as 1.4% versus the dollar during morning trading in Tokyo. It then pared a
Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash. Their employer, general goods store Habita, has apologised for the “loss of two precious lives”. The two were among 38 people who died in the
Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen after it weakened to a fresh 40-year low. The joint intervention is the first since 2011, when both countries took coordinated action to weaken the yen after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan.