Raging markets a call for action Financial markets lashed Japan's economy last week, with the yen soaring to its highest level against the dollar in more than 15 years and the Nikkei Stock Average sinking below 9,000 for the first time in 16 months.
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Ozawa returns for decisive battle Ichiro Ozawa's Aug. 26 announcement that he will challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the Democratic Party of Japan's Sept. 14 presidential election has touched off an intense flurry of vote-pandering, raising concerns about an irreparable rift within the ruling party.
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Helping tourists get most out of Japan If tourism is to be a growth industry that stokes the overall economy, Japan is going to have to find ways to keep foreign travelers wanting more. And that pretty much describes what an out-of-the-way Tokyo museum, a group of Osaka "guesthouse" operators and a center at the foot of Mt. Fuji are trying to do.
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