Japan’s exchange rate environment made a big turnaround in 2022, when the yen began to depreciate sharply. When it exceeded 145 yen against the US dollar by September 2022, and then 150 yen in October, the Ministry of Finance conducted two rounds of foreign exchange interventions. (East Asia Forum)

Sayuri Shirai, economics professor at Keio University in Tokyo, discusses Japan's trade data for July. (CNBC International TV)

Sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers held at the highest level since 2018, while an index of their outlook slipped, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey. ( Bloomberg Markets and Finance)