<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kyoko Shimodoi - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyoko Shimodoi - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AC7vJzEtWWI/kyoko-shimodoi</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Kyoko Shimodoi - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AC7vJzEtWWI/kyoko-shimodoi</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:24:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AC7vJzEtWWI/kyoko-shimodoi.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s Ministry of Finance Is Said to Prepare Personnel Changes]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-27/japan-s-ministry-of-finance-is-said-to-prepare-personnel-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-27/japan-s-ministry-of-finance-is-said-to-prepare-personnel-changes</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:20:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iS.BgxNsZ1Q4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iS.BgxNsZ1Q4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Masato Kanda</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Opts to Keep Traders in Dark on Whether It Intervened]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-29/japan-s-kanda-says-no-comment-for-now-when-asked-if-intervened-lvkjpf54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-29/japan-s-kanda-says-no-comment-for-now-when-asked-if-intervened-lvkjpf54</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica Yokoyama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:55:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSbDLWpJTGMA/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSbDLWpJTGMA/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen Is in Line With Fundamental Trends, Says Former FX Chief]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-30/yen-is-in-line-with-fundamental-trends-says-former-fx-chief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-30/yen-is-in-line-with-fundamental-trends-says-former-fx-chief</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Connor Cislo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Silence on Yen Is 'Amazing,' Former Japan FX Head Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-15/former-japan-fx-head-says-trump-s-silence-on-yen-is-amazing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-15/former-japan-fx-head-says-trump-s-silence-on-yen-is-amazing</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyoko Shimodoi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iijjXODCIuJQ/v247/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iijjXODCIuJQ/v247/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Victory Won't Call for Yen Action, Former Currency Chief Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-06/action-on-yen-likely-not-needed-if-trump-wins-watanabe-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-06/action-on-yen-likely-not-needed-if-trump-wins-watanabe-says</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Connor Cislo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idg3k2qZO._o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idg3k2qZO._o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pedestrians walk past an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. The Topix index fell for a sixth day at the close of trading in Tokyo as volatility returned to markets ahead of meetings by policy makers in Japan and the U.S. next week amid investor concern central banks around the globe may be reassessing the benefits of existing stimulus measures. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Japan's Economy 29 Trillion Yen Bigger Than Thought in 2014?]]></title><description><![CDATA[That’s what BOJ researchers showed. 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Foreign visitors to the nation totaled 1.53 million people in March, the highest on record for a single month, according to a statement from the Japan National Tourism Organization. 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Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Shinzo Abe; Yuko Obuchi; Sanae Takaichi</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Picks Fashion Maven to Tell Women About National Debt]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-28/japan-recruits-fashion-maven-to-tell-women-about-national-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-28/japan-recruits-fashion-maven-to-tell-women-about-national-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[industries]]></category><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKZPNJ9QiUpE/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKZPNJ9QiUpE/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Hiromi Sogo, chief editor of 25ans and Richesse magazines, poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, February. 23, 2016. Photographer: Akio Kon/ Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Boosts Yen Rhetoric as Climb Puts Cloud Over Abenomics]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-12/japan-boosts-rhetoric-on-yen-as-climb-puts-cloud-over-abenomics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-12/japan-boosts-rhetoric-on-yen-as-climb-puts-cloud-over-abenomics</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyoko Shimodoi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 01:00:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid Turmoil, Japan Housing Market May Get Boost From Lower Rate]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-11/amid-turmoil-japan-housing-market-may-get-boost-from-lower-rate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-11/amid-turmoil-japan-housing-market-may-get-boost-from-lower-rate</guid><category><![CDATA[pursuits]]></category><category><![CDATA[industries]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiko Ujikane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Easing Won't Help Japan Much, Ex-Currency Official Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-25/more-boj-easing-may-have-muted-impact-ex-currency-official-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-25/more-boj-easing-may-have-muted-impact-ex-currency-official-says</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiko Ujikane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:00:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5jVgs6Z4ZZU/v240/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5jVgs6Z4ZZU/v240/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Nino Warming Influence Cold Comfort to Japan Ski Resorts]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-17/el-nino-s-warming-influence-cold-comfort-to-japan-s-ski-resorts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-17/el-nino-s-warming-influence-cold-comfort-to-japan-s-ski-resorts</guid><category><![CDATA[science-energy]]></category><category><![CDATA[industries]]></category><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiko Ujikane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iggWCyd23Ff8/v5/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iggWCyd23Ff8/v5/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Lower slopes at Hakuba Happo-one ski resort. Photographer: Kyoko Shimodai/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kuroda's Former Deputy Ito Says Japan Can Endure Stronger Yen]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-12/kuroda-s-former-deputy-ito-says-japan-can-endure-stronger-yen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-12/kuroda-s-former-deputy-ito-says-japan-can-endure-stronger-yen</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shigeki Nozawa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:00:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2M3.uGhaMJc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2M3.uGhaMJc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Takatoshi Ito, dean the University of Tokyo&apos;s graduate school of public policy, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The Bank of Japan has been overcautious in adding stimulus to spur growth and end more than a decade of deflation, said the former finance ministry official who has been mooted as the bank&apos;s next governor. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Takatoshi Ito**HOLD FOR STORY BY ANDY SHARP**</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dodgy Data That Plagued Japan in War Still Worries Policy Makers]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-07/dodgy-data-that-plagued-japan-in-war-still-worries-policy-makers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-07/dodgy-data-that-plagued-japan-in-war-still-worries-policy-makers</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiko Ujikane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ins4DOATKrBM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ins4DOATKrBM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 22, 2015. The BOJ refrained from increasing monetary stimulus and signaled a more optimistic view on the economy, as Governor Haruhiko Kuroda bets on stronger growth to fuel inflation. 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NO SALES. TERMINAL ATTACHMENTS ONLY: A vending machine stands in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. They stand resolutely on Tokyo&apos;s street corners, and congregate in Osakas back alleys, proclaiming to all who pass that deflation has not been vanquished. Photographer: Kevin Buckland/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Broker Chases Japan's Day Traders to Close Gap With Peers]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-13/online-broker-chases-japan-s-day-traders-to-close-gap-with-peers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-13/online-broker-chases-japan-s-day-traders-to-close-gap-with-peers</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[industries]]></category><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Takako Taniguchi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2015 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Union Leader Calls Abe's Growth Target `Pie in the Sky']]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-13/top-union-leader-calls-abe-s-growth-target-pie-in-the-sky-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-13/top-union-leader-calls-abe-s-growth-target-pie-in-the-sky-</guid><category><![CDATA[industries]]></category><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoshiaki Nohara]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2015 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>