The yen has hit a 15-year high against the US dollar against a backdrop of inaction by the Japanese Government.
China is expected to overtake Japan as the world's second largest economy as GDP growth in Japan slowed to 0.1% in the second quarter.
US banks with Wall Street operations are bracing for a slump in trading profits this year after the third quarter got off to a poor start, with global economic uncertainty and Europe's sovereign debt woes leading to a slowdown in market activity in July....
Managers find returns in notoriously turbulent Japan sector, with Nathan Gibbs' Schroders Japan Alpha Plus fund outperforming in rising and falling markets
Royal London's David Varley says growth in Japan will be largely driven by external factors, notably China's economy, for some time to come.