Last week was a relatively quiet week in the forex market. This allowed the yen to weaken on the back of the poor economic numbers which continue to highlight how the dead cat bounce in the domestic economy during the global expansion years is now returning to haunt both the government and Bank of Japan.

Nearly four years after a scandal exploded over structurally unsafe housing in Japan, the country's government is set to introduce a new system protecting home and condominium owners against defects in construction...

Once again the issue of Japanese contributions to international security efforts is the subject of tortured debate...