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Yen’s 34-year low against dollar complicates task for BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda a month after ending negative rates era

Scar tissue that I wish you saw

Also in today’s newsletter, Meta’s shares tumble and the Chinese group raided by the EU

Western policymakers ignore changing global power relations at their peril

Head of US oceans agency believes both Democrats and Republicans can see the importance of funding its work

Contributions will boost lending to poorer countries as pressure grows

Decision to drop pledge to cut emissions by 75% by end of the decade labelled an ‘abject humiliation’ for SNP-Green coalition

Can Taiwan turn its windy coastline into energy?

Pedro Sánchez says he will announce decision on his political future next week

Plans to shoot large wild animals in Slovakia and Romania dismissed as electoral pandering

The 1920s and 1930s were different times but a core of traditional attitudes persists

André Ventura capitalises on economic despondency of young Portuguese in election campaign

London mayor tells FT that scheme would be ‘incredibly important’ for capital after Labour shunned proposal

Rishi Sunak has vowed to get people back to work but data indicates problems with the diagnosis — and proposed solution

Since Brexit, food and drink industry has faced border checks on business with largest trading partner

The capital votes for its mayor next week, but the Conservatives’ dissociation from the city means they seem set for failure

Live-updating state of the parties polling ahead of the general election

Also in this newsletter: Waiting for Emmanuel Macron’s words of wisdom

Scar tissue that I wish you saw

Also in today’s newsletter, Meta’s shares tumble and the Chinese group raided by the EU

Biden had previously held back Atacms system out of fears of escalating war with Russia

US president’s campaign has posted on Chinese-owned video app in attempt to appeal to younger voters

Video app vows legal battle to prevent effort to separate it from Chinese parent

Move could lead to obsolescence of video app used by 170mn Americans

Idaho-based memory chipmaker is latest beneficiary of funding from 2022 Chips Act

Maker of Birkin bags beats expectations with strong sales of leather goods and jewellery

Also in this newsletter: Waiting for Emmanuel Macron’s words of wisdom

UK agency combating drugs in sport adds to pressure ahead of Paris Olympics over positive 2020 tests

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

Elon Musk seeks to appease the market after 40% stock slide

Collapsed crypto firm and co-founder were found liable for fraud

Seagull boy; nuking the moon; chief tractor officer; optimal Mario Kart

The direct-to-consumer ‘It-girl’ brand is opening its first physical store

Seamus Heaney’s touching acts of kindness, Jane Austen’s hangovers — an author’s correspondence reveals things that literature cannot

Tom Hollander’s titular writer ruffles feathers in ‘Capote vs The Swans’; BBC2’s ‘Pompeii: The New Dig’ documents a game-changing excavation; ‘Baby Reindeer’ is an unsettling truth-based stalker drama; biographical costume drama ‘Franklin’ stars Michael Douglas stars as Benjamin Franklin; season 2 of gritty Belfast police drama ‘Blue Lights’; Amazon Prime’s ‘Fallout’ is an apocalyptic video-game adaptation — reviews by Dan Einav

With a fall in the number of young adults going to church, members of the clergy are creating short videos in a bid to connect

A delicious croissant alternative that’s far, far easier to bake

Using old, abandoned objects to mourn the plight of his native Syria, Kourbaj creates works that speak with particular power to exiled author Hisham Matar

Svalbard’s polar night can be endured — if you know the right crowd 

Big corporations — and lots of tourists — are changing the West Coast’s most famous wine-growing region

Reservation scalping; flame-throwing robot dogs; Russian reserve accumulation and Taylor Swift fandom

A new book by the celebrated social photographer captures the city in all its most unscrupulous glory

Seamus Heaney’s touching acts of kindness, Jane Austen’s hangovers — an author’s correspondence reveals things that literature cannot

This fast-paced account lays bare bitter divisions, relentless setbacks and a prime minister’s ultimate undoing

The author on the antiques, architecture and history of his adopted home

Meet the women expertly challenging convention in a male-dominated profession

After a four-year hiatus the lavish hotel-train is back, on a new route through the jungles of Malaysia

The co-founder of the east London retail, art and restaurant space takes us on a whirl around his favourite shops, galleries and eateries in the capital

My coffee machine looks amazing. For £3,000, it should do

The annual Salone del Mobile is a vast display of slick superfluousness but at its heart is a deep regard for tradition and craftsmanship

When Lord and Lady Barnard became custodians of the ancestral seat in 2016, they inherited a fairytale – and a project in urgent need of help

This modest farm labourers’ cottage in New York was where the master of the macabre wrote his final works