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Something else added to the standard news report from 1/1/1922 on…
(Normal news is somewhere hidden between the nonsense).
:-)

Q1, 1922 news

Monday January 2, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 131.50 Yen, + 1.80 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.78 USD, - 0.08 USD
Threats were made by a certain group, which has forced AWNR: Japan to include the yen and Ryo exchange rate every week as well as the Kyoto SEAASP (Stock Exchange Adjusted Average Stock Price) data. Also a list of important birthdays was given which “AWNR: Japan must post, or else…”
Clearly a group of fanatics…

Tuesday January 3, 1922
Today’s birthdays: Tokugawa Rueko (2 and Tokugawa Yukiko (26)

Friday January 6, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 53 points, + 1 point

Monday January 9, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 128.97 Yen, - 2.53 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.90 USD, + 0.12 USD

Tuesday January 10, 1922
It was announced yesterday that a freighter from Yonaguni-jima heading to Okinawa and Kobe never reached its stop at Naha Port on Okinawa. It is believed that it might have had an accident on the way and rescue units from Iriomote-jima and Okinawa are searching along its last known route.

Friday January 13, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 51 points, - 2 points

Monday January 16, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 126.04 Yen, - 2.93 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.98 USD, + 0.08 USD

Wednesday January 18, 1922
Two cargo ships heading to Formosa failed to arrive there while a third arrived there with major damage escorted by the Coast Defense Battleship FINS Mishima. The Huarien Maru was under attack by a pirate vessel when the Mishima spotted this attack. It is almost certain that if the Mishima did not see the incident, the cargo ship would have gone to D.J.’s Locker. Upon seeing the arrival of the Mishima, the pirate vessel – believed to be a torpedo boat or a small destroyer – quickly left the scene.
With this incident, it seems more likely that the freighter that was lost about a week ago was attacked by pirates as well.

Friday January 20, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 49 points, - 2 points

Saturday January 21, 1922
Today’s Birthday: Princess Takiko (25)

Monday January 23, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 126.78 Yen, + 0.74 Yen
1 Ryo = 4.02 USD, + 0.04 USD

Friday January 27, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 50 points, + 1 point

Monday January 30, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 123.57 Yen, - 3.21 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.98 USD, - 0.04 USD

Thursday February 2, 1922
Today’s birthday: Emperor Shodahito (34)

Friday February 3, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 48 points, - 2 points

Monday February 6, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 125.35 Yen, + 1.78 Yen
1 Ryo = 4.00 USD, + 0.02 USD
Nagano Yasunori, AWNR: Japan’s star reporter (and only reporter available to AWNR: Japan ;, had to go into hiding today from some debt collectors. Having a habit to gamble a lot has gotten him into trouble after losing a certain amount of money in Las Vegas last week.
No one knows where he is and the director of AWNR: Japan is extremely worried about this since this means that there will be no news reports available from outside Kyoto, where AWNR: Japan is located. Rumors have it that Nagano’s debt is about 2 million yen.

Friday February 10, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 49 points, + 1 point

Monday February 13, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 127.54 Yen, + 2.19 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.97 USD, - 0.03 USD

Friday February 17, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 51 points, + 2 points

Monday February 20, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 126.31 Yen, - 1.23 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.99 USD, + 0.02 USD
A suicide attempt by the Director of AWNR: Japan failed spectacularly yesterday. When he jumped off the roof of the AWNR: Japan building, a biplane crashed into the side of it one floor lower and the Director landed on the tail. The tail snapped off and the Director hit the ground 1 meter lower. The Director was taken to the Meiji Hospital but the pilot of the plane had already left the scene before the rescue services arrived.
It is not known why the Director jumped off the AWNR: Japan building because it is only 3 meters high but it might be due to the Director’s poor eyesight. This suicide attempt might be caused by the disappearance of Nagano Yasunori and the dropping interest in AWNR: Japan lately.
(OOC: no points for guessing who flew the plane)

Friday February 24, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 47 points, - 4 points

Monday February 27, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 127.83 Yen, +1.52 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.94 USD, - 0.05 USD
Today’s birthday: Tokugawa Tsugako (29)

Wednesday March 1, 1922
Today’s birthday: Tokugawa Onyanko (27)

Thursday March 2, 1922
Rumors have it that the pirate activity in the southwest is on the increase. However, without its star reporter (and only reporter), AWNR: Japan is unable to confirm any of these rumors.

Friday March 3, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 46 points, - 1 point

Monday March 6, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 128.16 Yen, + 0.33 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.95 USD, + 0.01 USD

Friday March 10, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 48 points, + 2 points

Monday March 13, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 130.41 Yen, + 2.25 Yen
1 Ryo = 3.92 USD, - 0.03 USD
A messenger on horse from Edo informed AWNR: Japan that the Shogun has ordered a number of combat vessels to the southwest region of the empire. No information was available as to how many and which ships have been sent out or are being sent out to the region.

Friday March 17, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 47 points, - 1 point

Monday March 20, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 130.32 Yen, - 0.09 Yen
1 Ryo = 4.03 USD, + 0.11 USD

Friday March 24, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 48 points, + 1 point
Today’s birthday: Empress Kameko (32)

Monday March 27, 1922
Exchange rate for this week:
1 USD = 134.73 Yen, + 4.41 Yen
1 Ryo = 4.08 USD, + 0.05 USD

Thursday March 30, 1922
Today’s birthdays: Princess Hanako (3, Yagyu Kagamiko (29)

Friday March 31, 1922
Kyoto SEAASP: 49 points, + 1 point
Today’s birthday: Tokugawa Yakiko (25)



Stock Market data based on data at http://www.polarpacific.com/Articles/Posts/nikkei.htm (well as best as I could)
Exchange rate based on data from http://www.forex-markets.com/webcharts.htm (Japanese 1922 yen is based on the real life 1998 yen while the ryo is calculated using the gold price for that time divided by 100 and add 1 to the total)

With "using the gold price for that time" I mean the gold price in 1998.

Would it be difficult to set up our own wesworld stock market data and set up our respective nations currency?

I'm not sure if it's easy if you work on it from scratch. Might be best if you could use existing data for that.
I have some idea and can go on for something like... 2004 for the Stock Market. As for the Yen/Ryo exchange. I used 1998 as base for 1922 so I only have for six years data on that... I'll see what i'll do after that.

Walter