Learning about a currency - gbp/jpy

I dont know if this goes in the rookie section or not, seemed like a rookie question to me.

I want to become an "expert" per say, in one currency, get to know everything about that currency, what moves it, what new effects it, what drives it, what times of year its likely to fall or rise etc, and only trade that pair. The pair ive chosen is the gbp/jpy. I really like this pair and its volatility. Makes very nice moves and has a large daily pip movement.

Ive done some searches on google in various ways to search for information but mostly ive found very outdated blog posts or other commentary, but nothing that really stays up to date in whats happening with the gbp/jpy.

Where can i find information on this pair? How would a veteran forex trader get their knowledge and where would they get it from? (besides just plain old experience and just observing the market for years) Are there any reliable sources out there that arent just opinions, but actually know whats going on with the pair and the national banks associated with them and what to look out for in the coming weeks/months and actually keep up to date with the pair?

Thanks for any information you can provide.
I really want to get in there and educate myself, im just finding it hard to find the information.

The first thing you need to do is realize that the GBP/JPY is a representation of how the two nations of Great Britian and Japan interact. If Japan gains strength, all currencies related to Japan will gain strength. If Britian gains strength, all currencies related to Britian will gain strength.

I would suggest that you start your studies by understanding the two nations as separate entities. Some good starting points would be to examine the GDP of each nation and some production figures and what the primary product these nations produce is.

Thanks for the fast response.
Do you have a site you could recommend for reliable information?

It would be good if someone that knows the pair very well could point to different useful information sources for a better perspective.

Dailyfx.com is great for information about the economic calendar and when particular events will be posted.

http://www.dailyfx.com/calendar/

If you want to become an expert though, I'd suggest starting with Wikipedia and reading everything about each nation. I'd then proceed to researching the components of the GDP of each nation and determining what the most important sector of each economy is.

If you want to completely master the currency pair and gain a feel, I think you need to read everything you can (not from a specific website) about the nations...economy, growth prospects, how their stock market performs...everything. I'd suggest the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, everything.