Japan wants to avoid the dollar falling to the 115 yen level, which was seen shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Thursday.
It is unusual for a finance minister to refer to a specific exchange rate.
There is speculation that the dollar could fall to that level, Shiokawa told reporters upon his arrival in Copenhagen to attend a two-day gathering of the finance ministers of the Asia-Europe Meeting that started Friday.
"We want to avoid (the dollar) going there. Rapid changes are undesirable," he said.