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CURRENCY 3

BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2013
G-7's tacit approval of Kuroda's fiscal experiment may weaken yen more
Finance Minister Taro Aso and Bank of Japan chief Haruhiko Kuroda hear nothing critical from their G-7 peers about the yen's slide, giving the dollar room to climb.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2013
Falling yen prompts Abe reassurances
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday to take necessary measures to avoid adverse effects of the yen's depreciation on the economy, indicating some domestic policymakers have become cautious about the sharp moves in the currency's rate.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2013
Avoiding a currency war
The Group of 20 ministers' communique urges member countries, including Japan, to avoid actions aimed at lowering the value of their currencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2013
Upper House poll trumps G-20 critique in Abe's mind
Despite skepticism from G-20 countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may continue his extreme monetary easing until the Upper House election to maintain his approval rating.
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2013
'Abenomics' turn Aso into celebrity
On the sidelines of the Group of 20 financial leaders' meeting, Finance Minister Taro Aso found himself sought out by many of his counterparts, who expressed a keen interest in Japan's economic and monetary policies, a government source said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 10, 2012
Foreign carmakers don't need a strong yen (but they're happy to have it)
Don't think that the weak euro means European cars will be cheaper.
Reader Mail
Jun 5, 2011
IMF chief who makes a difference
Regarding Kevin Rafferty's May 26 article, "Japan: the silent IMF partner": It really doesn't matter whether the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund is a French woman or a Bushman, so long as either shares the ideology of the IMF-World Bank — that only unbridled capitalism can bring growth and prosperity and that state-directed planning is nothing short of stupidity on the part of bleeding-heart liberals.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2011
A cure for fiscal failure
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Should more countries create independent fiscal advisory councils to infuse greater objectivity into national budget debates?
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996
Keidanren's Toyoda changes stance on forex
Shoichiro Toyoda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), said Feb. 3 an exchange rate of between 110 yen and 120 yen to the dollar would be appropriate, revising his previous acceptance of a higher yen.

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