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Still, he called the yen's appreciation this week largely "speculative," adding that it "is not reflecting real economies at all."

Japan Finance Minister: Intervention Is Possible Takashi Nakamichi 2011

Finance Minister Jun Azumi Tuesday called the yen's rise against the euro "extreme" and said the government would deal with it "with full force," a sign that Tokyo may be closer to intervening again in the foreign-exchange market.

Euro Fall Hurts Japanese Exporters Takashi Mochizuki 2011

The head of Japan's No. 2 auto maker by volume called the yen's surge against the dollar "brutal" and said that the jobs of some of the 4 million-5 million Japanese who work in the auto sector in Japan are at risk.

Nissan CEO: Japan Should Adopt Currency Benchmark Chester Dawson 2011

A finance ministry official, speaking to Bloomberg News on condition of anonymity because of the ministry's policy, later said that the ministry doesn't have any specific level as a trigger for intervention and that Azumi intended to refer to the yen's level the day before his action.

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TOYOTA CITY, Japan— Toyota Motor Corp. may start exporting cars made in Thailand to markets including Japan, where the auto maker is struggling to offset the yen's rise to record levels against the dollar, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

Toyota Weighs Exporting to Japan Chester Dawson 2011

Instead of shifting more output to overseas factories like its rivals Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co., Toyota is redoubling cost-cutting efforts at home by retooling plants regardless of the yen's moves, Atsushi Niimi , Toyota's executive vice president in charge of manufacturing, said in an interview.

Toyota Girds for Strong Yen Chester Dawson 2011

In TOKYO , the market was weighed by the sour mood in global markets and the yen's strength against the euro.

Asia Shares Down Early Shri Navaratnam 2011

TOKYO—Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers worsened more than expected in the three months to December, the BOJ's closely watched tankan survey showed on Thursday, as the yen's strength, the deepening euro-zone debt crisis and flooding in Thailand darkened the economic outlook.

Japan Tankan Worse Than Expected Megumi Fujikawa 2011

The chief obstacles for Nissan and other Japanese auto makers are higher materials costs and the yen's strength against the dollar.

Nissan Drives to Close Gap Chester Dawson 2011

The Japanese market was weighed by the sour mood in global markets and the yen's strength against the euro, which investors view as a negative signal given the sizable exposure of the country's exporters to Europe.

Asia Falls on Europe Worries Shri Navaratnam 2011