THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 14, 2022 at 15:27 JST
A sign in the Marunouchi district of Tokyo shows the yen at 126 per dollar on April 13, the lowest level in nearly 20 years. (Taiki Koide)
A comment from the Bank of Japan governor pushed the yen to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar in nearly two decades and fueled expectations of a further depreciation of the Japanese currency. [Read More]
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