"Market mechanisms are always followed by tears and laughter," says Sojitz Research Institute Chief Economist Tatsuhiko Yoshizaki on the weak yen.
To counter the yen’s depreciation, the Kishida government must provide financial help to households and businesses, and request firms to raise wages.
The strong US dollar is weighing on the global economy, including developing economies whose currencies are declining and foreign debt burden increasing.
Despite a looming US recession, traders crave the dollar, causing trouble for the currencies of Japan and China, which are also impacted by the war in...