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Yen's weakness reflects economic fundamentals: METI's Hirose.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 31-DEC-01
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
TOKYO, Dec. 27 Kyodo

Economy, Trade and Industry Vice Minister Katsusada Hirose said Thursday he perceives the current weakness of the yen to the U.S. dollar as mirroring the slump of Japan's economic fundamentals.

''The recent trend is, unfortunately, in part reflecting the economic fundamentals of Japan,'' Hirose said...

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