Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that they are closely watching fx moves with a sense of urgency while working with the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
He declined to comment on day-to-day FX moves.
Market reaction
USD/JPY has paid little heed to the above comments, as it trades at 133.30, down 0.73% on the day. The pair is consolidating the recovery from multi-week troughs of 132.51.