The yen has come under fresh downward pressure, mirroring a shift in sentiment about economic and corporate earnings prospects in Japan.
Until recently, the market was locked in a crosscurrent between expectations of an early economic recovery and fears of a delay in structural reforms.
The recent round of political skirmishes has raised skepticism about the role of political leadership in the nation's long-range structural reforms.
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