Heizo Takenaka, economic and fiscal policy minister, indicated Thursday his continuing tolerance of the yen's current weakness against the dollar.
"I don't think the yen's current exchange rate is far from economic fundamentals," Takenaka said, adding the yen's weakness stems partly from the U.S. economy's faster-than-expected recovery.
However, Takenaka declined to comment on desirable exchange rates.
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