Japan says Trump voiced concern over weak yen in summit with PM Takaichi
- TOKYO: US President Donald Trump raised concern about yen weakness during a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, offering an unusually detailed account of the leaders' talks on currencies.
- "At the recent Japan-US summit meeting, President Trump expressed concern about the yen's weakness," Katayama said at a regular news conference, adding that she was disclosing the exchange for the first time after consulting with the Prime Minister's Office.
- "Prime Minister Takaichi told him, as a general principle, that an undervalued yen is probl
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- TOKYO: US President Donald Trump raised concern about yen weakness during a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, offering an unusually detailed account of the leaders' talks on currencies.
- "At the recent Japan-US summit meeting, President Trump expressed concern about the yen's weakness," Katayama said at a regular news conference, adding that she was disclosing the exchange for the first time after consulting with the Prime Minister's Office.
- "Prime Minister Takaichi told him, as a general principle, that an undervalued yen is probl
Sources: CNA