Eviscerating the BOJ as hinted at, would cause an upending of the Yen and an economic shock wave sent around the world.
Of course they enjoyed some advantages along the way too, not least an undervalued yen in the decades before the 1985 Plaza Accord.
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Backed by an historically strong yen, Itochu has been active in acquiring new brands and new markets through acquisitions.
Tepco said it was putting in place further cost cutting measures to save an additional 100bn yen a year.
For planning and budgeting purposes, and for allocating resources, most Japanese companies have accepted the harsh reality of an historically strong yen.
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After years of complaining about the benefit Japanese competitors enjoy from an artificially weak yen, the dollar has weakened, providing at least a bit more parity.
At 33, Mr Bury is a tough talker with an almost palpable yen to get on, and no hang-ups about, for instance, giving business a better deal.
This is also a period of peak valuation of the yen, an unusual accompaniment to decline.
Japan pushed its currency down 3% yesterday by selling an unconfirmed amount of yen into the market.
The effects were immediate, with the yen falling an astonishing 3% on the day of the announcement.
On Thursday, it added an extra 2 trillion yen in liquidity, seeking to counter the jump in bond yields.
But as a weak yen is an economic threat to its regional neighbors, one is left to ponder how much longer other Asian central banks will sit idly by and do nothing.
Among other things, Hanke pointed to an unduly weak Japanese yen (it is since up 15% against the U.S. dollar), which effectively was being shorted by carry traders to buy speculative assets.
Analysts said that many large Japanese banks or pension funds tended to sell riskier assets during times of uncertainty, bringing the money back into the country, resulting in an appreciation in the yen's value.
In addition, a number of large Japanese companies are due to report earnings this week, which will provide the market with a chance to see how much of an impact the weaker yen is having on profitability.
Mr Abe has also promised to implement policies to weaken the yen - an issue that has been at the heart of Japan's economic problems in recent times and something his plan for spending could also help tackle.
The business depends on exports for 50% of its business, and the other 50% may not be so secure given that a stronger yen and an aging population are leading some companies to shift production out of Japan, including the likes of Toyota Motor.
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The Japanese merchants now have dollars in an economy that trades in yen.
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See in this chart an inverse relation between the yen's value against the dollar and the share prices of major exporters.
Even with global risk sentiment becoming less of an issue, dollar and yen rate differentials are expected to favor the greenback.
All these measures have had an impact on the Japanese yen, which has fallen by nearly 30% against the US dollar since November last year.
Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi hinted to reporters that the government might intervene in the currency markets in an attempt to halt the yen's rise.
She was hanging out with MIT alumni in the Bay Area and was talking with an MIT classmate, Christine Yen, a computer science major who worked at Google (GOOG) and Aardvark, in August 2009.
Intervention has restrained the unit thus far, although the yen remains close to an all-time high.
Foreigner buyers have targeted stocks expected to get an earnings boost from the cheaper yen.
Japan's central bank has embarked on an aggressive plan to weaken the yen.
However, it was probably the implication that he was pushed by the government that drove the yen to establish such an early low.
Mr Abe has suggested that the central bank should print an "unlimited" amount of yen as a measure to help fight falling prices.
According to the textbooks, an increase in the supply of yen relative to the supply of dollars should reduce the price of the yen.
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During his election campaign Mr Abe had also suggested that the central bank should print "unlimited" yen to help stoke an increase in consumer prices.
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