“Excessive volatility in exchange rates is not desirable for economic growth,” Fukushiro Nukaga, finance minister, said after the currency broke below the key Y100 mark.

日本财务大臣额贺福志郎(Fukushiro Nukaga)在日元汇率跌破100日元关键点位后表示：“汇率过分波动不利于经济增长。”

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"Those hardest hit are the poorest segments of the population, especially the urban poor," Nukaga told delegates to the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting in Madrid.

“这些遭受最重打击的是最贫穷阶层，特别是城市穷人，”在马德里召开的亚洲开发银行年度会议，额贺福志郎告诉代表们。

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The opposition has now threatened to boycott meetings of the upper house audit committee if Mr Nukaga tries to participate.

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Mr Nukaga went to Japan saying he wanted to "play the role of mediator so that this year can be a good one for the two countries".

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By then, Mr Nukaga is likely to be long gone.

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