Soaring Yen Boosts Hawaii Holidays, Tiffany Jewelry in Japan
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Mika Ueda, a 27-year-old clerical worker in Tokyo, and her friends had planned on spending the holidays in Japan. After the yen hit a 14-year high against the dollar last week, they set their sights on Guam or Hawaii.
“I’m looking forward to doing a lot of shopping overseas,” said Ueda, holding a clutch of resort brochures after leaving a travel agent in the Shinjuku shopping district yesterday. “We decided to travel abroad when the yen strengthened, after first thinking about just going somewhere in Japan.”