A Trader’s Guide to Japanese Policy Makers’ Language on the Yen

With the yen off to a rocky start this year, a trade war clouding the global economic outlook and the currency a contentious issue in bilateral talks with the U.S., Japanese officials will continue to be pressed for their views on exchange rates.

This week will see a trio of key Japanese policy makers speaking in Tokyo -- central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, Finance Minister Taro Aso and currency chief Masatsugu Asakawa -- as economic officials from Group of 20 nations meet in the city for talks.