Japan’s Takaichi Clarifies Weak Yen Remarks From Election Rally

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to clarify her comments about the weak yen, emphasizing that she only intended to argue for a need to create an economy that can withstand currency fluctuations.

“I did not say that a strong yen is good or that a weak yen is bad,” the prime minister said on Sunday in a post on X. “I said that I want to build a strong economic structure that is resilient to exchange-rate fluctuations.”