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Sanae Takaichi: “At the Japan-U.S. leadership meeting, they spoke of the difficulties American trade is facing due to the weak yen, to…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2026
At the Japan-U.S. leadership meeting, they spoke of the difficulties American trade is facing due to the weak yen, to which I responded that as a rule of thumb an undervalued yen is a problem.
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Sanae Takaichi
Liberal Democratic Party

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Discussing U.S. trade issues related to the yen.

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