Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has talked up the benefits of a weaker yen in a campaign speech, adopting a tone at odds with her finance ministry, which has refused to rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange volatility.
Takaichi later softened her stance, saying she did not have a preference for the yens direction.
People say the weak yen is bad right now, but for export industries, its a major opportunity, Takaichi said on Saturday before a snap election on February 8.
