Kishida:

  • Share understanding of forex moves with top currency diplomat Kanda, wont comment on specifics

Prime Minister Kishida weighing in on the yen has more impact than comments from Minister Suzuki:

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Japan's Finance Ministry's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Kanda. He is the official who will instruct the BOJ to intervene, when he judges it necessary. Often referred to as Japan's 'top currency diplomat'.