TOKYO -- At a nearly 40-year low versus the dollar, the yen and its sharp weakening are exercising the minds of Japanese government officials and central bankers racing to come up with an urgent, cogent policy response.
Households in Japan face a 90,000 yen ($570) jump in annual expenses from higher prices for food and energy imports, one estimate shows, as the currency's skid drains purchasing power.
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