# Why the weak yen no longer means what it once did for Japan Inc

> The yen has fallen about 20% against the dollar this year and reached 145 on Sept 22. Its effect on Japanese companies has become more uneven than in the 1990s, with the real effective exchange rate at its lowest since 1970.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39811-why-the-weak-yen-no-longer-means-what-it-once-did-for-japan-inc
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Japan's changing sensitivity to a weak yen shapes how much it raises import costs for feed and energy. This is background analysis with no direct supply or price shock.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: neutral

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/9675cf79-f16d-4132-ab73-8bafa22ee4fc?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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