japans ministry of finance the bank of japan and the financial services agency on friday expressed concern over the yens recent rapid weakening we are concerned about rapid falls in the yen seen in the foreign exchange market recently they said in a joint statement issued after a meeting the government and the bank of japan will closely coordinate and monitor the developments in the foreign exchange market and their effects on the economy and prices with a stronger sense of urgency they said they added that they would maintain close contact with other nations and take action if necessary usdjpy was last down 05 at 13367