Japan steps into forex market to stop yen's rise

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Higashishimbashi, Tokyo, shows the dollar trading in the 79 yen level on Aug. 4, 2011, after Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen's appreciation earlier in the day.

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