A former official of the Bank of Japan has commented on potential future actions regarding the yen. The official stated that Japan and the US would take joint action if the yen's value starts to decline again. Further details on this statement are available from the source.

The comment was made by a former Bank of Japan official, Atsushi Takeuchi, and reported by Leika Kihara in Tokyo. The full context and implications of this statement can be found in the original report from Reuters, as reported in the Galveston County Daily News.