1. How problems the
weakening Japanese yen?
Student number: s1200218
Name: Naomi Kasai

2. Contents
・What is weak Japan yen?
・What does weak JP yen mean in the world market?
・The influence of the weak Japanese yen on the Japanese economy
・How Japanese economy can bounce back?
・How is Toyota doing in the market currently?
・The influence of the weak Japanese yen on the Japanese economy
・How Japanese economy can bounce back?
・How is Toyota doing in the market currently?
・Conclusion
・References

3. What is weak Japan yen?
・Value of Japanese yen cheaper than value of foreign
currency.
example: One dollar had a present value of 110 yen, but
one dollar change having a present value of 120 yen.
・Cause
・America’s economic conditions are improving.
・Rising in stock prices.

4. What does weak JP yen mean in the world market?
・Merits
・Increasing export.
Exporters can make a large profit.
・Pressure of the deflation is relaxed.
・Decreasing import.
・Demerits
・Raise the price of overseas travel and brand goods
・Increasing prices.

5. The influence of the weak Japanese yen on
the Japanese economy
・Increase domestic prices
Almost Japanese companies depend on raw materials
imports.
・Hollowing-out means weaker yen not helping
much.
it is difficult for Japanese exports to give an
impetus to growth.

6. How Japanese economy can bounce back?
・Become attractive investment.
・Carry out structural reforms.
・Cut corporate texes.
・Seal free-trade deals.
・Loosen labor regulations.
・Lower domastic energy costs.

7. How is Toyota doing in the market currently?
・Toyota produced more than 10 million vehicles world-wide
last year. This became making it the first auto maker to
post annual output above that threshould.
・Toyota sets the goal which exceeding that same number
in vehicle sold this year.
・Toyota produced 10.12 million vehicles in 2013, up 2.1%
from the 2012.

8. How is Toyota doing in the market currently?
・Toyota has said each 1 yen move in the dollar has a 40
yen billion impact on annual operating profit.
・Toyota demands on the world’s two biggest auto markets
(Chine and the U.S)
・Toyota recovered after the 2008 recession, several large
global recalls and production disruptions following the 2011
earthquake and tsunami.

9. Conclusion
Weaking Japanese yen is promoted by
Abenomics. Abenomics is a goverment
measure. Weaking Japanese yen has not only
merits but also demerits. You feel the economy
become recover while Japanese yen weaks.
But this may be temporary situation. You have
to look into the economy future.

10. Reference
・http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/02/04/japans-
hollowing-out-means-weaker-yen-not-helping-much/
・http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140129-702202.
html
・http://www.asagaku.com/jkp/2013/1/0119.html