USD/JPY on the rise - earlier jaw boning from Finance Minister Suzuki was just the usual

From earlier, Suzuki:

• Japan's finance minister Suzuki says is closely watching FX moves

Also of note today was Reuters publishing a piece from its interview with an ex-BOJ official:

• Ex-BOJ Watanabe says Bank of Japan must avoid raising interest rates to combat a weak yen,

Watanabe is of the view that it was too early to wind back some stimulus, as the Bank of Japan did at its March meeting, and he says raising rates now further to support the yen would be ill-advised too.

USD/JPY update, around 156.25 or so seems to be a level to eye: