More/recap on ‘currency war’ accusations against Japan and the Japanese response:
Merkel worried by Tokyo’s actions to lower yen
Tokyo rules out fiddling with the yen
Japan Rebuffs Currency Manipulation Claim
Talk to the hand!
Also: Germany’s Merkel Invites Japanese Prime Minister To Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday to congratulate him on his recent election
What took her so long?