Japan's auto lobby on Friday urged the government and the central bank to quickly implement measures to counter the strong yen, after it hit a seven-month high against the dollar the previous day.
The currency has strengthened to under 78 yen per dollar from more than 120 yen five years ago, making it more expensive to export goods and squeezing Japanese automakers' margins.
Car firms also face costly labour regulations, high corporate taxes and an energy policy deadlock after last year's Fukushima crisis that led to a shutdown of most of the country's nuclear reactors, the trade group says.
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