Japan PM Takaichi did not stress weak yen's benefits, government says

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TOKYO, Feb 2 : Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was not highlighting the benefits of a weak yen in her campaign speech over the weekend, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Takaichi on Saturday said the yen's depreciation was a "major opportunity" for export industries and that it served as a buffer against U.S. tariffs. But she later said she did not have a preference for the yen's direction. "The prime minister was expressing the view that we want to build an economic structure

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