China Currency Mixed Results in Japan

China Currency Move Will Have Mixed Results in Japan

TOKYO—Tokyo joined Washington and others in welcoming China's decision to increase the flexibility in its currency policy over the weekend. But the close and complex interdependence between Asia's two largest economies suggests the impact could hurt, as well as help, Japan.

Unlike the U.S. and some European economies with huge trade deficits with China, Japan enjoys a relatively balanced trade with the nation. This rules out Japan as an instant beneficiary of the currency ... more