Trump, Tokyo can cooperate to normalize dollar-yen rate: ex-Japan official

Trump, Tokyo can cooperate to normalize dollar-yen rate: ex-Japan official Trump, Tokyo can cooperate to normalize dollar-yen rate: ex-Japan official

TOKYO — Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, who in his first term accused Japan of manipulating the yen, would do well to cooperate with Tokyo on weakening the overly strong dollar, said Tatsuo Yamasaki, a former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs, the currency diplomat, in an interview with Nikkei.

Edited excerpts from the interview follow.