• USD/JPY, major pairs mostly in stasis in Tokyo Good Friday trading

• USD/JPY in tight 142.25-52 EBS range with flows few and far between

• Same for JPY crosses which hold for the most part steady in tight ranges

• Some Japanese headlines from FinMin Kato, BOJ Ueda but taken in stride

• Higher Japan CPI data taken in stride too but suggests BOJ to stay hawkish

• EUR/USD 1.1360-86 EBS, well within recent 1.1264-1.1474 range since Apr 11

• GBP/USD better bid between 1.3269-87, holding below 1.3292 Wednesday high

• AUD/USD bid too between 0.6367-94, market still seen heavy from 0.6400

• Some option expiries today despite Good Friday market holidays

• EUR/USD 1.1390 E1.1 bln, AUD/USD 0.6350 A$750 mln, also USD/JPY 142 $745 mln

• Related , , , on JP CPI
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(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)