• USD/JPY on hold on a lower plane, Asia 142.95-143.60 EBS, inside day

• Relative quiet with risk mood improved, US tariff threats still a concern

• Some Japanese importer demand at today's Gotobi Tokyo fix but upside limited

• USD/JPY holding near base of 143.25-144.59 descending hourly Ichimoku cloud

• Descending 100-HMA in area at 143.24, 100-HMA in cloud at 144.34

• Massive $2 bln 144.00 option expiries today help cap, 145.00 $2.7 bln too

• Also $619 mln in expiries today too between 143.70-80 ahead

• Sag in US yields help limit moves up, JGB short yields up, longs steady

• EUR/JPY 162.33-63 EBS and does little, holding towards recent highs

• GBP/JPY 188.33-189.11, holding above 188.43 200-HMA, below 191.06 55-DMA

• AUD/JPY 90.31-91.00 and near top of recent range, still heavy 91.00+

• Related comment , also , on AUD/JPY

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(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)