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• USD/JPY up 0.1% in Asia after closing 0.35% lower on Friday
• Soft July U.S. jobs report, fading Fed hike bets weigh on USD
• Sep Fed hike odds fall to 44% from 55% before jobs data
• USD drops to 156.68 after data but recovers as yen bears regroup
• Japan fiscal concerns, gradual BOJ tightening limit JPY gains
• Some in BOJ saw need for faster pace of rate hikes-July meeting summary
• Investors likely to keep testing Tokyo's resolve on yen intervention
• Traders cautious ahead of Japan's Tuesday holiday as trading volume thins
• Resistance 158.10-15, 158.55-60, support 157.30-40, 156.70-80
• Friday range 156.68-158.57, Asia 157.60-158.14
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)