• USD remained on the back in Asia across the board, USD/JPY again hit hard

• From 144.23 early Asia through 144.00 to 143.85 EBS, more weakness in store?

• USD/JPY now lowest since 143.45 on May 8, heading for 142.36 trough May 6?

• USD/JPY tracking daily Ichi cloud down since break into cloud, 148.65 May 12

• Cloud between 145.68-148.57 today, spot now also below 144.26 Ichimoku kijun

• Nearby option expiries today 143.00 $489 mln, 143.25 $300 mln

• Upside 143.95-144.00 $681 mln, 144.20-30 $480, 144.50 $940 left in dust

• Spike higher in super-long JGB yields making JGBs more attractive?

• JPY crosses mostly range-bound with USD weaker against EUR, GBP, AUD

• EUR/JPY 162.86-163.06 EBS, GBP/JPY 193.00-61, AUD/JPY 92.52-90

• AUD/JPY weaker than other pairs post-RBA OCR cut yesterday, more to come

• Related comment , also , on EUR/JPY

• On Japan data/confidence , for more click on [FXBUZ]

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