• USD/JPY off hard from early Asia 150.62 high, to 150.08 EBS so far

• Demand seen into today's Tokyo fix but Ishiba news have trumped this

• Japan PM Ishiba said "all options on table" in dealing with auto tariffs

• In Diet testimony, Ishiba said thinking about appropriate response to US

• Tokyo pundits speculate Japan could hold back on promised US investments

• With a full-fledged trade war possibly brewing, Nikkei off large

• Risk mood off large on back of the US and Japan news

• Follows sell-off on Wall St overnight on tariff news, Nikkei -1.1% @37,593

• USD/JPY down to area of 150.12-19 hourly Ichimoku cloud

• Ascending 100 and 200-DMAs below cloud at 149.97, 149.53

• Massive $1.1 bln in option expiries at 150.00 today supportive so far

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