On the 6th of the week, the yen exchange rate rose slightly in the Tokyo foreign exchange market.
The yen exchange rate as of 5 pm was 113.14 yen to 15 yen per dollar, which was 23 yen higher and the dollar weaker than last weekend.
Against the euro, it was 61 yen from 127.57 yen per euro, which was 46 yen higher and the euro weaker than last weekend.
The euro was 1 euro = 1.1275 to 77 dollars against the dollar.
Market officials said, "As the infection of the new mutant virus'Omicron strain' spreads around the world, investors have been buying US government bonds, which are considered to be relatively safe assets, to avoid risks since last week. The long-term interest rate in the United States has been declining recently. Therefore, the movement to sell dollars and buy yen was predominant because of the awareness of narrowing the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States. "