The yen exchange rate rose in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 19th.
Investors are increasingly buying yen to avoid risks, as stock prices have fallen sharply in Japan and the United States.
The yen exchange rate as of 5 pm was 128.22 yen to 23 yen, which is 1.10 yen higher and the dollar weaker than the 18th.
Compared to the 18th, the yen appreciated by 1.47 yen and the euro depreciated from 1 euro = 134.53 yen to 57 yen.
The euro was 1 euro = 1.0492 to 93 dollars against the dollar.
Market officials said, "The Dow Jones Industrial Average temporarily plummeted to over $ 1200 in the New York Stock Exchange on the 18th, followed by a sharp drop in the stock price in the Tokyo market, trying to avoid risk among investors. There has been a move to buy the yen, which is considered to be a relatively safe currency. Also, the fall in long-term interest rates in the United States has led to the move to sell dollars and buy yen. "