Japan to respond appropriately, any time to excessive yen moves: currency official

TOKYO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against volatile currency moves at "any time," the country's top currency diplomat said Monday, as the yen neared the 160 line against the U.S. dollar, a level that previously prompted authorities to intervene in the market.

Masato Kanda, vice finance minister for international affairs, warned that excessive yen fluctuations negatively affec