[The Federal Reserve Conducted Exchange Rate Check in January at Japan's Request] Jin10 News, February 12 – According to a report by Japan's Jiji Press on Thursday, multiple informed officials stated that in January this year, Japan requested the United States to conduct an exchange rate check on the USD/JPY exchange rate as the yen significantly weakened. According to a Reuters report on January 23, the New York Federal Reserve has already carried out an exchange rate check, which is typically seen as a precursor to currency intervention.