TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese currency, or the yen, has plunged sharply against the U.S. dollar amid aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, forcing the Japanese government to intervene in the forex market for the first time in 24 years.
An expert here noted that Japan is not the only country troubled by such rate hikes, and the United States is shifting its predicament and crisis to the enti