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Toyota Shuts Down All Assembly Lines in Japan... Except One
- Retric 18y agoThe Japanese Yen is up vs. the US dollar so the manufacturing in Japan just got a lot more expensive. Febuary 2009 average 1 USD = 89.4 Yen Febuary 2008 average 1 USD = 107 Yen Febuary 2007 average 1 USD = 120.4 Yen Febuary 2005 average 1 USD = 105 Yen (http://www.x-rates.com/d/JPY/USD/hist2008.html http://www.x-rates.com/d/JPY/USD/hist2008.html)