In Japanese professional baseball in 2023, the Hanshin Tigers became the number one team for the first time in 38 years. Back in 1985, the yen-dollar exchange rate had been on a weak yen trend since the early 1980s.

Looking at the trend of the yen-dollar exchange rate, the early 1980s and the present can look quite similar. So what about the economic data which is thought to impact the yen-dollar exchange rate?

"The Early 1980s & the Present – What Is Similar & What Is Not," Japan Spotlight

https://www.jef.or.jp/journal/pdf/253rd_Economic_Indicators.pdf

Profile of Research Director Nobuo Iizuka

https://www.tokyofoundation.org/experts/detail.php?id=3