Indeed, endaka, which many feared would bring the mighty economic juggernaut of Japan to its knees, has in fact helped create a new economic boom in Japan by dramatically reducing the cost of the ...

Endaka -- surging yen -- is back, and so is the risky game of removing content from vehicles. With the Japanese yen surging to just 75 to the dollar, the old "build 'em where you sell 'em ...

The exchange rate swooned from 120 yen to the dollar to 80. That created a phenomenon — endaka — that transformed the export business, which had become Toyota's lifeline, into a liability.

In April 1995, the Japanese yen hit a post-World War II high against the U.S. dollar. The yen's relentless ascent affected firms on both sides of the Pacific, but fell particularly hard on Japan's big ...

Japan Inc. has nothing to fear from finishing the job of deregulation so that the party can get started. I am sure there will be many celebrations when the endaka recession ends.