In response to June 15th

June, 15 2007.

Today the exchange rate of the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar is 118.59!!! That's the lowest it has been in a good while. After continually being frustrated at high rates such as 124 and 124.63 I decided to sign up email alerts when the exchange rate hits a certain low. I chose 119 as my ideal rate, and this morning I received an email notifying me that today JPY 118.59/USD.

This is exciting. Obviously not to 99% of the people reading this, but hey - I'm a Gaijin in Japan and this is my life. And in my life a weak dollar/strong yen is a great combination! Now, if only this occurs on payday (8/15) and again against the South Korean won when I go to Seoul (9/10). That would be fabulous!