USD/JPY tilted higher in Asian trade away from December 2020 lows following a spate of data from Japan and ahead of US data that include multiple speeches by Fed officials.
As of 06:09 GMT, USD/JPY rose 0.16% to 115.47 with a session-high at 115.59, after closing last week at 115.19.
Japan's retail sales showed a 1% drop in December, compared to a 1.3% rise in November, month on month, while the sales rose 1.4% y/y, slowing down from 1.9%.
From the US, industrial production is expected down 1% in December, compared to a 7% spike in November.
US housing starts are expected up 4.2% in December, while consumer confidence is expected to decline to 36.7 from 39.1 in December.
US Chicago PMI is expected down slightly to 61.7 in January from 63.1 in December.