USD/JPY tilted higher in Asian trade off December 20, 2021 lows for the fourth session out of eight, following earlier data from Japan and ahead of US data.
As of 06:15 GMT, USD/JPY fell 0.7% to 114.74, with an intraday high at 114.80, and a low at 114.63.
From Japan, the monetary base index rose 8.4%, up from 8.3% in December, while analysts expected a 8.5% increase.
From the US, private sector employment rose by 1.85 thousand jobs last month, compared to an addition of 807 thousand jobs.