Ichikawa was arrested in June after his mother and father also an actor in the highly stylised form of traditional Japanese theatre were found unconscious at his Tokyo home in May and later died.
A weaker yen generates suspicion that the Japanese government may not intervene to prop up the yen given some benefits from a weaker currency: surging exports helped economic growth, at an annualised basis, reach 6% in the second quarter, and lower global oil prices have kept a lid on the import bill. Further, the gap between Japanese and U.S. yields underpins the yen s weakness.