. As the yen has been strengthening in the past six months, it is likely to push down the value of overseas income when repatriated, while sluggish overseas economic recovery is expected to weigh on Japan’s exports, Osanai said.In fiscal 2015, the yen fell 9.5 percent against the U.S. dollar to ¥120.13 from the year before, the ministry said.In March alone, Japan posted a current account surplus for the 21st consecutive month, with the balance standing at ¥2.98 trillion.