Weaker Japanese yen boosting equities , exporter profits , investor sentiment . Toyota reported first annual profit in five years ; Sony reported $ more than $ 1 billion annual profit . In December 2012 , Toyota agreed to pay $ 1.1 billion to settle a class-action suit by car owners who claimed they suffered economic losses because of unintended acceleration in its cars . Fitch : Japan tech will not benefit enough from weaker yen for return to competitiveness . Analyst : Japan auto sector challenged by China politics , China , U.S. competition .
Weaker Japanese yen boosting equities , exporter profits , investor sentiment . Toyota reported first annual profit in five years ; Sony reported $ more than $ 1 billion annual profit . Fitch : Japan tech will not benefit enough from weaker yen for return to competitiveness . Analyst : Japan auto sector challenged by China politics , China , U.S. competition .