# Why is the Taiwan dollar weaker than Japanese currency **URL:** \ **Category:** Money\ **Created:** [October 16, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247 "2026-10-16T16:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PeiHua-Connie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@PeiHua-Connie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/PeiHua-Connie)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/1 "2026-10-16T16:24:34Z")
Short while could over 5 JP yen to T$\> now it’s like 4.8. Thought Taiwan economy was doing better ---
**Author:** ![amitkattal](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/amitkattal/32/179602_2.png) [@amitkattal](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/amitkattal)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/2 "2026-10-16T16:45:46Z")
Economic strength doesn’t always mean stronger exchange rate ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/3 "2026-10-16T18:00:10Z")
Taiwan has an economy based on low cost manufacturing, they need to keep the value of the currency low. Big China does the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![ma3xiu1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ma3xiu1/32/81129_2.png) [@ma3xiu1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ma3xiu1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/4 "2026-10-16T18:18:33Z")
What a massive drop 😆 I remember when 1 twd=2.5jpy The Bank of Japan intervenes a lot in the currency market these days, with the help of the US ---
**Author:** ![OysterOmelet](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/oysteromelet/32/219695_2.png) [@OysterOmelet](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/OysterOmelet)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/5 "2026-10-17T07:20:39Z")
> [@ma3xiu1](#): > > What a massive drop 😆 I remember when 1 twd=2.5jpy > > The Bank of Japan intervenes a lot in the currency market these days, with the help of the US Weak yen + Japanese not obsessed with buying real estate like Chinese-speaking people are + Taiwan’s Japanophilic population And you get this: > **[Taiwan's Wealthy Emerge as New Big Buyers in Tokyo Property Market](https://en.sedaily.com/international/2026/07/08/taiwans-wealthy-emerge-as-new-big-buyers-in-tokyo-property)** > > Taiwan's wealthy, enriched by the AI chip boom, are emerging as new major buyers in Tokyo's property market, while Korean overseas real estate remittances also surge. ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/6 "2026-10-17T07:27:01Z")
Probably where most of the money is going as I see no exuberance in Taiwan. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/7 "2026-10-17T08:25:22Z")
Many factors go into currency exchange rates. Exchange rate is not an indicator of economic performance. ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/8 "2026-10-17T08:55:55Z")
Taiwan economy is shit Taiwan dollar is weak, Taiwan dollar is strong Taiwan dollar is weak, it’s due to the central bank heavy currency manipulation and their rules on where funds can put their money. The only thing I can say is at least it’s not the Japanese yen. ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-is-the-taiwan-dollar-weaker-than-japanese-currency/260247/9 "2026-10-17T09:25:59Z")
> [@Brianjones](#): > > at least it’s not the Japanese yen Yet