Dollar tilted lower away from November 2017 highs against yen in Asian trade amid a lack of data from Japan, and before US labor data today.
As of 05:54 GMT, USD/JPY shed 0.18% to 114.32, with an intraday low at 114.22, and a year high at 114.55.
Now investors await US unemployment claims data for the week ending September 29, expected to steady at 214 thousand with no change, while continuing claims are expected to have risen 4 thousand to 1.665 million.
Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles is due to speak about trends in community banks at the Community Banking in the 21st Century conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.