Japan Finance Minister Aso - To take 'various steps' vs rapid FX moves

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso attends a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he would take "various steps" against excessive currency moves, while declining to comment on the possibility of intervention to stem a rise in the yen. "Rapid currency moves, whether up or down, are unwelcome and stable currencies are most desirable," Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting. "We will take various measures against a rapid yen rise or fall." (Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)