TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa declined to comment on the yen's sharp rise in the market. "I cannot say anything about the forex because I have not seen the dollar/yen level," he told AFX-ASIA, asked whether he was concerned over the U.S. currency's sharp fall to below the 119 yen level. At 6:20 pm, the dollar was quoted at 118.72 yen.