TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said the government may ask the country's major economic partners to intervene in the forex market if necessary. "Yes, we may take action in the foreign markets in Europe and the US," Shiokawa said, when asked whether Japan will seek further intervention in the markets to weaken the yen. He added that Japan "would like to consult" with its partners on which course to take as between joint intervention and individual intervention.