For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.18% against the JPY and closed at 82.49.
In the Asian session at 3:00GMT, the pair is trading lower from the New York close, by 0.22%, at 82.31.
The first short term resistance is at 82.88, followed by 83.46. The pair is expected to find support at 81.95 and the subsequent support level at 81.60.
Trading trends in the pair today are expected to be determined by release of coincident index and leading economic index in Japan.
The currency pair is trading just below its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.