[2:10 p.m. ET Wednesday, 3:10 a.m. Thursday in Tokyo] The yen reached a nearly 16-year high against the U.S. dollar in trading Wednesday, NHK reported. Traders are speculating that Japanese companies will sell off assets to acquire yen that will be needed for rebuilding and recovery, the news agency said. At one point the yen was trading at 79.98 to the dollar, a figure not seen since April 1995.
日元十六年新高……