At 11:28 pm ET in the early Asian session on Tuesday, the Bank of Japan announced its decision on interest rates to remain unchanged at -0.10 percent.
After the BoJ rate decision, the yen fell against its major rivals.
As of 11:30 pm ET, the yen was trading at 159.05 against the euro, 182.23 against the pound, 166.26 against the Swiss franc and 150.09 against the U.S. dollar.