• USD/JPY up 0.1% in Asia after closing 0.2% higher Fri as dip buyers support

• Speculators boldened by absence of Tokyo intervention but remain wary

• BOJ's slow rate hikes, Japan fiscal concerns counter intervention fears

• Japan's government blueprint nudges BOJ to fuel demand, clouding rates path

• Japan outlined large spending plans in its latest policy blueprint last week

• Waning Fed rate hike bets likely to cap rallies

• Resistance 161.65-70, 161.95-162.00, support 161.00-10, 160.50-60

• Friday range 160.485-161.525, Asia 161.35-161.58
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)