Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell against the yen in early Asia trading, reaching the weakest level since Aug. 19.

The U.S. currency slid to 76.26 yen before trading at 76.27 yen at 9:55 a.m. in Tokyo from 76.45 in New York yesterday.

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