Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Japan's Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said his ministry would respond "appropriately" to the dollar's gains against the yen, hinting at measures to check the US unit's rapid rise to a 51-month high. The impact of an excessively low yen is the same as the impact of an excessively strong yen, Mitsuzuka told a regular press conference.

is