UPDATE 2-US warns against excessive yen volatility, calls for BOJ rate hikes

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(Adds detail, context in paragraphs 2-6, 8-9) * Yen weakness persisted despite narrowing U.S.-Japan rate gap * Excessive volatility in yen is undesirable, Treasury says * Monetary policy normalisation

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