What is it that determines the curreny exchange rate?

Can you answer Tristan Robert Due March 20’s question about Currency Trading?:

For example: I was in Japan for 3 years and the exchange rate was always fluctuating. I saw it go as low as 140 yen to the USD and as high is 95 yen to the USD.

Help me out. I didn’t pay attention in economics class.

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