The dollar rose against the yen in Asia Monday on buying by Japanese importers. The dollar rose to 108.90 yen midafternoon in Tokyo, up from 108.45 yen from late Friday in New York. In late December, it was trading above 114 yen. The euro, meanwhile, fell to US$1.4726 from US$1.4773, the Associated Press reported. Against other Asian currencies, the dollar was mostly higher. It rose 0.65 percent against Philippine peso to 41.022 and added 0.32 percent against Indonesian rupiah to 9,460.