Dollar slides vs yen as markets continue to seek safety

By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a more than one-year low against the Japanese yen on Wednesday as crude oil prices dropped near a 13-year trough, the U.S. stock market tumbled, and risk appetite waned. The U.S. currency recovered slightly in afternoon trading, but remained down 0.6 percent at 116.94 yen after hitting a session low of 115.96 yen. "Overnight, the yen was appreciating on global equities selling off everywhere and oil also following," said John Doyle, directo