11.   The decline means fewer dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring home profits.

12.   The decline means that revenue from products sold in Japan translates into fewer dollars.

13.   The declines have meant substantial paper losses for many investors, but is there anything investors can do to offset some of them?

14.   The good news, if such a thing is possible, is that the decline in tourism means an opportunity for bargain hunters.

15.   The Japanese stock market decline also means banks have huge valuation losses on their investment portfolios, it said.

16.   The price declines mean they have less of both.

17.   The sales decline means the stores are getting few repeat visitors, an indication that the novelty soon wears off, analysts said.

18.   This decline means companies will pay less for raw materials in the coming months, helping hold down price pressures, analysts said.

19.   Analysts, however, were reluctant to predict whether the decline meant that the end of the long bull market in high-tech stocks is imminent.

20.   Their decline will mean increased water shortages for people and rapid population loss or extinction for many other species, the World Resources Institute predicts.