11.   A strong yen is bad for Japanese stocks, making Japanese products more expensive, and therefore less competitive, on the American market.

12.   A stronger yen is good news for importers, who pay in dollars when they shop on world markets.

13.   A weak yen could be the key topic when Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto meets with President Bill Clinton during the APEC gathering.

14.   A stronger yen could be good for bonds because it weighs on the stock market.

15.   A stronger yen is good news for importers, who must shop using dollars on world markets.

16.   A weak yen could be a key topic at the meeting.

17.   A weak yen could be the key topic when Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto meets with President Bill Clinton at APEC.

18.   A weak yen is a concern for Japan because it erodes the value of assets denominated in yen, hurting investor confidence in Japanese financial markets.

19.   A weak yen is one way out for Japan as it struggles to recover from a six-year slowdown, by making its exports cheaper abroad.

20.   After all, the yen is so much mightier than the pen.