11.   If the yen continues to appreciate, at some point exports will be crippled and imports will become too cheap to pass up.

12.   Nonetheless, a message was sent to investors that the yen would continue to rise, and that message soon became self-fulfilling.

13.   Takemura told reporters at a regularly-scheduled news conference, the yen will continue to decline against the dollar.

14.   The gamble sustaining the carry trade is that the yen will continue to lose value.

15.   The yen will also continue to rise against other major currencies, he added.

16.   The yen will probably continue to gain ground, particularly in East Asia.

17.   They also worry that the yen will continue to rise against the dollar, making overseas investments risky.

18.   A strong yen continues to threaten export-oriented firms, and with a general election due this year the ruling party might back-peddle on reform.

19.   As long as the bleak reginal outlook fails to improve and the yen continues to weaken, chances of a significant near-term market recovery are remote.

20.   But dealers said the peso was likely to advance against the dollar if the yen continues to strengthen.