11.   A rising yen helps bonds by acting as a drag on Japanese economic growth.

12.   A stronger yen helps shrink the Japanese trade gap with the U.S. by making Japanese exports more expensive abroad.

13.   A rising yen helps bonds by increasing the value of yen-denominated debt to investors who convert bond income into dollars.

14.   A weak yen helps Japanese exporters by increasing the yen value of profits earned overseas.

15.   A weak yen helps Japanese exporters by making their products cheaper in overseas markets.

16.   A weaker yen helps the numerous Japanese exporters by making their products cheaper abroad.

17.   A weaker yen would help by boosting Japanese exports, as it would make them cheaper in foreign currency terms.

18.   A stronger yen helps bonds by increasing the return to foreign investors when they convert bond income to other currencies.

19.   A stronger yen would help shrink Japanese exports by making them more expensive in the American market.

20.   A strong yen helps South Korean exports by pushing up the prices of their Japanese competitors.