21.   A stronger dollar leaves more yen in the hands of exporters when repatriating profits.

22.   A stronger dollar boosts the amount of yen exporters can buy when repatriating profits.

23.   Bridgestone generates about half its revenues in the U.S. and benefits from a stronger dollar when it repatriates profit.

24.   But we made money in our first year and had our accounts audited and were allowed to repatriate our profit.

25.   For many investors, especially wealthy individuals and institutions, repatriating profits is not an issue because they never intend to bring the money back onshore.

26.   Foreign investors need permission to repatriate profits.

27.   However, they said there will be limitations on repatriating profit in order to prevent a leap in yields should foreign investors take flight.

28.   It also leaves a hoard of dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters, who sell them for yen when they repatriate profits.

29.   Japanese exporters often sell large quantities of dollars for yen as they repatriate overseas profits before the fiscal year end.

30.   Japanese exporters sold dollars for yen to repatriate profits, traders said.