31.   For companies like NEC, a strong yen boosts costs in Japan, making their products more expensive and less competitive overseas.

32.   In the United States, the weak yen is boosting Japanese exports of cars and electronics products by making them cheaper for American consumers.

33.   Japanese stock prices opened higher Thursday as a weaker yen boosted confidence in shares.

34.   Soros said the weak yen should boost corporate profits in Japan.

35.   The rising yen boosted other Asian currencies, encouraging domestic demand and sending positive signals to most Asian markets.

36.   A falling yen also boosted sentiment, with automakers among those benefiting, but the upside was capped by weak bank stocks on bad debt concerns.

37.   A weak yen boosts overseas profits in yen-terms when repatriated.

38.   As well as boosting the competitiveness of Japanese goods in foreign markets, a weak yen also boosts repatriated income from overseas.