41.   A strong yen also made yen-priced gold cheap to Japanese investors.

42.   A strong yen can pressure exporters to raise prices abroad and erode the yen value of profits earned overseas.

43.   A strong yen hurts earnings at electronics and other exporters by cutting the value of dollar-denominated revenue and pressuring them to raise prices overseas.

44.   A strong yen hurts Japanese exporters by making their products more expensive abroad.

45.   A strong yen hurts Japanese exporters by raising the price on their goods abroad and slashing dollar revenues.

46.   A strong yen is damaging because it makes Japanese exports, a possible engine of recovery, much more expensive, and therefore, less competitive abroad.

47.   A strong yen pressures exporters such as Toyota and Sony to raise prices on products sold abroad and cuts into profit when their dollar revenue are repatriated in yen.

48.   A strong yen, which makes Japanese exports more expensive on overseas markets, and competition from low-cost Korean manufacturers have also hurt steelmakers.

49.   About three years ago, luxury-car leasing began to boom, especially at Japanese car companies where a strong yen meant high prices in America.

50.   Also contributing to the growth was the effect of translating Japan sales from the strong yen into dollars.