41.   A weaker yen tends to push up import prices in Japan, while making Japanese exports more competitive aboard.

42.   A weaker yen tends to help exporters like Toyota by boosting the value of overseas earnings.

43.   A weaker yen tends to make Japanese exports cheaper aboard and thus more competitive.

44.   A strong yen tends to make Japanese exports more expensive overseas.

45.   A strong yen tends to make products from Japan more expensive and less competitive abroad.

46.   A stronger yen also tends to reduce the earnings of Japanese exporters by making Japanese products more costly abroad.

47.   A stronger yen tends to encourage foreign investors to buy Japanese stocks as it increases the value of yen-denominated assets compared with investments in other currencies.

48.   A stronger yen tends to make Japanese exports more expensive abroad and therefore less competitive, which cuts into the earnings of export-oriented Japanese companies.

49.   A stronger yen tends to make Japanese exports more expensive abroad and thus less competitive, while making U.S. products in Japan more affordable.

50.   A weak yen tends to help Japanese exporters by making their goods cheaper in overseas markets, but it makes imports more expensive in Japan.