51.   The stronger yen hurts Japanese automakers by reducing the yen value of revenues earned abroad.

52.   The strong yen hurts Japanese exporters by eroding their earnings when dollars are converted into yen.

53.   The weak yen hurt oil importers and other companies that pay for raw materials in dollars.

54.   The weakening yen also hurts those segments of the Japanese economy that depend on imports, including chemical companies, electric utilities and food producers.

55.   Usually, a stronger yen hurts exporters by raising prices in foreign markets.

56.   A higher yen hurts Japanese companies by eating into the value of their overseas earnings.

57.   A high yen hurts export-oriented economies like Japan because it reduces the value of overseas earnings and makes Japanese products more expensive abroad.

58.   A high yen hurts major Japanese exporters by eroding the yen value of earnings overseas in dollars and other currencies.

59.   A strong yen could hurt the nascent economic recovery by making Japanese exports more expensive abroad, and cutting into earnings of exporters.

60.   A robust yen can hurt Japanese exporters because it makes their products more expensive in overseas markets and reduces the value of repatriated profits.