61.   The Bank of Japan has been buying dollars and weakening the yen, currency traders said.

62.   The dollar also benefited from news that a big Japanese life insurer was in financial trouble, which weakened the yen.

63.   The dollar rose against the yen as traders continued to be wary of dollar purchases by the Bank of Japan in an effort to weaken the yen.

64.   The dollar held on to early gains against the yen amid expectations the Bank of Japan will buy dollars again to weaken the yen, traders said.

65.   The idea was to help weaken the yen because the life insurers would need to sell yen for other currencies to invest overseas.

66.   The loan problem has weakened the yen by reducing investor confidence in the Japanese banking system.

67.   The loss of confidence has weakened the yen, which makes Treasuries more attractive, Kawakami said.

68.   The low rates in Japan have helped weaken the yen by making returns on yen-denominated deposits less attractive.

69.   The package was intended to weaken the yen because Japanese must sell yen for other currencies to invest abroad.

70.   The record low rates in Japan help weaken the yen because investors seek higher returns elsewhere.