61.   The weak yen is helping Japan increase its trade surplus with the U.S.

62.   The weaker yen helped profits because it lets TDK lower prices on the products it sells overseas and raises export revenues in yen-terms.

63.   The weak yen also helped.

64.   To be sure, a stronger yen is helping bonds by making yen-denominated debt more attractive relative to securities denominated in falling currencies.

65.   While a weak yen helps Japanese exports by making them less expensive in foreign currency terms, it can speed inflation by lifting the prices of imports.

66.   While a falling yen helps Japanese exporters by making their products cheaper overseas, it means importers have to pay more for foreign products in yen terms.

67.   A cheaper yen helps exporters like Honda by lifting the value of their overseas earnings.

68.   A cheaper yen helps Japanese big companies that rely on exports for profits by boosting the value of overseas earnings and pushing down prices of Japanese products abroad.

69.   A high yen can help trim Japanese surpluses by making imports to Japan more affordable and exports from Japan less competitive.

70.   A cheap yen helps Japanese exporters by boosting the value of its overseas earnings and helping push down the prices of Japanese products abroad.