71.   The yen weakened further in cross trading, when investors dumped their yen for Swiss francs, German marks and French francs, Reed said.

72.   The yen weakened on concern that Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi will win a three-way race to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

73.   The yen had weakened broadly in late U.S. trading overnight as news of the Hanwa collapse sparked larger concerns about the state of Japanese banking.

74.   The yen has weakened in the wake of a meeting in Washington on Wednesday of officials from the Group of Seven industrialized nations.

75.   The yen weakened against the dollar ahead of a Bank of Japan meeting.

76.   The yen weakened against the dollar amid the fall in the Nikkei.

77.   The yen weakened against the dollar on the view that slowing growth in the United States will hurt revenue at Japanese exporters.

78.   The yen weakened amid investor concern about the Japanese economy.

79.   The yen weakened Friday, and stocks fell in Asia when a speech by Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi failed to reassure markets.

80.   They expect the yen to weaken after the first quarter.