1.   A declining yen lifts Japanese exports, especially automobiles, by making them cheaper in foreign currency terms.

2.   Importers are hurt more than exporters by a rapidly declining yen.

3.   Japanese investors were seen buying the mark as a hedge against the declining yen.

4.   Of course, a declining yen is not good for everyone.

5.   The declining yen could improve the price competitiveness of Japanese automakers in the U.S., even as those companies gear up to produce more cars here, they said.

6.   The trade deficit with Japan would soar, and Japanese imports, made less expensive by a declining yen, would displace American products.

7.   While U.S. companies bemoan a declining yen, Japanese companies see it as a boon.

8.   While safety concerns are easing, he said, the declining yen has made U.S. beef more expensive in Japan.

9.   While U.S. companies bemoan a declining yen, some Japanese companies see it as a boon.

10.   A declining yen makes Japanese exports relatively less expensive and thus more competitive abroad, boosting earnings of Japanese export companies.