1.   And a weakening dollar erodes profits at Japanese exporters by making their products more expensive and less competitive overseas.

2.   A weaker dollar lowers corporate profits in Japan by making exports less competitive overseas and decreasing the value of profits earned abroad in terms of yen.

3.   A stronger U.S. currency helps Japanese exporters because it makes their products more competitive overseas and increases profits when dollars are converted back into yen.

4.   A stronger dollar increases corporate profits in Japan by making Japanese exporters more competitive overseas and increasing the value of profits earned abroad in terms of yen.

5.   A strong dollar benefits multinational companies because it makes their products more competitive overseas and boosts profits when dollars are converted back into yen.

6.   A weak won makes exports from South Korea -- many of which compete directly with Japanese exports -- more competitive overseas.

7.   A weakening dollar erodes profits at Japanese exporters by making their products more expensive and less competitive overseas.

8.   A weaker dollar lowers corporate profits in Japan by making Japanese exports less competitive overseas and decreasing the value of profits earned abroad in terms of yen.

9.   Critics counter that boosting federal support for U.S. exports to match levels enjoyed by foreign companies would not make U.S. goods more competitive overseas.

10.   Daihatsu blamed the stronger yen, which makes cars manufactured in Japan less competitive overseas.