1.   Continued turmoil in Asian currencies is also preventing the yen from gaining against the dollar.

2.   Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said the government will make an effort to prevent the yen from dropping more against the dollar.

3.   Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said the government will try to prevent the yen from falling further.

4.   His remarks doused speculation that Japan would try to prevent the yen from falling further.

5.   His remarks doused speculation that Japan would act soon to prevent the yen from falling further.

6.   Some traders say the central bank hesitates to raise interest rates to prevent the yen from rising against the dollar.

7.   So far, the Bank of Japan has continued to buy dollars to prevent the yen from rising and hurting a nascent economic recovery.

8.   The Tokyo market was closed for Greenery Day, which helped prevent the yen from moving much, traders said.

9.   In currency dealings, the dollar climbed higher amid speculation that Japanese finance officials were anxious to prevent the yen from strengthening against the U.S. currency.

10.   In currency dealings, the dollar advanced amid speculation that Japanese finance officials were anxious to prevent the yen from strengthening against the U.S. currency.