1.   Other analysts see the yen benefiting from any signs that the Japanese government will pull together an economic reform package that includes income tax cuts that could spur growth.

2.   The Japanese government would like to see the yen weaker to take some pressure off its sputtering economy.

3.   A higher yen is seen as good for the stock market, in part because it encourages more foreign investment.

4.   A strong yen is seen as negative for Japanese exporters because it makes their products less cost-competitive overseas and erodes the value of repatriated earnings.

5.   A strong yen is seen as negative for Japanese exporters as it makes their products less cost-competitive overseas and erodes the value of repatriated earnings.

6.   A stronger yen is seen as a negative factor for Japanese exporters because it can make their products more expensive overseas.

7.   A stronger yen is seen as a negative factor for Japanese exporters as that can make their products more expensive overseas.

8.   Hong Kong leader Tung Chee Hwa said Thursday in Wellington, New Zealand that he was glad to see the yen had rebounded.

9.   It is unfortunate that Japanese exporters do not see the yen in the same light as Malaysia.

10.   Paramount plans to release it in a few months, and Marubeni has yet to see a yen in returns.