1.   And falling prices, driven lower by the strong yen, weak demand and deregulation, will further crimp company revenues.

2.   And the strong yen has actually helped some manufacturers.

3.   And the strong yen makes every Japanese in every yakitori bar worry noisily about the migration of manufacturing to cheaper Asian countries, with devastating effects on employment.

4.   And the strong yen, which makes imports cheaper, is a good reason for increasing purchases of foreign parts.

5.   As the strong yen and weak economy devastate corporate profits in Japan, some companies have been forced to sell the foreign assets to bolster their balance sheets.

6.   Automakers are also more capable of exploiting a strong yen, Pearce said, or sending cars where demand is greatest.

7.   Because of the strong yen, prices on their luxury cars have already soared, forcing the Japanese companies to return customers to the reinvigorated European auto makers.

8.   A strong Japanese yen relative to European currencies also contributed.

9.   A strong yen hurts Japanese exporters by raising the price tag on their goods abroad and slashing dollar revenues when repatriated.

10.   A strong yen hurts Japanese exporters, the main engine of the economy, by making their products more expensive abroad.