1.   A falling yen also hurt bonds, traders said.

2.   A high yen hurts Japanese exporters by eroding their overseas earnings and damages competitiveness by forcing them to raise prices abroad.

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

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

5.   A strong yen hurts the Japanese economy by making its exports more expensive abroad.

6.   A stronger yen hurts exporters by making their products more expensive in overseas markets and by crimping dollar- denominated revenues when repatriated.

7.   A stronger yen hurts exporters by pressuring them to raise prices in overseas markets and cutting into dollar-denominated profits when repatriated.

8.   A stronger yen hurts Japanese exporters by making their products less competitive broad and decreasing the value of their overseas earnings when converted back into yen.

9.   A rising yen usually hurts exporters because so much of their revenue is earned overseas.