91.   The strong yen has made Japanese exports less competitive and helped quash an already anemic economic recovery.

92.   The strong yen make bonds look good, said Takeshi Takabayashi, a money manager at NCB Asset Management.

93.   The super-strong yen made Japanese exports less competitive and helped stifle an economic rebound there.

94.   The rising yen makes South Korean exports cheaper relative to Japanese products in overseas markets.

95.   The strong yen makes American goods attractive.

96.   The strong yen makes it tougher for exporters such as auto and electronics makers by pressuring them to raise prices abroad and by crimping profits when repatriated into yen.

97.   The strong yen has also made foreign cars cheaper.

98.   The strong yen is making overseas parts cheaper and more attractive to Japanese automakers straining to cut costs as the strong yen erodes overseas earnings.

99.   The strong yen made Casio products more expensive abroad and crimped already slim profit margins.