61.   Some feel allowing the yen to weaken could give the Japanese economy a much needed boost.

62.   Some investors had been betting recently that the yen could weaken if central bankers implemented policies designed to lower interest rates at a board meeting on Friday.

63.   THE Australian dollar held against the ringgit last week even though the Japanese yen weakened significantly.

64.   The ailing euro continued its steady decline against most major currencies Monday, while the yen weakened against the dollar.

65.   The dollar rose against the yen Monday despite an apparent warning by leading industrial nations against letting the yen weaken too much.

66.   The euro Thursday recovered slightly from a historic low reached on Wednesday, while the yen weakened somewhat against the dollar.

67.   The report also noted that the yen has weakened recently on interest rate moves in the United States and Japan.

68.   The report also noted that the yen has weakened recently on the back of the interest rate differential between the United States and Japan.

69.   The yen had weakened overnight in New York on the continued outflow of investment money from Japan, reflecting the search for higher-yielding opportunities elsewhere.

70.   The yen weakened following comments from top government officials which seemed to backpedal on earlier suggestions that permanent tax cuts would be implemented.