1.   As imports become more expensive with a weaker local currency, duties on imports would also rise.

2.   As imports become more expensive in peso terms, duties on imports rise.

3.   A much weaker dollar would raise inflationary pressures as imports became more expensive.

4.   Companies that compete with imports also lose money because imports become cheaper as the yen strengthens.

5.   Companies that compete with imports are also hurt because imports become cheaper as the yen strengthens.

6.   Imports have become cheaper this year as the franc rose against most major currencies.

7.   If the yen continues to appreciate, at some point exports will be crippled and imports will become too cheap to pass up.

8.   Imported cars are growing more popular in Japan as foreign makers offer a wider selection of models and as imports become relatively less expensive because of the strong yen.

9.   Imports are becoming more expensive.

10.   Shares of companies like Sumitomo Coal Mining gain when the dollar rise against the yen because imports become less competitive.