1.   A weakened yen helps Japanese exporters because it increases the value of dollars earned from selling overseas.

2.   Of more concern to the organizers is the weakened yen and its impact on revenues from foreign TV networks and sponsors.

3.   The gap is widening chiefly because the combination of a sagging economy in Japan and a weakened yen have sharply reduced Japanese demand for American goods.

4.   The official said he expected the weakened yen to help the Japanese economy recover.

5.   The stock market has rebounded and corporations forecast higher earnings thanks to aggressive cost-cutting and the weakened yen, which raises export earnings.

6.   The weakened yen is also credited here, as is strong demand for semiconductors.

7.   A weakened Japanese yen also weighed on the currency.

8.   Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Chang Seung-woo also told foreign reporters the weakened Japanese yen could erode the competitive edge of South Korean exports.

9.   The yen fell against the dollar on more official approval of a weakened yen, analysts said.

10.   In the export market, high priced watches, such as titanium products, fared well due to the weakened yen, it said.