1.   Export oriented stocks were lifted by the weakening yen.

2.   It has seen a weakening yen, which normally helps stock prices rise.

3.   And domestic companies that import products watched woefully as the weakening yen brought down their stock prices at the same time that stock prices of exporters soared.

4.   A further sign of the fragile state of the economy is the weakening yen.

5.   A rising dollar, and a weakening yen, weighs on bonds by diminishing the value of yen-denominated investments.

6.   A weakening yen also hurt utilities, whose imports of raw material will cost more.

7.   A weakening yen hurt utilities, whose massive imports of raw material will cost more.

8.   A weakening yen pressures exporters to raise prices on overseas products and hurts their profits when dollar revenues are repatriated in yen.

9.   A weakening yen pushes prices higher by making imports more expensive.

10.   A weakening yen undermines the value of Japanese stocks and bonds in foreign currency terms.