1.   And Japan suddenly seems vulnerable to the financial storm, with investors withdrawing yen from the shaky banking system and buying dollars with the proceeds.

2.   A U.S. rate increase would put pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise its rates to keep the yen from falling.

3.   But analysts do not think that the intervention by the Bank of Japan alone can keep the yen from getting stronger.

4.   But the dollar gains little support against the yen from the easing, and American Treasury bonds fall sharply.

5.   Continued turmoil in Asian currencies is also preventing the yen from gaining against the dollar.

6.   Every year millions, if not billions, of yen from the arcades find their way out there.

7.   Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said the government will make an effort to prevent the yen from dropping more against the dollar.

8.   Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said the government will try to prevent the yen from falling further.

9.   His bank then financed that loan by borrowing an equal amount in yen from a Japanese or European or American bank.

10.   His remarks doused speculation that Japan would try to prevent the yen from falling further.