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Articles in June, 2002 issue of Japan Weekly Monitor

• Sompo Japan to sell travel policies based on country risk.
• Kyodo reporters photographed, videotaped 5 N. Koreans.
• State-backed power wholesaler eyes entering power retailing.
• Wage-earning households spending up 0.9% in April.
• FOCUS: FTAs cast shadow over new round of free trade talks.
• Japan's jobless rate unchanged at 5.2% in April.
• Tokyo High Court orders Mycal Kyushu's rehab in Fukuoka.
• Thieves pull off jewelry heists in Tokyo.
• Labor min. to demand increase in tax-free cap on 401(k) plans.
• 2 public corporations suspected of colluding to divide market.
• Japanese editorial excerpts - HALIFAX A DISAPPOINTMENT.
• Tokyo stocks down as jitters grow over Wall Street slump.
• Symposium on TV foreign news coverage to be held in Tokyo.
• Nikkei at 3-month low as stimulus package fails to impress.
• Life insurers face severe business environment, says S&P.
• Tokyo stocks open higher on weak yen, good U.S. economic data.
• Snow Brand Milk to seek ties with Asahi Breweries, Nestle.
• Tokyo stocks fall, chip firms hit by Wall Str. tumble.
• 5 food makers to recall products with banned flavoring.
• 86% of hospitals lack anti-domestic violence steps.
• Dollar firms to lower half of 124 yen in morning trade.
• A-bomb group to back survivors in suing state.
• Dollar drifts lower to mid-123 yen in quiet Tokyo trading.
• Rash of cruel killings of dogs, cats worries experts.
• Dollar hovers at upper half of 123 yen in morning trading.
• Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall Street plunge.
• Key panel members remain concerned about bad-loan problem.
• Ex-exec denies Duskin was blackmailed over banned additive.
• FEATURE: TV shopping a 110 bil. yen business in Japan.
• Farm ministry to tackle Chinese spinach problem.
• Evacuation map planned in case of Mt. Fuji eruption.
• Japan-Russia game draws 2nd highest sports TV audience.
• Balance of call market loans plunges to 15-year low.
• R&D plans key when evaluating drug company M&A proposals: FTC.
• Man held in case of forgery to get missing person's assets.
• Man's death acknowledged as stemming from overwork.
• Tokyo stocks down on high-tech losses after Nasdaq dip.
• Gov't downplays, businesses blast Moody's rating cut.
• FOCUS: Regulations on unfair trade practices to be strengthened.
• Expert urged gov't to act after 1977 U.S. blood product ban.
• Nurse's charred body found in Shizuoka Pref.
• Survey raises doubt about determination of SIDS.
• Stepson of Hanshin Tigers ex-manager Nomura sues team.
• Mizuho submits report on computer failure to FSA.
• Dollar slips slightly to lower end of 124 yen.
• Dollar briefly falls to 123 yen in Tokyo morning deals.
• Tokyo stocks open lower after sharp Wall Street falls.
• Tokyo stocks open lower on disappointment on stimulus package.
• Shinkin bank chief wants extension of full deposit guarantee.
• Dollar falls slightly to lower end of 123 yen in Tokyo.
• Dollar inches up to middle of 124 yen in Tokyo.
• Tokyo stocks log 4-month low amid jitters over Wall Street.
• Over 20 firms to recall foods with banned flavorings.
• G-7 ministers to seek ways to bolster global economy.
• Dai-ichi Mutual core profit up 4.9%, pretax profit dives.
• Death penalty sought for woman in poisoned curry case.
• Business sentiment keeps improving in April-June qtr.
• No. of Japan births, birthrate hit record lows in 2001.
• Dollar little changed in lower 124 yen in Tokyo.
• Diet passes bill on road privatization panel.
• Nikkei logs 3-month low on concerns over Wall St. tumble.
• No words of apology from defendant in school stabbing spree.
• BOJ starts policy meeting, likely to keep current stance.
• Asahi accuses Suntory of copying name of Super Dry beer.
• Sony's Idei says broadband may buoy Japan again over U.S.
• 'Economy watchers' poll shows confidence edged down in May.
• SESC advises punitive action on Cosmo Securities on EB deals.
• Ex-RTC head urges Japan to encourage banks' bad-loan sale.
• Aioi Insurance falls into red on Sept. 11-related loss.
• FOCUS: Matsushita school successful in politics.
• Nighttime stock market to be temporarily closed.
• Tokyo stocks up in morning on gains in domestic demand issues.
• Dollar staves off slip below 124 yen on BOJ intervention fears.
• Dollar briefly above 124 yen following BOJ intervention.
• Tokyo stocks fall amid wait-and-see mood.
• Entertainment firm stocks rise after Japan's World Cup exit.
• Dollar moves little at lower end of 124 yen in morning.
• Dollar drops to 123 yen in Tokyo.
• IHT editor optimistic newspapers will survive digital age.
• Some 30 firms recalling food on banned flavorings.

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