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Articles in April, 2003 issue of Japan Weekly Monitor

• IMF cuts Japan 2003 growth forecast to 0.8%.
• LEAD: BOJ economic view unchanged amid Iraq, SARS concerns.
• BOJ board members question management of major banks.
• Ex-Teikyo Univ. affiliate head gets suspended prison term.
• 2ND LD: Money supply up 1.8% in March, time deposits down.
• LEAD: AUM's Asahara silent during final court questioning.
• Tokyo stocks fall, investors focus on economic fundamentals.
• Dollar expected to move within narrow range next week.
• Tokyo stocks fall in morning after Wall Street decline.
• Dollar trapped in lower end of 120 yen in Tokyo.
• 2ND LD: IRC launched with mission to help industrial revival.
• ABS market projected to expand to 160 tril. yen, study says.
• LEAD: BOJ to seek MOF approval to use more profits for reserves.
• LEAD: U.S. economy grows at annual rate of 1.6% in 1st qtr.
• LEAD: Japan's trade surplus soars 36.6% in FY 2002.
• Tokyo stocks plunge, blue chips hit by institutional selling.
• Tokyo stocks rise in morning after gains in U.S. shares.
• LEAD: Yield on new JGB issue hits record low of 0.665%.
• Dollar skids on growing prospects of drawn-out Iraq war.
• Dollar rises to 120 yen in Tokyo on reemerging war optimism.
• LEAD: Taiyo becomes 2nd Japan mutual life insurer to go public.
• Tokyo stocks down in morning, Nikkei slides below 8,000.
• Dollar edges up on side effects of Australian dollar purchase.
• All 7 major banks forecast net losses for FY 2002.
• LEAD: Ito-Yokado's group profit falls on restructuring costs.
• LEAD: Bank of Kansai, Kansai Sawayaka Bank to merge next Feb.
• LEAD: Japan's bank lending down for 6th year in FY 2002.
• LEAD: Seal suspected to be 'Tama-chan' seen in Saitama Pref.
• Top business leader talks with 3 top brokerages' heads.
• 2ND LD: OSE head questioned on suspicion of fake transactions.
• Tobishima to ask banks to buy 30 bil. yen in new shares.
• Firm to solicit investors' funds for 'Jurassic Park' event.
• Banks in Asia fail to fully recognize impaired assets, S&P.
• Dollar rises to mid-120 yen level in Tokyo deals.
• Dollar edges up on effects of purchases against euro.
• Main events scheduled for May -2-.
• LEAD: Shinsei Bank's bad-loan tally drops 80% during FY 2002.
• 2ND LD: Japan's jobless rate rises to record 5.4% in FY 2002.
• Dollar to move narrowly next week.
• Stockholder sues Duskin execs over dumpling scandal.
• USJ marks 30% drop in visitors in FY 2002.
• LEAD: Kumagai Gumi eyes fresh bailout, merger with Tobishima.
• Dollar down on exporters' sales, U.S. jet, chopper downings.
• FSA to order management reshuffle at hopeless banks.
• LEAD: Cerberus set to clinch deal on stake in Aozora Bank.
• Stocks to move lower, blue chips may again face heavy selling.
• LEAD: Nikkei ends at new 20-year low on earnings jitters.
• TOKYONOW: Low-key domestic boutiques take on showy Euro rivals.
• Tokyo stocks fall, blue chips hit by pension funds selling.
• Nikkei ends below 8,000, institutional selling hits blue chips.
• LDP to urge gov't to buttress stock mart by various measures.
• LDP calls for creation of stock-purchasing body.
• Tokyo stocks rise, techs gain on Wall Street advance.
• Tokyo stocks mixed in morning, techs gain, blue chips hit.
• Kyocera sees 28.8% net profit jump on brisk mobile phone sales.
• 2ND LD: 7 big banks add 1.3 tril. yen in bad-loan losses.
• Japan supermarket sales down 1.9% in FY 2002.
• Sanyo sinks into red in FY 2002 results.
• Top court rejects Onoue's appeal in fraud case.
• JVC back in black on strong consumer electronics sales.
• New bank body chief pledges efforts to dispose of bad loans.
• Okuda worried over 20-year-low share prices.
• 3RD LD: Confidence down at big manufacturers in March Tankan.
• 2ND LD: Sumitomo Chemical, Mitsui Chemicals scrap merger plan.
• Stocks to move in narrow range next week, hinge on Iraq war.
• LEAD: M'bishi Electric cuts earnings forecast, sees net loss.
• LEAD: FSA unveils stock plan for better bank governance.
• Japanese editorial excerpts -2-.
• Sumitomo Mitsui cuts earnings forecast, sees 470 bil. yen loss.
• 2ND LD: Business groups urge freeze on capital gain tax.
• Corporate failures down in FY 2002, but 4th largest in postwar.
• Japanese editorial excerpts -2-.
• Japanese editorial excerpts.
• Sales at Japanese firms fell 5.1% in FY 2001: METI survey.
• Dollar stuck in mid-119 yen level in Tokyo morning deals.
• Native Canadians poisoned by low-level mercury exposure.
• Nippon Shokuhin chief gets suspended sentence for fraud.
• FamilyMart FY 2002 group net profit jumps 50.7%.
• NEC remains in red despite fall in net group loss.
• 2ND LD: Nikkei ends at new 20-yr low on weak Sony forecast.

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