1.   A recent increase in the number of Japanese bankers and businessmen visiting Brazil indicates the trend is changing, Tanaka said.

2.   But Japanese bankers are not at all sure.

3.   But Japanese bankers were less astonished, for while in America bankers and regulators stand on opposite sides, in Japan they are sometimes partners.

4.   But the effect is being felt right now, said Hale and other analysts, as Japanese bankers become more cautious in their lending decisions.

5.   Did Japanese bankers see trouble coming?

6.   Is the bad boy of real estate succumbing to the folly that lured Japanese bankers into buying Pebble Beach or Donald J. Trump the Plaza Hotel?

7.   Japanese bankers said the request shows the Fed is concerned that some Japanese banks could run into trouble finding long-term sources of funds to meet their dollar obligations.

8.   Japanese bankers said the request shows the Fed is concerned that some of the banks could run into trouble finding long-term sources of funds to meet their dollar obligations.

9.   Japanese bankers said the request shows the Fed is worried that some Japanese banks could run into trouble finding long-term sources of funds to meet their dollar obligations.

10.   Japanese bankers often make it a point to greet customers by name and even send them small gifts from time to time.