21.   The Japanese cargo ship, The Pacific Swan, set sail under military escort from the northern French port of Cherbourg on Thursday.

22.   The Japanese cargo ship, The Pacific Swan, steamed away under military escort from the northern French port of Cherbourg on Thursday.

23.   The two sides spent Tuesday restating their basic positions, a Transport Ministry official said, adding that Japanese cargo carriers want more flights from Tokyo to Chicago.

24.   If no solution emerges by early August, Washington is expected to impose sanctions against Japanese cargo carriers.

25.   For shipments through Singapore, Kobe is the main gateway for Japanese cargo.

26.   Japanese Transport Minister Makoto Koga protested Thursday against a US decision to slap sanctions on Japanese cargo vessels for alleged restrictive port practices.

27.   The administration has also threatened to restrict Japanese cargo flights into the United States after Tokyo barred Federal Express from expanding its Asian routes.

28.   The Japanese cargo company will be accorded limited beyond rights and be permitted to fly on to two destinations from the United States.