21.   The administration also expects increased sales of U.S.-made repair parts through loosening of stiff Japanese regulations of repair shops.

22.   In the works for two years, the proposed regulation would end the tradition of auto makers selling their products and parts exclusively through approved dealerships.

23.   Investigators determined that the crashed was caused by a metal fan disk which disintegrated in flight, sending engine parts through the tail assembly and severing the hydraulic system.

24.   Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama on Thursday called on the United States and Japan to settle their dispute over automobiles and auto parts through negotiation.

25.   The Honda official added that supplies were also disrupted from other subcontractors shipping parts through the devasted port of Kobe.