31.   Washington had put the idea forward in a bid to make progress in boosting Japanese purchases of foreign auto parts.

32.   Japan and the United States reached an auto trade deal last month, covering measures to boost Japanese purchase of foreign auto automobiles and auto parts.

33.   The GNI trading house said that the unexpected stock draw may have been the result of above-trend Japanese purchases.

34.   The EU is demanding the Japanese side to disclose Japanese purchases of EU-made parts by country and by fiscal year, the daily said.