61.   The announcement helped send the dollar higher by prompting expectations for more Japanese investment abroad.

62.   The bigger influence on financial markets, though, was a surge in the dollar after Japan announced new measures to encourage greater Japanese investment overseas.

63.   The dollar fell against the yen, paring early gains, as traders said they were doubtful new deregulation measures will immediately increase Japanese investment abroad.

64.   The dollar fell against the yen and other currencies as concern that Japanese investment in the U.S. will slow sent stocks and bonds tumbling.

65.   The flood of Japanese investment has turned to a trickle.

66.   The Japanese downturn helped slow the recovery in Europe by sharply reducing the heavy Japanese investment there, which previously had contributed to European growth.

67.   The Kremlin instead is proposing a joint development plan that would leave the islands under Russian jurisdiction but open to Japanese investment.

68.   The plant is thought to be the largest Japanese investment ever in France.

69.   The plan heartened traders in New York, who bet that it could mean increased Japanese investment in the Treasury market.

70.   The rising tide of Japanese investment overseas during the last few months is likely to turn into a flood next year.