81.   Commenting on the banking industry, Matsushita said Japanese banks have steadily disposed of bad loans.

82.   Concern over the financial health of Japanese banks had made it more expensive for them to raise cash.

83.   Crescenzi pointed out that the decline in the Japanese stock market had meant that Japanese banks could not draw on that capital to write off loans.

84.   Currency trading during Tokyo trading hours is likely to be subdued as Japanese banks close their half-year books today.

85.   Daiwa is just one of many Japanese banks with financial difficulties.

86.   Currently, the only Japanese banks that can be owned by other banks are trust banks and lenders that have collapsed.

87.   Currently, though, the only Japanese banks that can be owned by other banks are trust banks and lenders that have collapsed.

88.   Despite their many shortcomings, Japanese banks are still formidable competitors in such arenas as large-scale project finance.

89.   Depressed prices for stocks and real estate keep eating away at the frail balance sheets of Japanese banks.

90.   Each must settle their accounts by changing money through a Japanese bank.