1.   As a group, Japanese investors already constitute the biggest foreign holders of U.S. government debt.

2.   A slumping dollar hurt bonds by fueling concern Japanese investors, the biggest foreign holders of U.S. debt, may purchase fewer Treasuries.

3.   It means persuading foreign holders of existing Russian debt that they will not again be hammered.

4.   Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury bonds.

5.   Japanese investors are the largest foreign holders of U.S. debt.

6.   Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, and a substantial sale could cause a supply glut that sends prices down and interest rates up.

7.   Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. government securities, and if it dumped large quantities of Treasury debt, yields would rise.

8.   Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. government securities, and if large quantities of Treasury debt were dumped on the market, yields would rise.

9.   Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury debt.

10.   Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities.