1.   Both LDP plans will provide the basis for a government package to be announced Tuesday.

2.   A government package designed to stem the rise of the yen in April failed to impress traders.

3.   A large-scale government spending package would require the sale of government bonds, which could lead bond prices lower by increasing supply.

4.   Construction shares rallied for a second day on optimism that an interest-rate cut, part of the government package, will help ease their heavy debt burden.

5.   Economic Planning Agency Director General Koji Omi also spoke of the possibility of another government package.

6.   Economic Planning Agency Director General Koji Omi also said another government package was possible.

7.   If no government package is approved, Continental could file for bankruptcy protection as soon as late October, the airline has said.

8.   In a coming local election, a majority of the miners are expected to vote to accept a government severance package.

9.   Japanese stocks rose amid cautious optimism a government stimulus package will help the economy, traders said.

10.   JAPAN WARNED ABOUT SPENDING The Japanese finance minister warned against a huge government spending package to prop up the economy.