1.   But even the most cantankerous of the U.S. press corps have been thoroughly disarmed by our Japanese hosts.

2.   Foreign executives should be very cautious about trying to keep up with their Japanese hosts at such drinking rituals.

3.   Like the snowy mountains that surround this city, like the graciousness of our Japanese hosts, it was visible everywhere you looked.

4.   And they may well pose some cultural differences for their Japanese hosts to get used to.

5.   As in the opening ceremony, the Japanese hosts are allowed to have some traditional color.

6.   But his Japanese host is reportedly leery to set foot there.

7.   But memories of the war will also figure high on the agenda of Jiang and his Japanese host, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

8.   Even summit public relations seemed to be a domestic affair for the Japanese hosts, despite the presence of many foreign journalists.

9.   He said his Japanese hosts assured him this would not be the case.

10.   On Sunday, the Germans hosted a reception for their Japanese hosts in this southern resort where the team has spent nearly three weeks.