1.   Although he stopped short of issuing his own warning, Martin said Canada, like the U.S., is keeping a close eye on the Japanese trade surplus.

2.   American officials have stepped up criticism of the resurgent Japanese trade surplus recently, warning Japan not to use exports to stimulate economic growth.

3.   An expansion in the Japanese trade surplus sometimes depresses the dollar because that means Japanese exporters have more dollars to sell for yen to bring revenue home.

4.   An increasing Japanese trade surplus often hurts the dollar by leaving a wealth of dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring profits home.

5.   An increasing Japanese trade surplus hurts the dollar by leaving more dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen.

6.   An expansion in the Japanese trade surplus hurts the dollar by leaving more dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring revenue home.

7.   At a regularly scheduled news conference today, Trade Minister Shinji Sato defended Japanese trade practices.

8.   Automobiles account for more than half of the Japanese trade surplus with the U.S.

9.   Before the deadline, Japanese trade negotiators will try to persuade the U.S. to let gradually implement the revisions, he said.

10.   Bonds rose after an agreement by U.S. and Japanese trade negotiators buoyed the dollar, fostering demand for dollar-denominated securities.