11.   The dollar was little changed near a one-week high against the yen after rising yesterday when two high-ranking Japanese bureaucrats reiterated their support for low interest rates.

12.   The man in the spotlight these days is a most unusual Japanese bureaucrat.

13.   The pill has inspired Japanese bureaucrats to move with, relatively speaking, lightning speed.

14.   The question is whether Japanese bureaucrats can still get a financial industry weakened by bad loans and scandal to do what they want.

15.   While Japanese bureaucrats have always exercised substantial policy-making power, the current situation is unusual even by Japanese standards.

16.   In the old days Japanese bureaucrats ruled supreme, often exerting more influence on policy matters than politicians.

17.   It was the first time that a non-Japanese topped the survey of ideal supervisors by young Japanese bureaucrats, Koizumi said.

18.   Japanese bureaucrats and government officials -- who were sharply criticized in the wake of the earthquake for slowness and ineptitude -- acted swiftly.

19.   Japanese bureaucrats long have accepted lavish attention from private companies.

20.   Japanese bureaucrats wield enormous influence over the industries they regulate because many laws and rules are vague, giving them wide discretionary powers.