21.   Nippon Life, which has long sought the advice and counsel of foreign asset management companies, has none of the problems that hurt Kyoei.

22.   Since last summer, the finance ministry has announced two packages of measures to boost purchases of foreign assets by Japanese investors and ease rules on foreign exchange.

23.   So were oil export receipts and net foreign assets.

24.   So the banks need to shore up their capital by selling foreign assets.

25.   That puts further pressure on the Japanese currency, since to purchase foreign assets they generally must first sell the borrowed yen.

26.   The commission is pushing for the sale of French as well as foreign assets.

27.   The dollar is now trading at high values against many currencies, making it a good time to buy foreign assets.

28.   The dollar closed higher in Europe against the yen amid talk Japanese investors are poised to buy more foreign assets.

29.   The foreign assets of each of the three companies must be valued before they are contributed to the global partnership.

30.   The dollar was boosted against the yen by talk that Japanese investors are poised to buy more foreign assets.