41.   Ozawa reportedly made the controversial remarks when he spoke about the formation of a parliamentary union by ruling parties.

42.   Sakurai, director general of the Environmental Agency, was the second Japanese cabinet member to resign in three months over controversial remarks on the Japanese war record.

43.   She had been endorsed by the Liberal Party but was expelled during the run-up to the election after making controversial remarks about the Aboriginal people.

44.   Sakurai said he would resign to take responsibility for his controversial remarks denying that Japan waged a war of aggression in Asia during World War II.

45.   The dollar remained stable against major European currencies Monday afternoon in New York, with traders apparently ignoring controversial remarks by a member of the Bundesbank.

46.   The foreign minister added in an interview with the Moslem newspaper that Sharif should not be making such controversial remarks because he is a former prime minister.