41.   The detentions strained ties between the two powerful Asian nations and videotape of the North Koreans being dragged out of the consulate shocked the Japanese public.

42.   The experience of World War II has left a strong pacifist strain in the Japanese public.

43.   The Japanese public has shown little interest in the whaling controversy.

44.   The Japanese public is also sharing the pain of bailing out the bankrupt housing lenders.

45.   The Japanese public has had a strong pacifistic streak ever since the U.S. atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

46.   The new measure is an extension of an earlier cleanup plan, and is sure to be just as unpopular among the Japanese public.

47.   The Japanese public has been devouring news about the doomsday cult and anticipating the trial for months.

48.   The Japanese public is nervous about the escalation of tensions in Asia.

49.   The Japanese public shared his anger, particularly in this remote southwestern fishing village, home to students still missing from the disaster.

50.   The Japanese public, like people everywhere, has closely followed developments in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.