41.   Homes of securities execs raided in payoff scandal.

42.   In Tokyo, brokerage shares fell but the broader Tokyo market shook off an early decline brought on by worries about a widening payoff scandal at Japanese securities companies.

43.   Investors were further discouraged by Japanese news reports Friday that a former vice president of Yamaichi Securities Co. was being questioned by Tokyo prosecutors in a widening payoff scandal.

44.   Investors were also discouraged by Japanese news reports Friday that a former vice president of Yamaichi Securities Co. was being questioned by Tokyo prosecutors in a widening payoff scandal.

45.   Many traders continued to hold back to watch developments in a widening payoff scandal involving Nomura Securities and Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank.

46.   Many big names in corporate Japan have been embroiled in similar payoff scandals this year.

47.   Nomura already has fired several senior officials over the payoff scandal, as has the major Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank.

48.   Nomura has already fired several top officials over the payoff scandal, as has the major Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank.

49.   Offices of Mitsubishi Estate and Hitachi raided in payoff scandals.

50.   Offices raided in payoff scandals.