51.   Among other major dailies, the Nihon Keizai said the biggest focus of attention in the next general election would be administrative reform.

52.   All major dailies carried either the full text or major points.

53.   Any move will depend on economic indicators next month, the major national daily said in a front-page article.

54.   But so far, only the Philippne government has showed willingness to cooperate, the major daily said.

55.   But Japan remained adamant in its refusal, maintaining that the treaty is unfair and needs to be rewritten, the major daily said.

56.   They aim to slash public works spending intensively over the next three years, the major economic daily said.

57.   Two Aum scientists told police that they succeeded in digging up uranium, though they failed in experiments to enrich it, the major daily said.

58.   Two Aum followers in detention confessed to the attack, which left Egawa sick for two weeks, the major daily said.

59.   It will be the largest overseas mining project involving a Japanese trading house, the major financial daily said.

60.   Japan may refuse to extend the Japan-US semiconductor agreement to retaliate against planned US sanctions in their bilateral auto trade dispute, a major daily said Thursday.