51.   The Cabinet tentatively approved a program aimed at stemming the decline, which was drawn up by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development.

52.   The reports may prove embarrassing for his Liberal Democratic Party, already struggling to stem a decline in support ratings.

53.   Worries over rising interest rates prevented buyers from stepping in to stem the decline.

54.   Worries over rising interest rates once again prevented buyers from stepping in to stem the decline.

55.   However, brokers said declines were stemmed as investors began to take advantage of earlier sharp falls, turning to buy back the futures from mid-session.

56.   Analysts expect the US unit to continue testing the bottom against the Japanese currency, despite an accord among the major economic powers to stem its decline.

57.   Tokyo has not tried to stem the decline of the yen so far.

58.   Trading curbs were put in place but failed to stem the declines.