61.   Japanese consumers have an even bigger boom mentality than U.S. consumers.

62.   Japanese consumers no longer exclusively shop for such gifts at department stores because many discount stores now offer similar quality at lower prices, Egusa said.

63.   Long-suffering Japanese consumers are finally starting to rebel against insanely high prices and lousy service.

64.   Most analysts also noted that Japanese consumers were very loyal to Fuji, just as U.S. consumers had shown a distinct preference for their own home brand, Kodak.

65.   On a per capita basis, in fact, Japanese consumers buy more from America than American consumers buy from Japan.

66.   Now, the two giants of Japanese consumer electronics are on opposite sides over digital videodisk systems, expected to reach the market next year.

67.   NTT DoCoMo is betting that Japanese consumers will get hooked on electronic commerce through I-mode phones, which rely on current technology.

68.   Only a year ago, department stores were reporting weak profits as Japanese consumers looked elsewhere for cheaper clothes, furniture and cosmetics.

69.   Overseas travel originally exposed Japanese consumers to the forbidden fruit of low prices.

70.   Prices rose to a two-week high on the New York Mercantile Exchange as Russia failed to renew export contracts with Japanese consumers.