61.   Japanese steel industry officials who have been in Beijing since mid-May, are scheduled to return to Tokyo next week.

62.   Japanese steel makers have been holding down production since August last year.

63.   Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel Corp. may see a lower-than-forecast pre-tax profit in the six months to September, a company spokesman said Thursday.

64.   Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel had also reportedly been seeking to join the Votorantim team.

65.   Japanese steel maker Kawasaki Steel Corp. on Monday announced a technical tie-up with INI Steel Co. of South Korea for the production of stainless steel sheets for automotive use.

66.   Japanese steel makers immediately criticised the tariffs, which would hit Japan in particular while US trading partners Canada and Mexico escaped any penalty.

67.   Japanese steel makers reported Friday mixed interim results, with higher costs and lower prices hurting restructuring efforts.

68.   Japanese steel makers were clearly angered.

69.   Kyodo News Agency, quoting ministry sources, sre Japanese steel products from the tariffs.

70.   Other major Japanese steel companies also released their forecasts Wednesday, with downward revisions the order of the day.