71.   Personal spending suffered a steep decline in June as Japanese consumers set aside a higher proportion of their income in anticipation of tougher times.

72.   Q. What about the Japanese consumer, who unlike his Western counterparts would rather save money instead of spend it?

73.   Rather, any development that increases foreign access to Japanese markets puts that much more downward pressure on the artificially high prices Japanese consumers pay for most products.

74.   Restrictions on imports and protection for local industries have forced Japanese consumers to pay sky-high prices.

75.   Sales of the new stainless pressure cooker fell short of expectations and Japanese consumer spending remains weak, the company said.

76.   Russian officials and Japanese consumers have for months suggested that exports were on the verge of restarting and speculation about the exports has made prices extremely volatile.

77.   Sales of a new stainless pressure cooker fell short of expectations and Japanese consumer spending remains weak, the company said.

78.   Selling to Japanese consumers involves a high level of service.

79.   Some real changes are taking place in retail industries, analysts say, in large part because Japanese consumers are more receptive to imports.

80.   So it is not surprising that when Japanese consumers go to buy film, they think of that little green box.