71.   The Clinton administration has hammered hard at what it sees as Japanese trade barriers.

72.   The European Union joined U.S. efforts last month, asking the World Trade Organization to end Japanese trade discrimination against foreign producers of film and photographic paper.

73.   The consequence was a more top-heavy Japanese trade surplus, which created a political furor in America and for a time threatened to set off a commercial war.

74.   The dollar advanced against the yen and the mark, helped by a Japanese trade report and the U.S. jobs report.

75.   The dollar was little changed against the yen as traders said a widening Japanese trade surplus was within expectations.

76.   The European Union today joined U.S. efforts at the World Trade Organization to end alleged Japanese trade discrimination against foreign producers of film and photographic paper.

77.   The Japanese trade surplus has been one of the wonders of the modern world.

78.   The report renewed concern Japanese trade surplus will keep ballooning.

79.   The shrinking Japanese trade surplus has helped the dollar rise for months, though, Yamashita added.

80.   The shrinking Japanese trade surplus should also help the dollar in the long run, Kanazawa added.