1.   The statement that the senior official intends to have translated verbatim for his Japanese counterpart may end up as being something quite different.

2.   American automakers already complain their Japanese counterparts are taking advantage of the strong dollar to increase market share in the U.S.

3.   American sumo wrestlers have to rely on size and strength because they are not as technically skilled as their Japanese counterparts.

4.   And for the Americans, there were pledges from their European and Japanese counterparts that they would work hard to increase their role in ensuring global prosperity.

5.   As I pushed myself through hundreds of school children, I noticed how different they were from their Japanese counterparts.

6.   Both the Prizm and Metro are basically rebadged versions of their Japanese counterparts, the Toyota Corolla and Suzuki Swift.

7.   A longer view, too, shows that American fund investors, like their Japanese counterparts, have abandoned an entire asset class when performance lagged.

8.   A weak won makes Korean exports less expensive than their Japanese counterparts, and could force Japanese exporters to cut their prices -- and their earnings forecasts.

9.   But General Electric is wary of overconfidence, and it says that to win business it will simply have to do a better job than its Japanese counterparts.

10.   But the failure must make other foreign financial institutions that have been rushing to pledge allegiance to Japanese counterparts feel a bit queasy.