1.   ...the compartmentalised world of Japanese finance.

2.   Bank of Tokyo is the most cosmopolitan face in Japanese finance.

3.   Bank of Tokyo was the most cosmopolitan face in Japanese finance.

4.   Both Hokkaido Takushoku and Sanyo were household names in Japanese finance.

5.   But that does not mean that Japanese public finances are sustainable.

6.   Co-ops are among the most vulnerable institutions in Japanese finance because of their weak capital base and exposure to problem loans.

7.   He denied that the premium was rising because of concern that the insolvency of Sanyo Securities Co. would create instability in Japanese finance.

8.   He suggested the government spend money to lift the economy, a senior Japanese finance ministry official said.

9.   It rose to a three-week high against the yen after a top Japanese finance official expressed concern about the state of the economy.

10.   It plunged yesterday after a Japanese finance ministry official said the dollar would not rise any more.