1.   The city bears the imprint of Japanese investment.

2.   Ambassador Hashimoto, meanwhile, is trying to tap new sources of Japanese investment for Southeast Asia.

3.   And Asian countries, while thankful for Japanese investment and foreign aid, would like to see Japan open its market more to their products.

4.   And that may accelerate the shift of Japanese investment overseas, where brokerage transactions are not taxed.

5.   Anticipation of more Japanese investment overseas --especially after the second half of the business year began yesterday -- is also thrusting the dollar forward, some analysts said.

6.   As banks pulled back, Japanese investment in Southeast Asia also evaporated.

7.   As long as the dollar remains strong, Japanese investments in the U.S. bring about higher returns.

8.   As the U.S. economy has expanded, rising central bank investments have filled the gap left by Japanese investments.

9.   At that time, the announcement helped send the dollar higher by prompting expectations for more Japanese investment abroad.

10.   A fall in the dollar makes yen-denominated assets such as government bonds more attractive for foreign investors and slows the flow of Japanese investment capital overseas.