1.   At the same time, Japan delayed financing of several nuclear energy reactors for North Korea to show its displeasure over what the Japanese public considered a provocative launch.

2.   Beyond issues of punishment, the U.S. and Japanese publics need to know just what went wrong and what must be done to prevent a repetition.

3.   A Japanese public that has become devoid of emotions reacted excessively to this brave act, as if it were seeking salvation.

4.   Clinton buoyed a depressed Japanese public last night with more hope about recovery than their own leaders have given them lately.

5.   For the most part, the Japanese public says they understand.

6.   For the Japanese public, Ichijo was an emblem of ideological defiance.

7.   If the Japanese public had its way, Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi would not become the next prime minister.

8.   In addition, there was strong support for the leprosy patients among the Japanese public.

9.   It ultimately landed in the Pacific Ocean, but it riveted the attention of the Japanese public on the issue of defense in a way that little else has.

10.   Matters will turn out differently only if the Japanese public finds a new ability to become disappointed.