1.   At one point, when the jusen issue was being hotly debated, some LDP members said it would be impossible to hold an election.

2.   Above all, the coalition has to pledge to drop its plan to use taxpayer money to resolve the jusen issue.

3.   Mrs. Ono said her triumph showed voters were more interested in getting the economy moving after a four-year recession than in the jusen issue.

4.   The main opposition New Frontier Party has made the Gifu election a referendum over the jusen issue, hoping to capitalize on public anger over the government plan.

5.   The handling of the jusen issue has been for some time one of negative factors discouraging many investors in Japan.

6.   The main opposition New Frontier Party made the Gifu election a referendum over the jusen issue, hoping to capitalize on public anger over the government plan.

7.   The main opposition New Frontier Party has made the Gifu election a referendum over the jusen issue, hoping to capitalize on public anger.

8.   The New Frontier Party made the Gifu election a referendum over the jusen issue, hoping to capitalize on public anger over the government plan.

9.   During a news conference Tuesday, Takemura said he expected the coalition accord on the jusen issue would survive the change of administration.

10.   The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is seen as attempting to sidestep accusations about its handling of the jusen issue by highlighting its own investigation.