1.   Deregulation will allow Nippon Express to cut air mailed package delivery time as much as a full day, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported.

2.   Four employees of a Georgia-based charity have been arrested in Honduras and accused of smuggling cocaine in surplus U.S. military vehicles, a Florida newspaper reported Tuesday.

3.   Fujitsu Ltd. will sell used semiconductors to three U.S. recycling companies for installation in game machines and electrical appliances, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported, without citing sources.

4.   Gunze Ltd. has developed a biodegradable plastic sheet to make debit cards and plans to start making them in April, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported.

5.   Her story then changed several times after the initial interrogation, Turkish newspapers reported.

6.   Many companies are moving their production overseas to Southeast Asia to cut costs and break into new markets, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported yesterday.

7.   Only one of the billboards was licensed, the newspaper reported.

8.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will meet Construction Minister Shizuka Kamei late today to discuss the measures, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported this morning.

9.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will not support allocating funds for public works projects from the supplementary budget over the next three years, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported Saturday.

10.   Stocks are falling, partly because foreign investors have lost interest in Japanese stocks, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported.