1.   And while summer bonuses and overtime hours have increased as large manufacturers boost production for export, the tax increases have cut into the gains.

2.   Consumers will buy more of these items if their summer bonuses are within or better than expected, analysts said.

3.   Employee shareholders groups often increase their holdings after employees receive their summer bonuses, traders said.

4.   Sales of food, clothing and kitchenware will pick up after salaried workers receive their summer bonuses in July and August, analysts said.

5.   Sales will start to recover in July when Japanese get their summer bonuses and tax returns, analysts said.

6.   Some sites offer three-day summer sizzler bonuses that provide a condensed version of the weeklong program.

7.   Spending overall may increase more substantially if workers received better-than-expected summer bonuses.

8.   That means smaller bonuses this summer.

9.   Pilots, stewardesses and other flight crew for Japan Air System Co., a major Japanese airline, walked out Wednesday demanding better summer bonuses.

10.   Pilots, stewardesses and other flight crew for Japan Air System Co., a major Japanese airliner, walked out Wednesday demanding better summer bonuses.