Toyota attributed part of the rise to higher Japanese demand.

Several analysts said Japanese demand might improve as prices fall and investors return from the holiday.

At the same time, it pushed companies to make up for lack of Japanese demand by exploiting markets overseas.

Japanese demand is fueled by labor shortages and a track record of successful automation.

The program is intended to increase Japanese demand for foreign goods by stimulating the country's export-driven economy.

At the same time, Japanese demand for Canadian dollars continues unabated.

When Japanese demand picks up again, imports will grow more quickly than in past recoveries.

Even with the end of the cold war, Russia had rebuffed Japanese demands for talks on the issue.

But the couple's wedding plans may be checkmated by Japanese demands that he have a valid passport.

Other analysts estimated that Japanese demand may be greater at the 10-year and 30-year auctions.