1. Japanese Economic Plan-Making Agency: "Review and Problems of Japan's Economy: 1998", December 27, 1998
2. The French News Agency: "Europe-Asian Countries Have Unanimously Agreed to Strengthen the International Mechanism of Money", from Frankfort, Germany, January 16, 1999.
3.Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura Masahiko: "Japanese Foreign Policy Towards 21st Century", a speech at Japanese Journalist Club, December 12, 1998.
4. A news in English from Reuter's News Agency, January 5,1999
5. A news from the Common News Agency, Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 1998