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  March 31, 2002 and 2001
ASSETS
  Millions of Yen Thousands of U.S. Dollars (Note 1)
  2002 2001 2002
Current Assets:  
  Cash ¥123,207 �44,622 $926,368
  Time deposits   83,200  
  Marketable securities 1,501 2,261 11,286
  Notes and accounts receivable:  
      Notes receivable-trade 3,216 3,219 24,181
      Accounts receivable-trade 62,079 61,518 466,759
      Subsidiaries and affiliates 4,528 4,155 34,045
      Allowance for doubtful accounts (352) (200) (2,647)
  Inventories 2,104 1,312 15,820
  Deferred tax assets (Note 6) 6,812 6,818 51,218
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,845 9,310 43,947
         Total current assets 208,940 216,215 1,570,977
 
Property, Plant and Equipment-at Cost (Note 3):  
  Land 141,933 141,545 1,067,165
  Buildings and structures 183,175 177,692 1,377,256
  Vehicles 114,837 108,084 863,436
  Machinery and equipment 63,020 59,645 473,835
  Construction in progress 2,297 3,160 17,271
         Total 505,262 490,126 3,798,963
  Accumulated depreciation (225,352) (212,899) (1,694,376)
         Net property, plant and equipment 279,910 277,227 2,104,587
 
Investments and Other Assets:  
  Investment securities (Notes 3) 17,795 17,291 133,797
  Investments in and advances to subsidiaries and affiliates, net of valuation allowance of ¥500 million ($3,759 thousand) in 2002 and ¥800 million in 2001 16,053 15,603 120,699
  Long-term loans 2,341 2,914 17,601
  Lease deposits 27,438 27,820 206,301
  Deferred tax assets (Note 6) 27,022 22,012 203,173
  Other assets 9,427 7,352 70,880
         Total investments and other assets 100,076 92,992 752,451
Total ¥588,926 �586,434 $4,428,015
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Millions of Yen Thousands of U.S. Dollars (Note 1)
  2002 2001 2002
Current Liabilities:  
  Short-term bank loans (Note 3) ¥3,100 �3,100 $23,308
  Current portion of long-term debt (Note 3) 24,529 16,065 184,429
  Notes and accounts payable:  
      Notes payable-trade and construction 5,797 7,334 43,586
      Accounts payable-trade 29,713 32,625 223,406
      Subsidiaries and affiliates 8,171 7,490 61,436
  Consumption tax payable 6,794 6,483 51,083
  Income taxes payable (Note 6) 12,848 12,812 96,602
  Deposits received 15,482 12,880 116,406
  Employees' savings deposits 3,948 3,915 29,684
  Accrued expenses 34,756 34,117 261,323
  Other current liabilities 1,177 1,856 8,850
         Total current liabilities 146,315 138,677 1,100,113
 
Long-Term Liabilities:  
  Long-term debt (Note 3) 55,617 80,604 418,173
  Liability for employees' retirement benefits (Note 4) 66,474 58,084 499,804
  Other long-term liabilities 198 973 1,489
         Total long-term liabilities 122,289 139,661 919,466
 
Contingent Liabilities (Note 9)  
 
Shareholders' Equity (Notes 3, 5 and 10):
 
  Common stock-authorized, 530,000,000 shares;issued, 461,549,549 shares in 2002 and 461,278,477 shares in 2001 116,300 116,155 874,436
  Additional paid-in capital 129,092 128,947 970,616
  Legal reserve 6,435 6,106 48,384
  Retained earnings 67,868 55,398 510,286
  Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities 872 1,490 6,556
  Treasury stock—at cost, 106,451 shares in 2002 (245)   (1,842)
         Total shareholders' equity 320,322 308,096 2,408,436
Total ¥588,926 �586,434 $4,428,015