JAPAN ASKS BANKS TO MODERATE DOLLAR SALES - JIJI The Finance Ministry has asked commercial banks to moderate their dollar sales, JiJi News Agency reported, quoting financial sources. Finance Ministry officials were unavailable for comment. The report also could not be confirmed by several bank dealers. Earlier, Japanese trust banking sources said the Ministry had asked them to moderate their dollar sales. A Ministry official said earlier this week the ministry had recently surveyed currency transactions by investors, but declined to say whether this aimed at reducing their dollar sales.