May 23 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel Corp ( NISTF ):
* JAPAN'S STEEL INDUSTRY HEAD SAYS JAPAN MUST URGENTLY TAKE TRADE MEASURES AGAINST RISING
STEEL
SHIPMENTS FROM CHINA
* NIPPON STEEL ( NISTF ) PRESIDENT: OUR PLANNED ACQUISITION WILL ALLOW U.S. STEEL TO REMAIN
COMPETITIVE
THROUGH OUR INVESTMENTS AND LATEST TECHNOLOGY
* NIPPON STEEL ( NISTF ) PRESIDENT: WE HOPE US PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL APPROVE THE DEAL
* NIPPON STEEL ( NISTF ) PRESIDENT DECLINES TO COMMENT ON PLANNED INVESTMENTS OR ANY OTHER DETAILS ON
THE
U.S. STEEL DEAL
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(Reporting by Tokyo Newsroom)