NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Hedge funds added bearish

bets in Japanese stocks at the fastest pace in over five years

for a week between Aug. 2 and Aug. 8, as the Nikkei

faced on Aug. 5 the worst day for the index since Black Monday

in 1987, Goldman Sachs ( GS ) said in a note on Friday.

The bank said hedge funds added 1.7 shorts, or bets stocks

will fall, for each long position for the week between Aug. 2

and Aug. 8.