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Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities for the year ended March 31, 2009 were ¥1,199 million. Gross realized gains and losses on these sales, computed on the moving average cost basis, were ¥150 million and ¥30 million, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2009. 

The impairment losses on available-for-sale equity securities for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were ¥529 million ($5,683 thousand) and ¥260 million, respectively. 

The carrying values of debt securities by contractual maturities for securities classified as held-to-maturity securities and available- for-sale securities at March 31, 2010 were as follows: 

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## 8. Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Subsidiaries and Associated Companies 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies at March 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows: 

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## 9. Short-Term Bank Loans and Long-Term Debt 

Short-term bank loans at March 31, 2010 and 2009 consisted of notes to banks and bank overdrafts. The average annual interest rates applicable to the short-term bank loans were 0.8% and 1.0% at March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. 

Long-term debt at March 31, 2010 and 2009 consisted of the following: 

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Annual maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2010, were as follows: 

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The carrying amounts of assets pledged as collateral for trade notes and accounts payable of ¥9 million ($94 thousand), short- term bank loans of ¥1,580 million ($16,982 thousand), current portion of long-term debt of ¥3,562 million ($38,284 thousand), corporate bonds due in one year of ¥140 million ($1,505 thousand), 

