======= Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:07:14 +1100 (EST) (subtype) new (headw1) 副長 (kana1) ふくちょう (english1) deputy director (reference) over 100,000 Google hits. It's in the dictionary at alc.co.jp It is number 4883 on the list of frequently used newspaper compounds. (name) Kevin Wayne Williams