- PHOTO TAKEN 01FEB02 - Japanese bullion house Tokuriki saleswoman Masumi Taniguchi shows gold bars and other gold products in Tokyo in this photo taken February 1, 2002. [Japanese investors, worried about the safety of Japan's banks and the removal of deposit guarantees in recent days, have helped push up gold prices above $300 an ounce for the first time in two years. Picture taken February 1, 2002.]