diff --git a/src/runtime/haskell/LPGF.hs b/src/runtime/haskell/LPGF.hs
index 667b0d621..df73efe90 100644
--- a/src/runtime/haskell/LPGF.hs
+++ b/src/runtime/haskell/LPGF.hs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ lin2string l = case l of
   LFSpace -> "" -- when encountered at beginning/end
   LFToken tok -> tok
   LFTuple [l] -> lin2string l
+  LFTuple (l:_) -> lin2string l -- unselected table, just choose first option (see e.g. FoodsJpn)
   LFPre pts df -> lin2string df -- when encountered at end
   LFConcat (LFPre pts df) l2 -> lin2string $ LFConcat l1 l2
     where
diff --git a/testsuite/lpgf/Foods.treebank b/testsuite/lpgf/Foods.treebank
index 0a52510d0..09a78cb15 100644
--- a/testsuite/lpgf/Foods.treebank
+++ b/testsuite/lpgf/Foods.treebank
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ FoodsHeb: היין ההוא טעים
 FoodsHin: वह मदिरा स्वादिष्ट है
 FoodsIce: þetta vín er ljúffengt
 FoodsIta: quel vino è delizioso
+FoodsJpn: その ワインは おいしい
 FoodsLat: id vinum est iucundum
 FoodsLav: tas vīns ir garšīgs
 FoodsMkd: она вино е вкусно
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ FoodsHeb: הפיצה הזאת מאוד משעממת
 FoodsHin: यह पिज़्ज़ा अति अरुचिकर है
 FoodsIce: þessi flatbaka er mjög leiðinleg
 FoodsIta: questa pizza è molto noiosa
+FoodsJpn: この ピザは とても つまらない
 FoodsLat: haec placenta neapolitana est valde fluens
 FoodsLav: šī pica ir ļoti garlaicīga
 FoodsMkd: оваа пица е многу досадна
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ FoodsHeb: הגבינה הזאת טריה
 FoodsHin: यह पनीर ताज़ा है
 FoodsIce: þessi ostur er ferskur
 FoodsIta: questo formaggio è fresco
+FoodsJpn: この チーズは 新鮮 だ
 FoodsLat: hoc formaticum est recens
 FoodsLav: šis siers ir svaigs
 FoodsMkd: ова сирење е свежо
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ FoodsHeb: הדגים ההם חמים
 FoodsHin: वे मछलीयँा गरम हैं
 FoodsIce: þessir fiskar eru heitir
 FoodsIta: quei pesci sono caldi
+FoodsJpn: その 魚は あたたかい
 FoodsLat: ei pisces sunt calidi
 FoodsLav: tās zivis ir siltas
 FoodsMkd: оние риби се топли
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ FoodsHeb: הפיצה האיטלקית המשעממת ההיא יקרה
 FoodsHin: वह अरुचिकर इटली पिज़्ज़ा बहुमूल्य है
 FoodsIce: þessi leiðinlega ítalska flatbaka er dýr
 FoodsIta: quella pizza italiana noiosa è cara
+FoodsJpn: その つまらない イタリアの ピザは たかい
 FoodsLat: ea placenta itala fluens neapolitana est pretiosa
 FoodsLav: tā garlaicīgā itāļu pica ir dārga
 FoodsMkd: онаа досадна италијанска пица е скапа
diff --git a/testsuite/lpgf/FoodsJpn.gf b/testsuite/lpgf/FoodsJpn.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..855a95175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/lpgf/FoodsJpn.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+
+-- (c) 2009 Zofia Stankiewicz under LGPL
+
+concrete FoodsJpn of Foods = open Prelude in {
+
+flags coding=utf8 ;
+
+  lincat
+    Comment = {s: Style => Str};
+    Quality = {s: AdjUse => Str ; t: AdjType} ;
+    Kind = {s : Number => Str} ; 
+    Item = {s : Str ; n : Number} ; 
+
+  lin
+    Pred item quality = {s = case quality.t of {
+      IAdj => table {Plain => item.s ++ quality.s ! APred ; Polite => item.s ++ quality.s ! APred ++ copula ! Polite ! item.n } ;
+      NaAdj => \\p => item.s ++ quality.s ! APred ++ copula ! p ! item.n } 
+      } ;
+    This  = det Sg "この" ;
+    That  = det Sg "その" ;
+    These = det Pl "この" ;
+    Those = det Pl "その" ;
+    Mod quality kind = {s = \\n => quality.s ! Attr ++ kind.s ! n} ;
+    Wine = regNoun "ワインは" ;
+    Cheese = regNoun "チーズは" ;
+    Fish = regNoun "魚は" ;
+    Pizza = regNoun "ピザは" ;
+    Very quality =  {s = \\a => "とても" ++ quality.s ! a ; t = quality.t } ;
+    Fresh = adj "新鮮な" "新鮮";
+    Warm = regAdj "あたたかい" ;
+    Italian = adj "イタリアの" "イタリアのもの";
+    Expensive = regAdj "たかい" ;
+    Delicious = regAdj "おいしい" ;
+    Boring = regAdj "つまらない" ;
+
+  param
+    Number = Sg | Pl ;
+    AdjUse = Attr | APred ;        -- na-adjectives have different forms as noun attributes and predicates
+    Style = Plain | Polite ;      -- for phrase types
+    AdjType = IAdj | NaAdj ;      -- IAdj can form predicates without the copula, NaAdj cannot
+
+  oper
+    det : Number -> Str -> {s : Number => Str} -> {s : Str ; n : Number} = 
+      \n,d,cn -> {
+        s = d ++ cn.s ! n ;
+        n = n
+      } ;
+   noun : Str -> Str -> {s : Number => Str} = 
+      \sakana,sakana -> {s = \\_ => sakana } ;
+
+   regNoun : Str -> {s : Number => Str} = 
+      \sakana -> noun sakana sakana ;
+
+   adj : Str -> Str -> {s : AdjUse => Str ; t : AdjType} =
+      \chosenna, chosen -> {
+       s = table { 
+         Attr => chosenna ;
+         APred => chosen
+       } ;
+       t = NaAdj 
+      } ;
+   
+   regAdj : Str -> {s: AdjUse => Str ; t : AdjType} =\akai -> {
+     s = \\_ => akai ; t = IAdj} ;
+
+    copula : Style => Number => Str = 
+      table { 
+        Plain => \\_ => "だ" ;
+        Polite => \\_ => "です" } ;
+
+}