JANUARY 1983
ANTIMONOPOLY LAW & INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Jujo Paper and Honshu Paper to Form Joint Import Front on Recycled Paper Imports
Construction Ministry to Abolish Secrecy Principle in Public Bidding
Start of Darngerous Area Robot Development Project
Joint Government & Industry to Develop Electric Car
Miti Forms Biotechnology Industry Body
MITI Sets Up High Performance Ceramics Program
Resin Firms Seeking Joint Sales Firm and othere Cartel Activities
Barter Arrangements Actually Cooperative Transactions by Oil Companies
Large Retailers Changing Strategies in Response to MITI's Measures
FTC Warns Taxi Companies on Discussions on Fare Increases
Aircraft - Japanese to Hit Last American Bastion
New Small Companies Depressed Industries Law
American Blasts Japan's Industrial Policy - MITI Calls it All a Misunderstanding
Structurally Recessed Industries Law Controversy Continues
AVIATION
Japan-Thai Negotiations - Aviation
Ministry of Transport to Approve :"Japan Air Cargo"
ENERGY
US-Japan Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Negotitions "Buy Japanese"
Pollution Complaints Level Off
Water Pollution Citations Down
FINANCE
Nonsecured Bond Issuing Standards Eased
Insurance Companies to Enter Card Services and Sales of National Government Bonds
New Commodities Futures Fraud Law Goes Into Effect
Zero Coupon Bond Purchases to be Reopened.
Banks Moving Aggressively into Securities Dealings
Banks to be Permitted to Make OVer the Counter Sles of Medium Term National Government Bonds
Tokyo Metro Government to Increase Housing Loans
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Major Revision of Copyright Law/ Protection of Computer Software?
US Supreme Court to Accept VTR Case
Patent Agency to Provide Rapid Patent Application Reporting
LABOR
Science and Technology to Hire Foreigners for the First Time.
Labor Subsidy Eligible Depressed Industries Further Increase
Foreigners as Professors at National Universities
MARINE
PHARMACEUTICALS
Rapid Increase in Violations of Pharmaceuticals Law
TAX
Green Card System Delayed by Three Years
Corporate Secret Expenses Reach 38.7 Billion yen
MITI to Study Reducing Depreciable Term of Production Facilities
Inheritance Tax on Corporate Shares to be Revised
Dentists Strike Gold and Increased Taxes
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NTT Announces Huge Foreign Procurement - Telephone Book Publication
NTT Opens Bids for Telegram Service
GTE Applying for Digital Exchange Purchases from NTT
Telephone Owner Must Pay for OThers International Calls
Stock Kiting NTT Executive Still Missing
TRADE
Japanese Sugar Coated Third Round of Opening Measures Leaves Foreigners Gasping at "Sincerity"
Agricultural Products - Japanese Support Free Trade Where They Can Compete.
Concern over Semiconductor Trade
US Textile Makers File Dumping Suit Against Japanese Makers
Restraints on Auto Exports to the US to be Continued
US Steel Industry Dumping Suit
Sumitomo Metal Industries Found Dumping
Third Market Opening Package - Sugar Coated Puff - Chocolate, Biscuits, Tobacco
Import Inspections to be Eased
French - Japanese Minuet - Mirror Images in Motion
Europeans Angry over Japan's VTRs (Very Terrible Response)
EC-Japan Negotiations - EC Talks Less, Acts More
Canada-Japan Talks - Automobiles, Textile Dumping
Services Trade - Banking - Insurance
Japanese Textile Industry Dumping Suit
Japanese to File Dumping Suit Against American Acrylic Fiber Makers
Increased Trade Complaint Funding
US-Japan Military Technology Exchange - Japan to Scale America's Last Export Bastion