JANUARY 1984
ANTIMONOPOLY LAW & INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Basic Industries and Structurally Recessed Industries Law
Joint Research Projects by Universities and Private Firms
FTC Watching Distribution of Imports
US Concerned Over Possible Antimonopoly Law Revision
FTC to Provide Advisory Service to Firms
Antimonopoly Law and Wristwatches - Administrative Guidance
FTC to Study Electronic Mail - Price Cartels
FTC to Hit Resin Joint Sales Firms
Price Fixing - FTC Warns Drug firms
FTC to Study Joint Advanced Technology R&D Efforts
Joint Development of Robot Industry
Satellites - Industrial Policy
Semiconductors & Electronic Parts
Supercomputers - Fifth Generation Computers
Distribution System - Controls on Large Retailers
FTC Hits Giveaway Practices by Large Retailers
US Studies Japan's Industrial Policy
High Technology Transfers to Korea
Polyvinyl Chloride - Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Ammonia/Urea Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Cement - Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Steel - Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Coal - Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Petrochemicals - Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Sugar - Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Paper/Pulp Structurally Recessed Industry Law
Military Technology Transfers to the US
ENERGY
Oil Cartel Case - Administrative Guidance
More Subsidies for Heavy Oil Cracking Facilities
FINANCE
Low Interest Loans for Foreign Firms
More Subsidies for Heavy Oil Cracking Facilities
Low Interest Loans for Foreign Firms
Restrictions on Investment in Japanese Listed Firms by Foreigners
New Transfer System to Be Established for Share Strading
Foreign Firms Enjoy Easier Listing Standards
Citicorp to Enter Japanese Securities Business
Financial Institutions to Enter the Saraking Business
Individual Credit Rating Databases Taking Shape
Japanese Sarakin to Enter California
Revision of the Credit Sales Law
Can Foreign Banks Buy Up Japanese Banks? Liberalization of Capital Mrakets
Trust Banks - Japanese Can Operate in US, but Americans Can Not Operate in Japan
Nakasone Bonds - Optical Illusions
Interest Rates to be Partially Decontrolled
Bond Swap Deals to be Liberalized
Ban on Euroyen Bonds to be Dropped
Yen Denominated Bankers Acceptance Market
Securities Firms Want to Handle CDs
Gold Futures - New System to be Introduced
Bank Reserve System to be Revised
Japanese Overseas Portfolio Investments
Share Issuing Procedures Shortened
Banks Versus Securities Companies
Credit Unions Permitted Foreign Exchange Business
TRADE
Agreement reached on Voluntary Auto Export Restraints to US
Austria Warns Japan on Auto Exports
Canada Warns Japan to Invest in Auto Industry
Taiwan Drops Ban on Japanese Truck Imports
Nissan Plays Coy on UK Auto Plant
Australians Upset over Japan Trade
Japanese Baluves Harming US Makers
Japanese Sue US Firms on Acryonitrile
Japanese Fabrics Dumped in the US
Titanium Dumping In Strategic Industries American Taxpayer
EC Imposes Higher Tariffs on Digital Audio Discs - CDs