FEBRUARY 1986

ANTIMONOPOLY LAW & INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Military Technology Transfers

Databases

Technomart

Nuclear Reactors

Coal Gas Electricity Generation Research

Oil Industry

Marine Development

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Super Computers

Fifth Generation Computers

Computers

Semiconductors

Aifcraft Industry

Artificial Intelligence

FINANCE

Corporate Takeovers

Foreign Securities Firms and the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Citibank Takeover of Heiwa Sogo Bank

Foreign Stocks Preferred by Japanese Individuals

Foreign Firms Listing on Japanese Stock Exchanges

Investment Advisors Law

Tokyo Offshore Market

Securities Transactions Tax Increase

Investment Advisors Law

Tokyo Offshore Market

Securities Transaction Tax Increase

Bond Trading Commissions to be Cut 75%

Over the Counter Market

Bank Shares

Japan Line to be Delisted? Parent only Accounting Illuion

Disclsoure System to be Revised

Foreign Currency Bonds

Yen Bonds in the US

Bonds with Warrants

Convertible Bonds

Euroyen

Samurai Bonds

Euroyen Bonds

US Government Yen Financings

Foreign Currency Deposits

Foreign Currency Bond Investments

Internationalization of Japan's Capital Markets

Revision of Foreign Exchange Accounting

First Eurodollar Commercial Paper for Japanese

Bond Futures

Deposit Deregulation

Certificats of Deposit and Money Market Certificates

Banks Hurt by Financial Deregulation

Inter-Bank Deposits Truly Deregulated

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Database Protection - Copyright

Computer Program Registration

Video Text / Online Information Rights

Japan Opens Nationally Owned Patents to IBM

Computer Software Protection

Patent Office Reforms

Biotechnology Protection

Floppy Disk Drives - Patent

Louis Vuitton Sues

Digitizers - Patents

Amorphous Metals - Patents

LEGAL PROFESSION

Opening the Legal Profession to Foreigners

PHARMACEUTICALS & PRODUCT LIABILITY

Standard Drug Price

Cuts in Socialized Medicine Benefits

Foreign Pharmaceutical Firms Moving In

Foreign Drug Firms Hit

Drug Procedures

Drug Execs Sentenced & Ministry Official Arrested

Sales of Unauthorized Products - Pharmaceutical Affairs Law

Innoculation Cases - Product Liability

Minamata Disease

Kanemi Cooking Oil Poisoning - Product Liability

Health Food - Decepting Advertising