MARCH 1984
ANTIMONOPOLY LAW & INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Basic Materials Industries - Structurally Recessed Industries Law
Computers - Fifth Generation Computers
AVIATION
Yamato Also Smashing International Freight Rates?
ENERGY
FINANCE
Japanese Banks and American Banks
Installment Sales Law Revision
European Insurance Firm Seeks Entry
Foreign Banks and Securities Firms to Underwrite Goverenment Bonds
American Banks - Japanese Securities Companies
Market Opening Package- Finance Measures - Eurobonds
Banks vs. Securities Companies
Joint Venture Trading On Osaka Exchange?
Commercial Paper and Certificates of Deposit
Restrictions on Share Investment by Foreigners to be Dropped
Americans Look at Japanese Banks
LEGAL PROFESSION
Japanese Lawyers to Discuss Liberalizing Their Trade
Repeta Says Note Taking Ban is Unconstitutional
Magnetic Disks Acceptable for Evidence
MARINE
Japan Caves in to Soviet Pressure
Australia - Japan Fishing Pact
PHARMACEUTICALS & PRODUCT LIABILITY
Elderly Going to Doctors Less Due to Higher Fees
Standard Drug Price List Revised
New Genetic Enginerring Guidelines
Drug Industry to Restrict Gift Giving
TAX
Sole Proprietors to be Required to Keep Books
Entertainment Deductions to be Cut
Reserve for Overseas Investment Losses and Tax on Technology Transfers
Tax - Substitute Energy - Oil Refining
Transportation Allotment Raised
Most Firms Forget Revenue Stamps
Confirmation Tax Refport Income Level Raised
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
US - Japan Telecommunications Procurement
NTT to Drive Back Canadian Firm
MITI's Telecommunications Counterproposal
International & Domestic Telephone Rates Declining?
TRADE
Textile Dumping Suit Against Japanese Dropped
MITI Refuses Request on Textile Imports
Foreign Factory Certifications
Nissan Gets its Toes Wet in the UK
Auto Exports Quota Framework to the US Set
Report of the Council of Economic Advisors
EC Demands Drastic Trade Action
Digital Audio Discs (CDs) - GATt
Australian Prime Minister Wants to Sell More in Japan