MAY 1982
ANTIMONOPOLY & INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Large Retail Stores to be Restrained
Fair Trade Commission Hits Milk Firms and Coke Miners
Fair Trade Commission Opposes Telecommunications Law
Fair Trade Commission to Make Clear New items of Unfair Trade Practices
AVIATION LAW
US-Japan Aviation Pact - Japan Still Resisting "Unequal Treaties"
COMMERCIAL CODE
Sokaiya- Provisional Tradename Registration - Commercial Code
Sokaiya Headed for Extinction? New Commercial Code
Foreign Shareholder Litigation - Katakura Kogyo Continues
FINANCE
Foreign Securities Companies to be Permitted Membership
Foreign Banks to be Permitted Greater Freedom in Japan
Foreign Insurance Companies to be Permitted Mail Order Business
Bond Financings Greatly Liberalized
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Personal Records Violate Copyrights?
Patents to be Opened to Foreigners
Genetic Research Guidelines Eased
Computer Software Protection to be Sought in Japan
National Patents to be made easier for Companies to Use
TAX
Tax Revisions - Entertainment Deductions, Bad Debt Reserve
Local Government Tax Laws vs. National Government
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Telecommunications Law - Ministry of Posts and Communications
US Government Demands Liberalization of Data Communications
TRADE
Customs - Nontariff Barriers - Export Controls
MISCELLANEOUS
Stricter Regulation of Travel Companies
Shipowners Compensation Limits Tripled
Immigration - Permanent Residence Made Easer
Automatic Government Fee Increases