JULY 1982
ANTIMONOPOLY LAW & INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Ethylene Makers to Seek Cartel
New Definition of Unfair Trade Practices
Oil Cartel Case Reaches Supreme Court
Fair Trade Commission to Investigate Major Trading Companies
Franchise Chains to be Registered.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Kawasaki Residents Seek 2.4 billion yen in Air Pollution Damages
Business Found Neglifent for Polluting Farm Land
Supreme Court - First Case of Smell Pollution
FINANCE
Finance Ministry Eases International Gold Transactions
Life Insurance Companies to Hold Back Purchases of Foreign Bonds
Securities Exchange Law - Katakura Kogyo Hit Again.
Nonsecured Bond Issuing Standards to be Greatly Eased.
Japanese Commercial Code Revision Affects Corporate Finance
LABOR LAW
Amalgamation of Labor Laws to Help Unemployed
Validity of Dismissal Aftrial Trial Contract Confirmed
PHARMACEUTICALS & PRODUCT LIABILITY
Revision of Standard Drug Price List
Product Liability - Court Awards 2.88 Billion Yen For Chloroquine Case
Product Liability- National Government Reaches First Settlement on Chloroquine Case
REAL PROPERTY
TAX
Ministry of Finance to Tighten Surveillance on Individual Proprietorships
New Taxes and Tighter Deductions
Ministry of Finance to Tighten Deductions on Foreign Income of Japanese Companies
Entertainment Deductions Reduced for Japanese Companies
Semiconductor Makers Dissatisfied with Depreciation
TRADE
Americans Push Trade Liberalization in Services as Well
Tariffs to be imposed on Korean & Taiwanese Petrochemicals
Japanese to File First Dumping Case? Petrochemicals?
IBM - Hitachi - Mitsubishi Electric - Industrial Espionage Case
Europe Postpoese Final GATT Measures Against Japan
US and 4 other nations to Join EC in Attacking Japan's Copper Tariff System
US to Confirm Enforcement of Second Stage of Liberalization