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The article focuses on the growing interest of smaller nations in the development of rocket and satellite programs of their own. The trend was confirmed during the meeting of international space scientists in Madrid, Spain in 1966. Among the smaller nations that have launched their own space programs are Japan and Israel. Information is also presented on new developments in rocket and satellite systems.

Reports on the papers presented for the 1994 International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, California on February 16-18, 1994. String of industry firsts from Japanese chip giants; Products developed by NEC Corp., Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Limited.

The article reports on the high-temperature superconductivity technology of Japan. In a scientific conference in Nagoya, Japan, H. Kent Bowen of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, calls on Japan to open its research laboratories to foreign scientists. Japan reported the latest developments in superconductivity including a superconducting wire coil by Mitsubishi Metal Corp. Bowen choose the Japanese to take responsibility in scientific power and lend a helping hand to other countries.

The author reports on the 2009 annual meeting of the American Economic Association which was held in San Francisco, California in January 2009. Speculation that was raised at the conference regarding the future of the U.S. economy is discussed. Comparisons were made at the conference to the economic problems being faced by the U.S. in 2009 to economic problems faced by Japan in the 1990s.

The article discusses the issue concerning the negative effects of the excessive interest rates that foreign banks pay on the economy of Japan. The Tokyo Tax Bureau, the agency responsible for collecting federal taxes in its areas claims for the inflated interests cost that banks pay which resulted to the decline of reported profits in Japan. A scheduled meeting between Japanese and U.S. government to hash out a ruling affecting foreign banks in the country is offered.

Information about the sixth annual U.S.-Japan Conference of Antitrust Policy that was held in Tokyo, Japan on August 1982 is presented. Topics include Japan's legal cartels, preferential purchasing policies, and administrative guidance as the heart of trade friction. It featured Assistant Attorney General William F. Baxter noting that there is no concerted efforts in Washington to get Japan.

The article features the sukiyaki party held at Maple Club in Tokyo, Japan that welcomed the American Economic Mission including W. Cameron Forbes, former U.S. ambassador to Japan, hosted by the American Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Office.

The article offers information on the conference of all Japanese textile producers including cotton, silk, and rayon, to be held in Japan.

The article offers information on the World Engineering Congress to be held in Tokyo, Japan on October 29, 1929.

The article reports on the meeting of the finance ministers of the Group of 10 nations held in London, England, which is acted as a prelude to the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be held in September 27, 1971. It also reports on the differences between the U.S., Japan and Europe over the new monetary system. It discusses the stand of the European nations on the replacement of dollar and gold as international reserves by the special drawing rights (SDR) of the IMF.