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The article reports on the agreement which will grant Soviet Union a loan from Japan in 1974. Japan will extend a 10.5 billion dollars loan to Soviet Union to finance major projects including harvesting of timber, mining coal and prospecting for natural gas. In return, Russia will repay the loan at an interest of 6.375 percent in the next 16 years. The agreement also includes that Soviet Union will use four-fifths of the loan to purchase coal and lumbering equipment from Japan and supply Japan with coal at prevailing market price.

The article offers business-related news briefs. General Motors Acceptance Corp. reduced its rates on automobile loans to 4½%. It says that Western Europe and Japan want to ease the trade restrictions on metalworking machinery and equipment for several industries including chemical, power and electronic. It mentions that Japan will possibly get contracts for dams, water-diversion tunnels, and a power plant in Australia.

This section offers world news briefs on business as of October 24, 1970. Roland Leuschel of Eurosyndicat Investment Research Bureau predicts that foreign net buying of U.S. stocks will reach the two-billion-dollar figure in 1968. There is high investor interest in Germany, France and the Netherlands where U.S. blue chips are considered at the top of their buying orders. Japan is concerned about the effect of their stand on limiting textile exports to the U.S. on their relations.

The article presents updates on economics and business from around the world as of July 27, 1974, including efforts by the U.S. Department to save the Egyptian cotton crop, negotiations between West Germany and Iran to assemble or manufacture Volkswagenwerk automobiles in Iran, and an increase in the money supply and government spending in Japan.

The article profiles manufacturing and merchandising genius Konosuke Matsushita, who has built Japan's biggest appliance business from nothing. It notes that Matsushita's success at Matsushita Electric Co has made him the biggest yen billionaire in Japan. It adds that Matsushita managed to exist alongside the Japanese zaibatsu by slipping into a range of consumer goods through Western-style salesmanship.

The article offers news briefs related to business as of March 1937. There is likelihood that the armament industry in Great Britain would lead to economic crisis. The topics that form part of the reform program of Canadian Transport Minister C. D. Howe include the capitalization of Canadian National Railways, the establishment of a tans-Canada air service, and control of carriers under federal license. Prices of several products in Japan have increased including tuna fish, beef, and bread.

This section offers news briefs concerning world business. Automobile manufacturer Chrysler is planning to expand its operational facilities in Windsor, Ontario. French ambassador Georges Bonnet is expected to discuss French war debt settlement plans with the U.S. government. The continuous conflict between military forces and civilians in Japan is described.

This section offers news briefs about business overseas. The city of Montreal, Quebec has implemented a tax scheme for chain stores. Although there is a decline in export activity in Japan, its heavy industries are busy fulfilling orders for weapons or equipment for the Chinese market. The French government has revalued the franc and has issued three decrees which will affect businesses.

The article provides an international business and economic update as of November 1936. A shortage of skilled labor has been developed in Germany which has triggered its government to regulate all placements. Meanwhile, France has been going through a post-devaluation cycle while a speculated boom in economy has been capturing British markets. In China, a tax on income has been inaugurated while in Japan, the government is expected to take over the electric power industry.

This section offers world news briefs related to business as of May 1936. Japan is continuing with its plans for economic penetration on mainland Asia, which include the operations of Japanese shipping companies in Chinese waters. Brazil has completed the shipment of its first cargo of iron ore to Cardiff, Wales. The Soviet Union will send out a commission to study the production of typewriters abroad.

This section offers news briefs concerning world business. The Japanese government is planning to develop its foreign policy with no military dictation. The general tension throughout Europe has affected business conditions in France. The increasing anti-government sentiment in Great Britain is reported. The Soviet Union is conducting geological surveys for potential strategic resources.

The article focuses on the strained economic relations between U.S. and Japan. It highlights the dispute of the two industrial powers concerning trade policies. It notes that the expanding argument of the two countries focuses on the protectionist policies of both countries, aggravated by U.S. quotas on textile imports.

This section offers news briefs related to business from around the world as of March 16, 1963. Cuba's request to substitute Russian TU-114 turboprops for British Britannias that fly between Havana, Cuba and Mexico City, Mexico has been turned down by Mexico. The Japan Pearl Export Association expects abnormally severe winter weather in Japan to inflate the price of pearls over the next three years. Indian Finance Minister Morariji Desai proposed a 1963-1964 budget calling for a 1.8 billion dollar defense expenditure.

The article focuses on the high market demand of shrimp in Japan and the U.S. It states that Japan's huge demand for shrimp resulted to the increase of its price in world markets and that seafood dealers and importers rush to buy shrimp which costs almost more than 23% in 1971 compared in 1970. It mentions that with the high importation demand of the two countries, both need to bid from places such as West Africa, Mexico, and Brazil. As the bidding continues, shrimp price increased from 20% to 40% in the U.S. in 1971. Miami's Gorton Shrimp Products general manager Jim Mahoney predicts shrimp will become one of the costliest delicacies in the U.S. Despite shrimps' increasing prices, Japanese sale of shrimps increases by 20% a year due to the increasing personal income of Japanese.

This article presents an account of the trade situation in Japan. This account is condensed from an article reprinted in the January 15, 1920 issue of the "Japanese Chronicle." When the armistice was concluded toward the end of year before last, a commercial depression set in for fear that Japanese industries would be unfavorably affected by the growth of the activities, after the World War I, in Europe and the cessation of demands for war supplies there. But owing to the complication of international politics and the frequent recurrence of labor troubles in Europe since then, industries were not restored so rapidly as had been expected.

This section offers business news briefs as of December 1958. International Harvester Co. of Canada Ltd. announced its intention to build its trucks in Canada and buy motors for them from Rolls-Royce of Canada, Ltd., which is owned by Rolls-Royce of Great Britain. An agreement has been made by Ruhr coal producers and West German oil companies to create a crisis cartel to restrict heavy oil sales. Tokyo Electric Power Co. purchased a steam turbine-generator from General Electric Co. that will be installed at Yokosuka, outside of Tokyo, Japan.