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The article reports that a U.S.-Japan commercial treaty to internationalize the Japanese yen is not expected to strengthen the yen in foreign exchange markets and to alter international trade, balance of payments, and balance of trade patterns between the two countries. Measures to make the yen an international currency include the creation of a free Euroyen market and deregulation of Japanese capital markets.

The article focuses on the export of wood chips to Japanese pulp and paper makers by U.S. forest products companies. It states that wood chip exports increased to a little more than 1.1 million units in 1968, since the first boatload of wood chips sent by U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers Inc. to Japan. It notes that the imported chips of Japan account for over 12% of its chip consumption in 1968 and may likely increase to 30% by 1975.

Discusses the relationships between the United States and Japan. U.S. industry's reliance on Japan for imports of advanced components essential to production; Total transactions linking U.S. and Japanese companies; Japanese investors' annual finance of the U.S. government's debt and acquisition of a large proportion of U.S. private paper; Concern about the health of the relationship; Japan's effort to open its market and change its economy; Need to solve the tension that exists in the relationships. INSET: Case Study in Diversification: The New Face of Summitomo Metals.

The article reports on increasing difficulties in the worldwide textile industry of 1952 due to expanded capacity and declining foreign trade. In response to the business condition of Japan, production is lowered to 40 percent with gloomy stock prices where experts predict a switch to synthetics. However, India, one of the largest textile exporters, is expected to figure a business of 400 million yards with rising stocks prices. It also presents information on the dismal textile production of U.S.

The article analyzes the possible impact of the Japanese government's enactment of a law that empowers the government to take over business during an emergency such as war. The law is of interest to the U.S. because of the substantial flow of U.S. goods to Japan and the similarity of the law to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's emergency-power proposal. The law also affects Japan's trade relations with China.

This section presents news briefs related to international business compiled as of July 1972. The U.S.-Japan Trade Council is predicting a significant decline in Japanese exports before the year ends. The Indian government is proceeding with its plan for nationalization of basic industries with its take over of the management of Indian Iron and Steel Co. Royal Dutch/Shell is building a lubricant plant in Libya capable of producing 30,000 tons per year.

The article focuses on the potential effects of the intention of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan to lift the federal prohibition on exporting crude oil from Alaska on Japan's petroleum imports. Reagan expresses concerns about the possible ill effects of shipping Alaskan oil abroad. The impending war between Iran and Iraq accentuates Japan's concerns about its own oil security. The Petroleum Producers' Association of Japan requested competitive prices from the U.S. to ship the crude home.

The article offers news briefs related to business developments worldwide. Implications of the European war on the foreign trade in the U.S. were mentioned as preliminary estimates on exports were 32% higher than in 1939. Construction of the new Sherwin-Williams Co. plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina was also noted that will produce paints, lacquers and varnishes. Moreover, an intensive research on synthetic fibers were conducted at the Kyoto Imperial University in Japan.

The article discusses the emergence of a new world economic order and its implications for the U.S., Europe, Japan and least developed countries. It discusses the fundamental changes triggered by the shift in relations between the old economic world and the new economic world, including a sharp slowing in world economic growth, a slowing in the rise of world trade and an increase in the productivity of labor relative to capital. It discusses the rise in protectionism with the intensifying competition from the advanced developing countries.

The article focuses on the move of the U.S. semiconductor industry to sign a treaty with the Japanese industry to protecting American chipmakers in Japan. Japan is known for its automation, rigorous manufacturing, discipline and meticulous maintenance. Charles E. Sporck, the National Semiconductor Corp. president, is promoting a scheme to get subsidies to engage in a futuristic joint-venture factory in developing a new generation of electronics.

The article reports on the Japanese salmon being offered to U.S. buyers below cost of production in November 1932 which may be attributed to the decline in the exchange rate of the Japanese yen.

This section offers news briefs on business and politics in countries other than the U.S. as of March 1938. The Japanese government announced that China is establishing an autonomous state in Central China with Nanking as capital. The signing of a new trade pact between Great Britain and Italy signals the possibility of a more significant agreement between the two countries. Great Britain bought Soviet goods worth 113 million U.S. dollars and sold goods worth 40 million U.S. dollars to Russia in 1937.

This section offers news briefs on world business. The German foreign trade has been affected by the U.S.-Brazil trade deal. The Japanese government decided to officially devalue its gold holdings in order to meet international payments. The U.S-Brazil trade deal involving gold standards will benefit Brazil because the Brazillian currency will be pegged to the dollar.

The article focuses on the drive of South Korea toward industrialization as it enters the export markets using its cheap and plentiful labor force. Data show that exports have reached 52.1 million dollars in the first quarter of 1966, projecting sales of 250 million dollars within the year. It notes the growing interest among foreign investors from Japan and the U.S. The potential risk posed by low-wage labor supply is also mentioned, citing the possibility of wage increase. INSET: Exports: the wellspring of new business empires.

The article reports that America's trade promotion to Eastern Europe is paying off for Western Europe and Japan. It states that Japan and Western Europe are acquiring most of the economic benefits of the increased trade imposed by U.S. officials in the early 1970s. It relates that in 1975, the 11 top industrial nations of Western Europe, along with Canada and Japan, sold over 20 billion U.S. dollars of products to the Soviet Union and its East European associates.

The article focuses on the import goods from Japan to the U.S. It notes the booming Japanese sales in the U.S. during the first six months of 1955. A forecast states that the total volume for the year may reach 380 million dollars. It states that more stores in the East and West Coast are carrying Japanese cameras, chinaware and sewing machines. It adds that toys, one of Japan's traditional exports to the U.S., received a reduction of tariff by 50 percent.

The article focuses on the profound economic policy differences that set the U.S. and Europe apart. It highlights the international summit meeting of industrialized nations in Ottawa, Ontario that may include the obligatory condemnation of restrictive trade policies and urges talks on trade liberalization. The resentment of the European leaders on the move of U.S. President Ronald Reagan to rein the Japanese auto imports is also mentioned.

The article reports that U.S. automotive parts manufacturers are requiring Japanese car dealers in the U.S. to buy replacement parts from U.S. manufacturers. It states that U.S. automobile parts makers face a shrinking market since Japanese car dealers are buying Japanese-made replacement parts. It says that the loss of major share in the U.S. automobile market is costly for Japanese car makers but they are reluctant on importing more original equipment from the U.S.

The article focuses on the implication of rivalries within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan for U.S.-Japanese trade disputes in 1980. The trade disputes concern trucks, automobiles, television (TV) sets and the buy-Japanese policy of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corp. Factional feuds within the LDP has emerged following the death of Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira on June 12. The possibility that the U.S. will exclude Japan from bidding on U.S. purchases is mentioned.

The article offers information on the issue of the attitude of Japan towards the citrus fruits exported from the U.S. It states after the revelation that U.S. uses fungicides on its citrus fruits which are not permitted by Japan, Japanese officials initiated crack down operations on U.S. fruits. The article highlights the losses incurred by the U.S. fruit exporters, and the steps taken by them to ease the situation.

Reports on Japanese shoppers' preference for American products. Record sales of American catalogers to Japanese consumers; Competition encountered by direct marketers in Japanese territories; Toll-free international phone and fax lines set up by marketers; Disadvantages of Japan's multi-layered retail distribution system. INSET: A Yen For Japan.

The article discusses the trading activities of Japan after the war as it hopes to regain its position in international trade. Japan's best customer before the war started has been China but since there is a ban on Chinese trade, Tokyo businessmen are putting pressure on the Japanese government to end it. Businessmen are stating that there had been a drop in trade since the embargo imposed by the U.S. in December 1950, from 19.6 million U.S. dollars a year worth of China trade to 20,000 U.S. dollars in April 1952.

The article focuses on the embargo program of the U.S. and Great Britain to restrain the war industries in Japan. It mentions that the U.S. has completely stop all the scrap iron exports to Japan while Great Britain reopened the Burma road to deal with Chinese government. Moreover, it adds that though the embargo would result for an annual trade loss of nearly 250,000,000 to the U.S., Japan would not be able to purchase machines and raw materials necessary for its war industries.

The article offers information on the problems being faced by Japan since its trade agreement with the U.S. lapsed on January 26, 1940. As stated, the Japanese government is resenting the loan of 20,000,000 dollars provided to China from the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Moreover, Germany's trade with China has led to another set back for Japan as the German machinery is no longer available to it.

The article discusses the latest business developments in the international community as of September 4, 1978. The Japanese government is protesting the increase of color television (TV) exports from Taiwan to the U.S., which resulted in the decrease of Japan's market share. It cites the move by China Airlines to favor Airbus Industrie over McDonnel Douglas Corp. for its aircraft needs.

The article discusses the challenge faced by U.S. Special Trade Representative Robert S. Strauss in renegotiating U.S.-Japan trade relations in view of a threatened breakdown in communications between the Americans and the Japanese. Analysts are saying that any solution to the U.S.-Japan trade problem will have to recognize that there is no way to balance the trade on a bilateral basis . It was reported that Strauss will be dealing with Japanese bureaucrats who are even more inflexible than Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.