A visiting Prime Minister encounters tension and tough talk over trade
Shortly after he took office in December, Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira, following a ritual established by his predecessors, scheduled a trip to Washington to clear up what he thought would be some minor issues. As it happened, Ohira's visit to the U.S. last week took place in an atmosphere of tension and ill will caused by the growing confrontation between the U.S. and Japan over trade.
Despite repeated promises by the Japanese to dismantle their myriad nontariff barriers and allow more foreign goods into their potentially rich market, Japan's trade surplus continues...
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