JPRS ID: 10220 JAPAN REPORT

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JPRS L/ 10220
29 December 1981
Japan Report
(FOUO 72/81)
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29 December 1981
JAPAN REPQRT
(F0U0 72/81)
CONTENTS
POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL
- Mlemma for the New Cabinet
(Masahiki Ishizuka; THE JAPAN EOONOMIC JOURYAL, 8 Dec 81)...... 1
Sttuation Is Tough for Revamped Cabinet
(Akira Yamazaki; 7IiE JAPAN EC0N0MIC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81)......... 2
Reshuffle Weakens 'Troika' Setup
(THE DAILY YOMIURi, 2 Dec 81) 4
Suzuki's Moves Believed Alienating Public Support
(Editorial; MAINICHI DAILY NEWS, 2 Dec 81) 5
Increasing Defense Spending
(Michisada Hirose; ASAHI EVENING NEWS, 12 Nov 81) 8
Gaimusho Goes Overboard
(Minoru Hirano; THE DAILY YOMCURI, 15 Nov 81) 10
Losing Battle for JSP Right-Wingers
(MAINIQiI DAILY NEWS, 20 Nov 81) 12
'MAINICHI' Complains of 'Mor_ey Politics, Corruption'
(Editorial; MAINI QiI DAILY NEWS, 3 Dec 81) 13
~ 'YOMIURI' on International Symposium on `Security, Peace, and
Survival'
(THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2, 3 Dec 81) 15
International Symposium Hears Fukuda
Ttao Main Hurdles, by Takeo Fukuda
Japan Warned of Complacency
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Komeito'a Policy Shift
(Editorial; THE DiAILY YOMIURI, 4 Dec 81) 20
Nikaido'a Bright Future
(Raiauke Honda; TiE DAILY YOHIIURI,, 4 Dec 81) 22
Reahuffle Seen ari Reelection Strategy
(THE DAILY YOMIURI, 1 Dec 81) 24
Appearance of Harmony Said To Control 'Desls'
- (Takehiko 1'akahaahi; MAINIQiI DAILY NEWS, 2 Dec 81)............ 25
MILITARY
'Lack of Benefits' to Japan Frnm U.S. Securitq Treaty Cited
- (Hiaao Maeda; 7HE JAPAN TIMES, 29 Nov 81) 27
E CONOMIC
Expert on Japan's Role in World Economy
(Teiichiro Irbrinaga; TfiE DAILY YOMIURI, 3 Dec 81) 30
U.S. Aaks Japan To End Tariffa on 29 (baomoditiea
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81) 33
Council To Hurry Review of Non-Tariff Barriera
(NIlidN KEIZAI SHIMiIN, 27 Nov 81) 35
Automakera Reairc Another U.S. Demand for Export Cut
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81) 37
'Making Counter-Propoaal' to U.S. Expected at Trade Conference
(MAINIQiI SHINBUN, 25 Nov 81) 39
Lower Tariffa on Electronic Computera Requeated Farlier Zlian
Expected
(NIKKAN KOGYO SHINBUN, 18 Nov $1) 41
Exports Begin Clearly To Show Signa of Stagnating
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81) 43
Diacount Rate Cut Looma aa Near-Term Possibility
(Maaahiko Ishizuka; JAPAN EODNOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81)......... 45
Cab Qlasaia Tariff Problem, Japan-U.S. Conaultationa End in
Failure
(NIHON KEIZAI SHINBUN, 18 Nov 81) 47
Impetua Given To Reduction of Aluminum Production
- (MAINICHI SHIEBUN, 20 Nov 81) 49
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_ Honda, ltao Affiliates Set Up American Parts Maker
(JAPAN ECONONQC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81) 51
New Firm for Commimiat Trading
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81) 52
SCIENCE AND TECEINOIAGY
Computer Makers Hold U.S. Demand on Removing Tariffs Unreasonable
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81) 53
- High Technology Exporta to U.S., Europe Grawing
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81) 54
Government Institute I?iacovera New Way To Produce Minute Metal
Particle$
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81) 55
- Editorial Comments on Fujitsu's Failure To Win Contract
(Editorial; JAPAN EOONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81).................. 56
5tee1 Induatry Circles See Crisia in 1940
(JAE'AN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81)............................. 58
Sailor Pen To Launch Robot Export
(JAPAN EOONOMIC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81) 59
Komatsu Deviaea Computer Language for Welding Robot
(JAPAIv ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81) 60
Statua, Future of Robat Industry Analyzed
(SHUKAN TOYO KEIZAI, 14 Nov 81) 61
Postal Miniatry Continues To Demand Strong Controls
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81) 66
Intel To Start Semic:onductor Production in Japan About 1983
(JAPAN E OONOVIC JOUFNE1L, 8 De c 81) 000 0000.0 67
- NTT. Starts Japan'a Firat Fiber-Optica Phone Service
{JAPAN ECONONIC JOURNAL, 8 Dec 81) ......................e....... 68
Nakamura Tiea With Schutte on Lathe Sales
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOUItNAL, 24 Nov 81) 69
Four Electric Machine ry Makers Booet Capital Expenditure
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOUFtNAL, 24 Nov 81) 70
Exporta of Small Printera Increaaing at Swift Tempo
(JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81) 72
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Sharp To Turn Out Visible Light Semiconductor Larser
- (JAPAN EOONOMIC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81). 73
Epochal Reagent Made for Meaauring Molecular Weighte
- (JAPAN ECONUMLC JOURNAL, 24 Nov 81) 74
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110I,1'I'[CAL ANll SOCIOLO.:ICAL
UILI:MMA I~OIt THL NIW C.IBINLT
iOH 01 1.1( 1 %1 t,i ONt N
- Tclcvo 'l'lll. .;APAN LCl)NOMIC JOU:tNAL in English 8T)ec 81 p 6
[Article by Masahiki Itihizuka]
[ 1 eX tI As lhe rtshuttled Suzuiti
Ecanomic Planning Agency
Director General Toshio
Komoto, far one, is chalienging
thr_ premier, arguing that
stimulation of the domestic
economy even at the expense o[
temporary slowdown of efforts
toward buQ'getary balance
would pay off in the end as ex-
pansion of the economy will
bring about increases in tax
revenues. Suzuki still appears
uncommitted about this idea.
if the Government tries to re
duce fiscal deficits (and debt
finar.cing bonds) by restraining
expenditures (the Ministcy of
Finance is trying to hold fiscal
1962 budget to a tlat growth
from the current [iscal year's),
it will 'ooomerang as the econo-
my, in the absence of stimula-
tion from the fiscal side, will
remain stagnant, resulting in
revenue shortfalls which in
turn will increase fiscal def-
icits. This is a typical vicious
cycle.
Balance of payments disequi-
librium in the form of balloorr
ing current-account surplus
cannot be worked out if slump-
ing domestic demand keeps
pressures f or exports strong,
v,en if various measures to
stE.p up import5 and restrain
expo: ts are taken as the Gov-
ernment is trying to.
Over how tu resolve ttris
dilemma, the new Cabinet al-
ready seems dlvided, with
EPA's Komoto advocating a
bold policy to boost the econo-
my, while -Finance Minister
Michio Watanabe increasingly
an guard "We at the Ministry
of F' Aance are not going to give
up an inch in hoiding tlne budget
to a zero growth," Watanabe
declares.
At the direction of Prime
Minister Suzukl, Hometo,
Watanabe, International Trade
dc Iisclustry Minister. Shintaro
Abe, and Liberal IIemocratic
Party Policy Board Chairman
Rokusuke Tanaka (who is am
other advocatp of a stimutative
poticy) ara scheduled to meet
ancl discuss the issue this wEek.
The ccrnclusion emerging from
the meeting should be of major
irrlportance.
Cabinet gol starled last week
~ just in time to tackle the task of
compiling the fiscal 1982
budget, it became unmistaka-
bly riear that the nation has to
do something to boost the ssg-
ging domeslic demand. And the
serious external imbalance that
is bringing the natien an ever
swclling current account sur-
plus and the prospects for rev=
enue shortfalls in public
finance owmg to the weak
economy are confronting the
ncw cabinet with a major
policy dilemma.
- At a press cunference right
;dter complelion of the Cabinet
rcwhuffle, the prime minister
s:iid hc would hold fast to the
plicy to put administrative
:ind budgetary reforms aimed
at fiscal balance ahead of
- everything. But it is increas-
ingly queslioned if suclt a
_ policy, which basically
arriounLti to fiscal restraint pro-
- grams, is rompatible wilh the
currenl immediate require
mi-nt tu shom up the domestic
i-ronomy.
COI'Yltl(.Il'i': 1.98.1, Rilion Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
CtiO: 4 I10/83
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POLITICAL ANll SOCIO.LOCICAL
- SI7'UATION IS TOUGH FOR REVAMPED CABINET
'Cokyo 'II[L JAPAN ECONOMIC .JOURNAL in English 8 Dec Sl p 6
C/1rL ic1 c hy /1kir..i Yzimaz,iki ]
I't'e xt]
1'rimc Ministcr 'l,enko Suzuki reshuftled
his cabincl and the Icadcrship of the rulling
' l,ibcral Uemocratic f'arty last Monday. The
first charactcristic cf the reshuFfling is that
_ 5uruki distributed key cabinet and party
posts equally to every one of the "new
- leaders" who are, reKarded as major con-
tenders for party leadership in next genera-
tinn. Ilis care Gor upbringing new Ieaders will
iiivile approval Crom the nation as the tirsl
tiuzuki Cahinet had becn termed as "a care-
tciker cabineL"
- ticcondly, 5uzuki maintained numerically a
factiunal balance in the reshuffled cabinel
and had the I,DY Ieadership shared by three
ma.jor Cactions of '1'anaka, E'ukuda and
- tiuruki. In doinK so, hi, secros, at least on the
sin�lace, to have tiU�englhened his power base
:ind en,w'ed his reeletlion to LUP
prvsidency next fall. Yel by appoinling
tiasuniu Nikaido, une ol' the "gray" or
..lainted" ol'fici.ilti in thc I,ockhced payoff
,r;undal, lu the {w,l ol' I.UF' secrelary-gen-
er,il, tiuiuki alsu seeme plywocxi, autas, processed
foo(Ls and cosmetics; 3) revi-
sion of yuarantine regulations
- as to animals and plants; 4 re-
cognition of American baseball
bals, teunis balls and other
sporting {;oodti by private Japa-
_ ncsv sEwrLti or(;anizations.
in addilion to this, the U.S.
Ircady has Ixren pressink for
rraliratian ofvight "dcmancl5,..
"ilCh .is a review of lhe agrcc-
mcnt on prcxurement~ti by the
' Nippon '1'eieKruph & 7'elrphone
!'ublic Corp., uther agcemen~ti
un luloccu and leather gu(x1s,
;ind inaltcrs pertaininK to
- dccunlrol of Ihe servicc and
I'inancin}; ficlds, and invest-
tnenl.
COYYRICFIT: 1981, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
CSO: 4120/84
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ECONOMIC
COUZdCIL TO HURRY REVIEW OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
Tokyo NIHON KEIZAI SHIlMBUN in English 27 Nov 81 pp 5-6
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The improvement of Japan's non-tariff barriers has b ecome one of the
most important problems to be studied by the Second Provisional Adminis-
trative Research Council (Chairman: Toshio DOKO), with the growth of the
demand in Europe and the US for the opening of the Japanese market due to
the dispute over the imbalance of trade. The Third Department (Director:
President Masao KAMEI of Sumitomo El.ectric Industries) of this Council has
begun to study earnestly how to simplify and rationalize import procedur~es,
from the standpoint that the various complicated procedures, which must be
taken to import such items as medicines, food and automob ile parts accord-
ing to the provisions of such laws as the Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical
Instruments Law and the Road Transportation Vehicle Law, are partly
responsible for the so-called "closure of the market." Prime Minister
SUZUKI hoped on the 26th that "Thz Provisional Administrative Research
Council will take upon itself the task of reviewing Japan's non-tariff
barriers, as part of the measures for the reduction of the affairs requiring
approval of administrative authorities." This is expected to give impetus
to the deliberations on this problem. Concrete measures for the improvement
of the non-tariff barriers will be incorporated into the interim report
concerning the .reduction of the affairs requiring approval Qf administrative
authorities, which report the Third Department is scheduled to draw up as
early as in January next year.
The Third Department of the Provisional Administrat i ve Research
- Council set up the Sub-Committee on Administrative Business of Approval
( Chairman : former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromori KAWASHIMA) at
the beginning of OGtober. This Sub-Committee has been reviewing the
administrative business of approval in various fields for the "reduction
of the people's burden," with major emphasis on such st eps as lengthening
of the period for automobile inspection and that for the renewal of
driving licenses. At the outset, it did not attach importance to
inspection of imported items. With the growth of critic ism against Japan
in Europe and the US due to trade friction, however, Director KAMEI of the
Third Department recently has instructed this Sub-Committee to hurry the
review of the import inspection system which is regarded as one of the
non-tariff barriers.
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