U.S. takes case against Japan to World Trade Organization

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: June 14, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

WASHINGTON The Clinton administration announced Thursday that it is filing a wide-ranging trade complaint against Japan with the World Trade Organization, accusing it of erecting massive barriers to the sale of Eastman Kodak film.

The announcement signaled a major switch in strategy from the last three years, in which the administration confronted Japan directly in high-stakes negotiating battles, with deals usually reached at the last minute under threat of U.S. sanctions.

However, in the fight between Eastman Kodak and Japan's Fuji Photo Film Inc., the Japanese government repeatedly ...

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