The value of that Japanese technology has been a matter of debate.
The rocket, developed at a cost of about $2.4 billion, was also the first to be built using exclusively Japanese technology.
He was president and chief executive of the group, formed in 1987 to help the nation's chip makers catch up with Japanese technology.
The dispute has left the Japanese technology in a state of suspended animation.
A $25 million broadcast network using Japanese technology is planned.
National has served as a test case for demonstrating the virtues of Japanese technology and management practices.
The world has come to depend on Japanese technology, especially in semiconductor production.
"It seems like the Japanese technology in cars are better value."
We wanted to get some of the Japanese technology so that our children would feel proud about living here.
We were all friends now, bound together by money, ease of movement and Japanese technology.