The framework agreement between the two countries targets four key sectors as crucial to slashing the Japanese trade surplus.

Its economy is heavily dependent on Japanese trade, and it has strong cultural ties as well.

This commercial treaty confirmed the opening of various ports and rivers to Japanese trade.

It was also hoped that the display of manufactured products would lead to increased Japanese trade with Britain.

More important than loans, which these heavily indebted countries will have trouble using, Japan is trying to stimulate private Japanese trade and investment.

Barbadian and Japanese economic trade has grown steadily, in the favour of Japan.

Tokyo has a longstanding tradition in shipping/shipbroking, which is now more focussed on Japanese domestic trade.

The bank played a significant role in Japanese trade with China.

To suggest so reflects a lack of knowlege of discriminatory Japanese trade and business practices.

By the same token, though, fat and happy Americans seem all too ready to forget that dependence on the Japanese trade surplus is mutual.