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From: govett@avsd.UUCP (David Govett)
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Subject: Re: GATT declares U.S. - Japan chip pact illegal
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Date: 5 Apr 88 17:01:55 GMT
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>   As far as "dumping" goes, friends who travel to Japan come back with
> techno-goods that (1) were far cheaper in Japan, (2) won't be available
> here for another few years.
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This is not true.  If you had ever travelled to Japan, you would know 
this to be untrue.  One of the hottest topics in Japan now is how little
Japanese goods cost abroad.  Needless to say, the long-suffering Japanese
consumer is not amused. Some Japanese importers recently got into trouble 
because they were importing Japanese goods that had been exported to the 
US, and then reselling them at about 60% the cost of the same unexported 
goods in Tokyo.