Word: amaya
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Naohira Amaya, former Japanese Vice Minister for International Affairs, said at the forum that the "closed nature" of his country's market and an undervalued yen had strengthened its trade position in relation to the U.S. and added that American industry has failed to keep pace with Japanese productivity...
...refusal to sell Alaskan oil to his country and the Allies post-World War II limit on Japan's defense spending have also added to the trade deficit, Amaya said. Japan's defense budget is limited to less than two percent of its gross national product...
Stressing "enlightened cooperation" between Japan and the U.S., Amaya called for a restructuring of industry, primarily in the U.S., and joint research by private companies in high technology. Roth made no specific suggestions on improving the American trade deficit...
Borg's closest call during his championship reign at Wimbledon came in the first round of the 1978 tournament, when towering (6 ft. 7 in.) Victor Amaya had him on the ropes. Amaya led two sets to one and had a 3-1 lead in the fourth set, but Borg came back to win. Says Amaya: "He looked as if he was spaced out, but all of a sudden he came to life. Sometimes he seems to go into limbo, and then he wakes up before...