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...when Japan began issuing its first gold coins since World War II. Minted by the Bank of Japan to commemorate the | 60th year of Emperor Hirohito's reign, the 24-karat pieces were coveted by collectors even though the Ministry of Finance set the price of the 20-gram coins at 100,000 yen (now $690) -- more than twice the value of their weight in gold. To meet heavy demand, Japan minted 11 million coins...
Despite the well-plotted scam, the Ministry of Finance plans to issue another series of 20-gram gold coins with a face value of 100,000 yen this fall to commemorate the enthronement of Japan's new Emperor, Akihito. Officials are studying ways to modify the coin's design or packaging to prevent new forgeries...
...cocaine supply, which still amount to guesswork, nonetheless indicate that the Government's longtime effort at interdicting shipments has been largely ineffective. In fact, smugglers have become so efficient and so numerous that since 1981 the median national retail price of cocaine has declined from $115 a gram...
...between feuding Democrats John Dingell of Michigan, a dogged opponent of auto regulation, and California's Henry Waxman, a champion of even stricter standards for clean air. The compromise proposal would cut emissions of nonmethane hydrocarbons, a key ingredient in smog, which can now average no more than 0.41 gram per mile for a carmaker's fleet. The House action would place a limit of 0.25 gram per mile on all cars by 1996; the output of nitrogen oxide, another source of smog, would be required to fall from 1 gram per mile to 0.4 gram. Unless the Environmental Protection...
...pollution laws, which are the strictest in the U.S. and will become even tighter in the 1990s, when they are to serve as models for the rest of the country. Such 1989 cars as the South Korean-built Pontiac LeMans and Japan's Nissan Maxima emit less than 0.2 gram of nitrogen oxide per mile. At the same time, Chrysler sells its California dealers a $100 pump that helps cars meet restrictions by recirculating exhaust through the engine and catalytic converter to reduce toxic emissions...