European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday february 17, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 13japan studies options in . Trade dispute Tokyo apr wary of inflaming tensions Japan reacted coolly wednesday to . Charges that it broke promises to open its cellular phone Market a the first Volley in what could be a series of punitive actions on Trade. Chief government spokesman Masayoshi Takemura said Tokyo would wait for a . Decision on sanctions before responding to the . Trade representatives announcement tuesday that he believed Japan had failed to fulfil a 1989 pact to give Motorola inc. Access to the cellular phone Market. Within 30 Days the United states will publish a list of japanese products that could be subject to punitive tariffs of up to 100 percent if the dispute Isnit resolved. A a. Takemura said Tokyo believed it had fulfilled its part of the bargain. A we Are concerned about the latest . Decision a he told japanese reporters. A we expect them to act officials said Tokyo is studying its options which so far appear limited to appealing to the world Trade body the general agreement on tariffs and Trade. Since broader Trade talks broke Down last week . Officials have turned up the heat on Tokyo while japanese officials have sought to Cool speculation that the two countries Are headed for a Trade War. The Motorola Case was separate from the broader framework talks that collapsed Friday Over Japan a refusal to accept a . Demand Tor numerical goals to measure Success in opening the japanese Market to imports. With support for the increasingly Tough stance against Tokyo gaining momentum in Congress the cellular phone Market is one of Many areas of potential conflict. Motorola says it has lost $250 million to $300 million a year in Revenue because of an arrangement that in the Region South of Tokyo pairs it with a company that also represents its main rival in Japan a telecommunications giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. . And Motorola officials said that arrangement protects not in Japan a most lucrative Region a the corridor Between Tokyo and Nagoya that is Home to 60 million people or almost half the japanese population . Trade representative Mickey Kantor called the situation a a classic Case of the determination of Japan to keep its markets closed particularly to leading Edge . Motorola president Christopher Galvin holds one of his company a cellular telephones during a news conference to discuss Motorola a frustrating efforts to do business in Japan. Americans called Fop trash producers Luxembourg a americans generate More than twice As much garbage per capita As europeans and Recycle far less. 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