(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1999--The "Action Plan for Economic Structural Reform" was adopted by the Japanese Government in May 1997 to restore Japan's economic competitiveness in response to global economic trends, the maturation of Japan's industrial structure and the progressive aging of its population. This morning the New York office of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO NY) released a newsletter analyzing the implementation of this initiative over the past year. A complete copy of JETRO's newsletter can be viewed at its Internet web site:http://www.jetro.org/newyork/newsnet/focus/focus4.html. A summary is posted below. Japanese policy makers have committed to developing a more market friendly regulatory infrastructure. This will lower the high cost of doing business in Japan. Developments include:...

Japan Evaluates its Economic Reform Program