The World - News from May 17, 1987

Japan’s leading computer manufacturer, NEC Corp., plans to begin production of personal computers in the United States this month, the Asahi Shimbun reported in Tokyo. The newspaper said NEC will produce a desk-top model at its plant in Foxboro, Mass., this month, and a lap model at a plant in Georgia next month, using mostly parts shipped from Japan. The paper said NEC made the decision because of U.S. trade sanctions and the yen’s rise against the dollar.