Half in U.S. Regard Japanese Investment as Bad, Survey Says
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TOKYO — Nearly half of Americans see Japanese investments in their country as a bad thing for the United States, according to a Japanese government opinion survey released today.
Asked if Japanese investments were good or bad for their nation overall, 44% of the 1,994 respondents aged 18 or over said “bad thing” while 27% said “good thing,” the Foreign Ministry said.
A further 15% replied “having mixed feelings” and 14% “don’t know,” according to the survey commissioned by the ministry and conducted in January, 1988.
The result contrasted with the finding of a similar survey a year earlier when 65% of Americans were in favor of Japanese investment while 24% were against, the ministry said.
The latest survey showed that only 30% of those questioned supported the view that Japan’s development into a major world economic power is beneficial in stimulating the improvement of U.S. industry.
But 56% considered the rise of the Japanese economy to be detrimental to the United States.
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