INTERNATIONAL
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The United States and Japan signed a five-year agreement aimed at boosting to at least 20% the foreign share of the Japanese computer chip market by the end of next year. Ambassador Carla Anderson Hills, the U.S. trade representative, and Ryohei Murata, Japanese ambassador to Washington, led the signing ceremony at Hills’ office, where negotiations concluded a week ago. The pact takes effect Aug. 1.
