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Analyses some of the hidden barriers in exporting to Japan. It looks at Japanese industrial organisation and the role of the large corporations in controlling import and distribution outlets. The Japanese wholesale and distribution system is much larger than would be the case in Europe or North America. There are also differences in patterns of consumer behaviour in Japan compared to Europe. Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry also plays a more active role in the business environment. Also examines the problems involved with negotiating with the Japanese. It looks at a number of the obvious sources of confusion and misunderstanding between Japanese and Westerners during the negotiation process.

Taiwan has been one of the economic success stories of East Asia. It has moved from a position of backwardness to being at the forefront of technological development in a number of key sectors such as computing. It has progessed from being a sub‐contractor to being a major regional operations centre. Once Taiwan was associated with goods that were cheap but had low quality. Now it has established a number of brand names that are regarded globally as being of the highest quality.

Efforts by Great Britain to counter both Loyalist and Republican terrorist groups, since the 1970s.