Hvilke interesser havde usa i japan?
Japan–United States relations
Japans voksende investeringer i USA - det var den næststørste investor efter Storbritannien - førte til klager fra nogle amerikanske vælgere. Desuden syntes den japanske industri at være velplaceret til at bruge sin økonomiske magt til at investere i de højteknologiske produkter, som de amerikanske producenter stadig var førende inden for. USA's evne til at konkurrere under disse omstændigheder blev af mange japanere og amerikanere anset for at være hæmmet af den store personlige, statslige og erhvervsmæssige gæld og den lave opsparingsprocent.
Japan–United States relations
Japan's growing investment in the United States—it was the second largest investor after Britain—led to complaints from some American constituencies. Moreover, Japanese industry seemed well positioned to use its economic power to invest in the high-technology products in which United States manufacturers were still leaders. The United States's ability to compete under these circumstances was seen by many Japanese and Americans as hampered by heavy personal, government, and business debt and a low savings rate.
Japan–United States relations