Word: prestowitz
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Part of the problem is communication. As close as relations have been for 38 years, Japan and the U.S. have never had the kind of frank, not to say occasionally acerbic, dialogue that Washington frequently has with many of its European allies. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Clyde Prestowitz observes, "Despite the enormous contact between American and Japanese officials and negotiators at higher levels, most of it is spent talking past each other." Japanese diplomats make the mistake of believing that if they can explain their policy often or well enough, the U.S. will ultimately agree with it. Part...