A U.S. commerce official on Thursday expressed strong dissatisfaction over a "disproportionate share of cutbacks" in contracts awarded to foreign firms in the Japanese public works market.
Speaking to reporters at the American Embassy following the end of two days of U.S.-Japanese construction talks in Tokyo, Marjory E. Searing, U.S. acting assistant secretary of commerce, said the latest round of talks "can only be described as a disappointment."
The two-day meeting was held to review the bilateral construction arrangements set in 1994 and 1991.