The United States called on Japan on Monday to promote competition in its telecommunications and medical services markets, Japanese government officials said.
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy made the request at a meeting of the Council for Regulatory Reform, a government panel that advises Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, they said. The call comes as Tokyo works to push through various deregulatory programs.
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