00903nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000245013000018260002700148300001000175500005100185520053700236583002000773  a03.02.01 S464  aJapan : the current status and prospects of the economy : trade and investment relations with Latin America and the Caribbean  bSELAaSantiagoCLc1997  a26 p.  aLocated in the Office of the Secretary General  aReviews the recent evolution of the Japanese economy and the main challenges it faces in the short and medium terms.  Analyzes the country's economic restructuring programme and its eventual reprecussions.  Presents the trends in Japanese trade flows and in Japanese investment abroad in the light of the changes occuring in the country and the international scenario, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.  Analyzes the current and future direction of Japan's trade and investment relations with Latin america and the Caribbean.  c10/31/01kJOY_D