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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1998. Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations: Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6113.
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Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations

Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on The Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence

Committee on Japan

Office of Japan Affairs

Office of International Affairs

National Research Council

Washington, D.C. 1998

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1998. Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations: Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6113.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievement of engineers. Dr. Wm. A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce Alberts and Dr. Wm. A. Wulf are chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

This project was made possible with funding support from the United States-Japan Foundation and the National Research Council.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations that provided support for the project.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1998. Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations: Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6113.
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COMMITTEE ON JAPAN

Erich Bloch, Chairman

Council on Competitiveness

Richard J. Samuels, Vice-Chairman

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sherwood L. Boehlert

U.S. House of Respresentatives

Lewis M. Branscomb

Harvard University

G. Steven Burrill

Burrill & Company

Lawrence W. Clarkson

The Boeing Co.

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

David A. Duke

Corning, Inc. (retired)

Daniel J. Fink

D. J. Fink Associates, Inc.

John O. Haley

University of Washington

Jim F. Martin

Rockwell Science Center

Joseph A. Massey

Dartmouth College

Mike M. Mochizuki

The Brookings Institution

Hugh T. Patrick

Columbia University

John D. Rockefeller IV

United States Senate

Robert A. Scalapino

University of California, Berkeley

Susan C. Schwab

University of Maryland

Ex Officio Members:

Harold K. Forsen, Foreign Secretary,

National Academy of Engineering

F. Sherwood Rowland, Foreign Secretary,

National Academy of Sciences

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1998. Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations: Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6113.
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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TASK FORCE ON MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS

Chairman

Donald N. Frey

Northwestern University

Members

G. Frank Joklik

Kennecott Corp. (retired)

Barry MacLean

MacLean-Fogg Co.

Hugh Patrick

Columbia University

Donald E. Petersen

Ford Motor Co. (retired)

Hubert J.P. Schoemaker

Centocor, Inc.

Edson W. Spencer

Spencer Associates

E. Joseph Zemke

Amdahl Corp.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1998. Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations: Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6113.
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JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE COMMITTEE 149

MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS WORKING GROUP

Leader

Michiyuki Uenohara Executive Advisor,

NEC

Co-Leader

Tsuneo Nakahara Vice Chairman,

Sumitomo Electric

Vice Leaders

Junichi Baba Advisor,

Mitsubishi Electric

Hiroshi Sakurai Executive Director,

Engineering Academy of Japan

Advisors

Ryoichi Nakagawa Advisor,

Nissan Motor

Sogo Okamura President,

Tokyo Denki University

Hiroshi Inose Director General,

National Center for Science Information Systems

Yoshikazu Ito Chairman,

Toray

Members

Yumi Akimoto President,

Mitsubishi Materials

Chikara Hayashi Chairman,

ULVAC

Shigeo Hosoki Advisor,

Nippon Steel

Tsutomu Kanai President,

Hitachi

Fumio Kodama Professor,

University of Tokyo

Eiichi Kumabe Senior Managing Director,

Toyota Motor

Noboru Makino Chairman,

Mitsubishi Research Institute

Noboru Miura Senior Managing Director,

Nissan Motor

Masahiko Morizono Counselor & Executive Advisor,

Sony

Teruhisa Noguchi Senior Executive Vice President,

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co.

Yoichi Ogawa Auditor,

Fuji-Xerox

Morio Onoe Senior Executive Vice President,

Ricoh Co.

Sakae Shimizu Executive Advisor,

Toshiba Corp.

Hideo Sugiura Auditor,

Yamatane Industry(

former Senior Executive Vice President,

Honda Motor)

Takuya Urakawa Executive Director,

Business Research Institute(

former Vice President,

Bridgestone)

Takuma Yamamoto Chairman,

Fujitsu

Keizo Yamazi Vice Chairman,

Canon

Naoya Yoda Executive Advisor,

Toray Corporate Business Research

Secretaries

Katsuhiko Masuda

National Institute of Research Advancement

Jiro Shibata

Research Institute for Science and Technology Policy

Seiichi Takeuchi

General Manager, Sumitomo Electric

Takashi Uchida

Mitsui & Co.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1998. Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations: Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6113.
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OFFICE OF JAPAN AFFAIRS

Since 1985 the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering have engaged in a series of high-level discussions on advanced technology and the international environment with a counterpart group of Japanese scientists, engineers, and industrialists. One outcome of these discussions was a deepened understanding of the importance of promoting a more balanced two-way flow of people and information between the research and development systems in the two countries. Another result was a broader recognition of the need to address the science and technology policy issues increasingly central to a changing U.S.-Japan relationship. In 1987 the National Research Council, the operating arm of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, authorized first-year funding for a new Office of Japan Affairs (OJA). This newest program element of the Office of International Affairs was formally established in the spring of 1988.

The primary objectives of OJA are to provide a resource to the Academy complex and the broader U.S. science and engineering communities for information on Japanese science and technology, to promote better working relationships between the technical communities in the two countries by developing a process of deepened dialogue on issues of mutual concern, and to address policy issues surrounding a changing U.S.-Japan science and technology relationship.

Staff

Thomas Arrison,

Staff Officer

Maki Fife,

Program Associate

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