11.   In May, sales of many cars that would have been covered by the punitive tariffs enjoyed booming sales.

12.   In the confrontation last year, the U.S. chose three dozen categories of Chinese imports for punitive tariffs.

13.   It will also publish a list of Japanese imports targeted for punitive tariffs.

14.   Japan narrowly avoided steep U.S. punitive tariffs on luxury cars after agreeing at the last minute to step up U.S. auto parts purchases last month.

15.   Japan has made a formal complaint to the WTO, charging that the U.S. decision to impose punitive tariffs on Japanese luxury car imports violates WTO rules.

16.   Japanese automakers narrowly avoided steep U.S. punitive tariffs on luxury cars after agreeing at the last minute to step up U.S. auto parts purchases last month.

17.   Japanese diplomats told their U.S. counterparts yesterday Japan would not negotiate on auto trade until the U.S. drops its threat to levy punitive tariffs on Japanese cars.

18.   Japan narrowly avoided steep U.S. punitive tariffs on luxury cars after agreeing to measures designed to boost Japanese purchases of American autos and auto parts.

19.   Japanese officials said they were also studying imposing counter-sanctions against the United States, perhaps by putting punitive tariffs on certain imported American products.

20.   Many companies in the colony make goods across the border, so punitive tariffs would make their products more expensive in the U.S.