1.   A reputation for high costs and inflexible scheduling has allowed South Korea and Taiwan to siphon off cargo shipment business from Japanese ports.

2.   Corn futures for delivery of U.S. grain in Japanese ports on the Tokyo Grain Exchange trades during similar hours.

3.   Compensating steps should be taken, notably increased storage of U.S. military supplies on Okinawa or on ships in Japanese ports to facilitate rapid deployments in the region.

4.   Critics say the licensing practices have made Japanese port calls prohibitively expensive for U.S. shipping lines.

5.   European companies have also complained about Japanese port regulations.

6.   European companies have objected to Japanese port regulations.

7.   European companies have also voiced objections to Japanese port regulations.

8.   Further, they point out that according to the Japanese Ministry of Transport, no U.S. shipping carrier has ever even applied for a Japanese port operations license.

9.   Freed because of his vast knowledge, Manjiro was made a samurai and helped open Japanese ports to American ships.

10.   He agreed with the Japanese authorities that Russian boats in Japanese ports must tighten reporting on their catches.