21.   The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade report said the common perception of Japan was a closed market that was difficult to penetrate.

22.   They said the imbalance with Japan still remained the highest for any country and was symptomatic of closed markets throughout Asia.

23.   Three other blasts occurred near a closed market, but no casualties were immediately reported.

24.   Washington has accused Beijing of tightening its already closed markets and insisted on greater access before allowing China into the World Trade Organization.

25.   A year ago, they said, Japan had been painted by the United States as a fortress, protecting its closed market.

26.   But Japan is unlikely to make concessions over ways to measure progress in opening the closed Japanese market, the negotiators reportedly said.

27.   The United States had said it would not pledge to phase out its textile import quotas unless it was given access to closed markets such as India.

28.   Japan and the United States on Wednesday held a new round of bilateral trade talks aimed at opening the closed Japanese market.

29.   The dollar slipped against major European currencies here Monday in a tight market due to the closed London market.

30.   The officials said Washington had demanded Japan introduce a voluntary target for access to the closed market.