21.   Supercomputers have been a subject of U.S.-Japan trade friction in the past, with Washington accusing Tokyo of discriminating against U.S. models in government purchases.

22.   The committee likewise has yet to complete a study of how government purchases of Russian uranium is affecting the U.S. nuclear fuel industry.

23.   The regulations, which also apply to government purchases after Thursday, are designed to help the disabled inside and outside government.

24.   The regulations, which apply to government purchases after Thursday, are designed to help the disabled inside and outside government.

25.   They hope that Washington will raise the issue with Tokyo in trade talks next week on government purchases of information technology and telecommunications.

26.   Too often these criteria are so high that the products of local invention become automatically excluded from government purchases.

27.   Government purchases account for about a quarter of total distribution.

28.   Hashimoto then went into talks with Kantor expected to focus on ways to boost Japanese government purchases of foreign medical and telecommunications equipment.

29.   Active personal spending and business investment, along with a rebound in government purchases, led the increase in first quarter growth.

30.   Although there are four areas of trade in dispute, the most pressing issue revolves around opening up Japanese government purchases of telecommunications and medical equipment from foreign companies.