71.   Japan has to notify the WTO by mid-May if it intends to impose punitive tariffs on U.S. products.

72.   Kantor also said the United States would soon publish a list of Japanese products that could be hit with punitive tariffs.

73.   Japan has insisted it will not negotiate under a threat of punitive tariffs.

74.   Japan said Tuesday night it would file an appeal with the World Trade Organization against a U.S. move to impose punitive tariffs on Japanese luxury cars.

75.   Last week, the United States escalated by ordering European exporters to pay punitive tariffs on targeted goods.

76.   Meanwhile, the dollar moved little against the yen in slow trading amid anxiety over trade talks in Geneva to head off U.S. punitive tariffs on Japanese luxury cars.

77.   New Zealand has issued a list of Canadian imports on which it will consider imposing punitive tariffs.

78.   On Wednesday, the Clinton administration authorized publication of a list of punitive tariffs against Japanese automobiles and auto parts.

79.   On Wednesday, the Clinton administration authorized publication of a list of punitive tariffs against Japanese automobiles and parts.

80.   Scher could not estimate whether any importer has plans to continue bringing the products into the U.S., under the threat of the punitive tariffs.