Amid the growing tension that a trade war with Japan is a possibility, Mrs. Thatcher has urged British manufacturers to do far more to secure a larger slice of the Japanese consumer market. The Prime Minister was opening an exhibition in London of items with one thing in common - they could have been made in Britain; instead they were imported by British retailers. Mrs. Thatcher was asked about Mr. Michael Howard's talks in Japan: [end p1]
Thatcher
Michael Howard, of course, has put up a splendid case. But you know, their culture is very different from ours. They say, look - if we wanted we can make it in Japan and we say look - but that's not what free trade is all about. We can make it. If you want access to our markets, we must have access to yours.