Nippon Steel Sides with the Us, Which Sets the Rules: "Iron Negotiator" Discusses Nations and Companies: Asahi Shimbun

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Overcoming the headwinds of opposition from both the new and old US presidents, Nippon Steel Corporation managed to acquire its US rival US Steel. Looking back on the one-and-a-half-year negotiations with the US administration, Chairman Eiji Hashimoto of Nippon Steel Corporation commented, "The government's increased involvement in the economy...