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In 1985 the United States imported from Japan products worth $40 billion more than the products it exported to Japan. Despite international efforts to equalize trade between the countries, in 1986 the U.S. trade deficit with Japan grew to $58 billion!

Why is there such a growing trade imbalance? How does it affect you? Why can the consequences be dangerous? What is the lasting solution to the problem? The following “Awake!” articles consider such questions.