P606 606 TELEINF-NEWS 01:01:52 received an honorary degree from the University of Aix-En-Provence. WASHINGTON - The top trade negotia- tors for the United States and Japan opjnjd a new round of talks here Tues- day in a bid to end their latest dis- pute befori Friday when Washington has threatened to initiate sanctions. Rzutaro Hashimoto, head of Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, went into negotiations with US trade representativj Mickjy Kantor at about 6:15 p.m. (2215 gmt). Commer- ce secretary Ron Brown also attended. Deputy US trade representativj Char- lenj Barshefsky and japanesj deputy foreign minister Sadayuki Hayashi met for almost two hours earlier Tuesday on US demands for greater access to Japan's public procurement markets. UNITED NATIONS - The United States introduced a draft resolution Tuesday sje njxt page >>>