And concerning the market share of foreign products in the private sector mentioned in the report, no supporting facts have been provided by the U.S. Government. Moreover, as the Government of Japan has been explained to the Government of the United States, the Government of Japan has been promptly and properly addressing to a series of many individual inquiries raised by the U.S. Government and the U.S. companies even after its expiration of the review meeting. As the report points out, there is active competition in this market. This is because appropriate market opportunities are provided under the measures and both domestic and foreign suppliers make aggressive effort. The Government of Japan would like to point out that the U.S. Government has never procured any foreign made supercomputers.
Single source tendering is applied under strict procedures.
Moreover, the Government of Japan would like to point out that the U.S. Government has not provided supporting facts for the market share of foreign products in the private sector mentioned in the report. It is also regrettable that there are other misunderstandings of facts in the report, such as that NTT Communications is described as a company under the Measures. It also has to be reminded that NTT companies are conducting their procurement in an open and transparent manner, according to the procurement procedures, which these companies have decided to adopt on a voluntary basis.