But U.S. officials said they believe Tokyo needs to put in place effective regulatory bodies in the wake of the Fukushima accident toeffectivelyoperate facilities like Rokkasho.
Transatlantic anti-trust immunity is a holy grail for European and American airlines, allowing carriers toeffectivelyoperate as one without all the cost and rigmarole of a full merger.
His emphasis is on "cultural literacy" - certain facts, ideas and literary works that he says people need to know in order tooperateeffectively as citizens of the country in which they live - and learning in a highly structured way.