There's no need to identify the country, all you need to do is control the item," a Japanese industry ministry official told Reuters.
Two of them, deposition machinery maker Kokusai Electric and Japan's leading chip tool maker Tokyo Electron (8035.T), said they expect Japan's controls to have a limited business impact.
COORDINATIONDovetailing Japan's controls with those of the U.S. and the Netherlands will require close coordination.
He has met with Japanese trade officials and believes Tokyo is committed to curbing certain exports.
Tokyo remains worried that targeting China will provoke damaging retaliation, such as a ban on Japanese electric cars, a third Japanese industry official said.
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