But faced with a growing number of complex investigations, private agencies have adopted modern practices.
The effort's director said his agency had not adopted that view.
But the director of the antimissile effort said yesterday that his agency had not adopted this view.
Instead, the agency adopted a policy in 1987 that allows companies to make virtually any health claim they wish.
According to the act, an agency can adopt a new regulation only if it is within their scope of authority and consistent with state law.
Over the years, the agency threw around a lot of money and adopted a certain swagger.
But the agency was actually adopting a stricter version of a practice that dates to 1938.
If the agency adopts a final rule, it will have the force of law.
If the agency does not adopt the plan, it is likely to take the form of proposed legislation instead.
Most Japanese people and agencies have adopted customs to deal with these issues.