TOKYO — A car company is trying to sell a new model with a message that many readers at first glance believe is a tie-in to Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa's assertion that the U.S. work ethic is on the decline.
A full-page newspaper ad features the eye-catching words "Miyazawa Remark" in four-inch type. Readers expecting another pronouncement on the reasons for America's economic woes are disappointed, however.
