	u s japanese open talks on semiconductors u s and japanese officials meet tomorrow to try to settle a dispute over semiconductor  and to cut short the mln dlr penalty tariffs president reagan has ordered imposed on japanese exports but u s officials held out little hope that any accord could be reached before the tariffs of per cent up from about five per cent are to take effect on april the customs bureau last week started to levy a bond on the japanese goods that reagan ordered penalized the penalties would be retroactive to march reagan said on march when ordering the tariffs that he hoped the japanese would soon end their unfair practices in semiconductor  and that sanctions could be lifted technical meetings are to be held today and tomorrow with meetings at a more senior level scheduled for thursday and friday public hearings on the sanctions are set for april the japanese aides here for the technical talks include shigeru muraoka director general of international  policy of the ministry of international  and industry miti and masashi yamamoto deputy director general of the information and machinery bureau meeting with them will glen fukushima director of the japan office of the u s  representative s office and jim gradoville of  representative s office of industry and services the two sides in the thursday and friday talks will be headed by deputy u s  representative michael smith and miti vice minister makoto kuroda reuter 
