	japan warns of anti u s sentiment in  row japan is sending a three man team to washington to try to halt threatened  sanctions that officials warn could spark a wave of anti u s sentiment here the team will lay the groundwork for high level emergency talks next week aimed at defusing an increasingly bitter row over  in computer microchips officials said the sanctions are against the free  system ministry of international  and industry miti director general noboru hatakeyama told reporters adding if these measures are taken the atmosphere in japan against the united states would become not so good as before other officials were more blunt the u s action will have a significant impact on the growing anti u s feeling here another miti official said a senior foreign ministry official who declined to be identified told reuters the u s threats have undercut those in the government who argue for conciliation there is a very strong argument in japan that since the united states is imposing tariffs unilaterally why should we bother doing anything he said anything we do we will be bashed the senior official sounded pessimistic about the likelihood of prime minister yasuhiro nakasone defusing u s anger over japanese  practices when he visits washington on april i don t think  friction will be solved all of a sudden by the visit he said nakasone is widely expected to present a package of measures to president reagan to help contain u s frustration over japan s large  surplus but the senior official played down those expectations reuter 
