101.   Fujitsu is among the major Japanese electronics companies that have been hit by a worldwide slowdown in demand for chips.

102.   Fujitsu Ltd., a leading Japanese electronics maker, has abolished its seniority-based pay scale, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

103.   Hard hit by the global slowdown, Toshiba Corp., Fujitsu and other Japanese electronics companies had all announced job cuts before the attacks.

104.   He also denied reports of possible takeover bids from U.S. media giant Time Warner and Japanese electronics firm Sony.

105.   Hitachi is among the Japanese electronics makers that have been hit hard by the global downturn.

106.   Hit by the global electronics downturn, Japanese electronics makers have all been trying to cut costs and change their business strategies.

107.   However, other Japanese electronics makers such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Hitachi Ltd. are still planning on introducing their DVD players by the end of the year.

108.   In addition, Mr Tong said the company had invited Sharp Corp, the giant Japanese electronics manufacturer, to buy a stake in the company.

109.   ISI is also considering cooperating with three other Japanese electronics makers in the same project, Matsumoto said.

110.   Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. will sell a subsidiary computer-manufacture to Solectron Corp., a leading U.S. technology components maker.