21.   Hitachi Ltd., a Japanese electronics maker, will scale back its European operations and halve the number of employees.

22.   Hitachi, a Japanese electronics giant that has set up a life sciences division, will supply computer equipment and some instrumentation and automation to Myriad Proteomics.

23.   Hitachi, the Japanese electronics maker, is developing the computers that will be the brains of the appliance.

24.   In addition, the surplus will continue growing, with demand for Japanese electronics, automobiles and machines still strong overseas, economists said.

25.   Japanese electronics companies are some of the biggest suppliers of computers and computer equipment and parts.

26.   Japanese electronics makers recently agreed to develop a single format for the machine after a struggle between rival groups with incompatible versions of the product.

27.   Japanese electronics companies are substituting nickel for palladium because of delays in palladium shipments from Russia following an export-licensing ban, causing prices to soar.

28.   Japanese electronics companies once favored Malaysia.

29.   Japanese electronics makers generally also make many kinds of appliances as well, and their product lines often closely mirror one another.

30.   Japanese electronics, machine and automakers are particularly feeling the effects of slowing demand for their products in the region.