1.   Among global electronics leaders drawn to set up subsidiaries include Sony, Akai, Samsung Electronics Co., Goldstar Electronics and Daewoo.

2.   Concern was also fueled by a signal from the U.S. that growth in the booming global electronics industry could slow, traders said.

3.   That gave a psychological lift to the Tokyo market, pulling up shares of top global electronics such as Sony Corp. and TDK Corp.

4.   That gave a psychological lift to the Tokyo market, pulling up shares of top global electronics companies such as Sony Corp. and Canon Inc.

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

6.   International cargo demand was weak throughout the year because of the global electronics.

7.   Japanese electronics companies such as Fujitsu and NEC Corp. have been hit by the global electronics downturn and announced job cuts unprecedented in this nation used to lifetime employment.

8.   Major global electronics companies will introduce DVD players by the end of this year.

9.   Matsushita has not been able to avert the blow of the global electronics slump that has dashed earnings recently at Japanese companies.

10.   NEC and other Japanese electronics makers are losing money because of the global electronics slump.