101.   Company officials described it as a chance for Germany to regain an edge in a technology dominated by Japanese firms like Matsushita and Sony.

102.   Despite a prolonged recession, Japanese firms have invested heavily in the United States.

103.   Even the Taiwanese branches of Japanese firms, renowned for flashy business entertaining, are opting for cheaper affairs, Ding said.

104.   Even the Taiwanese branches of Japanese firms, renowned for their flashy business entertaining, are opting for cheaper affairs, Ding said.

105.   Executives of computer semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments Inc. said they have landed new contracts with two Japanese firms for their next-generation chip system.

106.   Foburo incorporates prestigious Japanese sake brewer Konishi Brewing Co., which company officials in Osaka said would be the first Japanese firm to brew sake outside Japan.

107.   Foreign management has made it easier to tackle old-guard resistance to change at stodgy Japanese firms.

108.   He said as multi-national Japanese firms have vertical and horizontal relationships with other companies inside and outside Japan, the implication of this will spread far beyond the country.

109.   However, Zema, the mayor, says the islanders may consider leasing the island to a private Japanese firm.

110.   ICL, which is owned by Japanese firm Fujitsu, said the cuts were being made against the backdrop of adverse market conditions affecting the information technology industry.