111. Huan said a Japanese firm, Hino Motors, is also discussing a possible joint venture. 112. Hundreds of thousands of Koreans were forced to work under slave-like conditions at Japanese firms, fight in the Japanese army or serve soldiers as prostitutes. 113. In addition, the two companies will dispatch executives to the Japanese firm. 114. In addition, many Japanese firms that have been weakened by the protracted economic slump are looking to companies abroad for financial and managerial assistance. 115. In the meantime, Infortech Software Malaysia is also seeking to be more established among Malaysian companies since it already serves some Japanese firms like Toshiba and Fujitsu. 116. Investors in Seoul bought shares of South Korean companies in electronics and semiconductors, believing the earthquake will cut production in those areas by Japanese firms in western Japan. 117. It also wants more deregulation of markets to allow foreign suppliers to compete alongside Japanese firms, and it wants an increase in dealers selling U.S. cars. 118. It also wants more deregulation of markets to allow foreign suppliers to compete alongside Japanese firms, as well as an increase in Japanese dealers selling U.S. cars. 119. Japanese broking firms may yet have to eat chow with new, improved competition from the Wild West. 120. Japanese firms Honda and Sony have already built humanoids that can walk, wave and make some rudimentary dance steps. |