71.   The Japanese chip companies bought their test equipment from other Japanese firms, a serious blow to Teradyne.

72.   The speaker manufacturer has an extensive training program making it more competitive with Japanese electronic firms.

73.   The structural management of Japanese financial firms also needs to change, he said, suggesting that Japanese companies emulate their American counterparts.

74.   The truth is that only a handful of western firms can truly claim to match the best Japanese firms in manufacturing.

75.   The virtual girlfriend is the brainchild of Bandai, the Japanese firm that gave us the Tamagotchi electronic pet.

76.   They see room for a purely Japanese firm and say Daiwa is redesigning itself to compete.

77.   They want residents of the Biltmore to fret over the Japanese firm that owns the Adobe and has hinted at plowing up the golf course and planting homes.

78.   They include the four major local banks, three Japanese firms, two European firms and one American firm.

79.   This is in contrast to many Japanese firms, which continue to restructure despite improving earnings.

80.   This means that Japanese firms still have new things to teach.