21.  THE mayor of New York, David Dinkins, yesterday urged Japanese companies -- who are cutting spending on foreign investment -- not to abandon New York.

22.  Increasing competition in international markets is forcing Japanese companies to cut costs and even, in some cases, pull out of markets altogether.

23.  Japanese companies are also expected to emerge strongly in the biochemical and telecommunication fields.

24.  Why have forty five Japanese companies chose Wales as their European launch pad?

25.  With regard to business correspondence, Japanese companies may fail to answer written enquiries concerning possible business relationships.

26.  Most Japanese companies are also accustomed to being able to talk face to face with suppliers and it is the usual way of conducting business in Japan.

27.  One of the peculiarities of these business cards is that there is no single standard set of English translations for the ranks and positions in Japanese companies.

28.  A COLLABORATION agreement has been reached between Courtaulds Engineering in the UK and Japanese company Toray Precision over the sale and marketing of spinnerettes.

29.  The deal means Courtaulds will explore European, American and Canadian markets for Toray while the Japanese company develops business for Courtaulds in the Far East.

30.  Recognizing the efficacy of the quality improvement process also known as total quality management, many leading Japanese companies decided to apply the concepts.