51.  And Japanese companies, for which export prices had risen with the yen, relinquished international share to Korean competitors.

52.  And Japanese companies tend to meddle a lot more in the lives of their employees, intimidating them.

53.  And some executives say the pressure for Japanese companies to move factories out of Japan will continue.

54.  And some Japanese companies continued to fall in price as trade relations between the United States and Japan grew increasingly hostile.

55.  And the best Japanese companies remain world-class, producing brilliant new gadgets or reliable cars with typical efficiency.

56.  And Toyota, like other Japanese companies, is vigorously cutting costs.

57.  And the Japanese companies offer stick shift in nearly all their vehicles below the luxury level.

58.  Anderson is traveling around the world touting them to everyone from individual investors to Japanese insurance companies.

59.  Anderson is traveling around the world touting the new inflation-indexed notes to everyone from individual investors to Japanese insurance companies.

60.  And this month Japanese companies are expected to announce their best earnings growth in five years.