1.  And U.S. officials usually found some powerful segment that could be harmed by sanctions that cut off a vital supply of Japanese components.

2.  Compaq said first-quarter profits will fall below estimates, triggering concern that U.S. demand could decline, hurting Japanese components exporters.

3.  In the past five years, China has emerged as the largest supplier of Japanese electronic components in Asia.

4.  Semiconductor-related shares fell amid expectations U.S. demand could decline, hurting Japanese components exporters.

5.  Semiconductor-related shares fell after Compaq said first-quarter profits will fall below estimates, triggering concern that U.S. demand could decline, hurting Japanese components exporters.

6.  The faster the economies of the United States and Asia grow, the more Japanese components and machinery they need.

7.  The next year he sold the newly combined JDS Uniphase and bought Furukawa Electric, a Japanese component maker.

8.  Although locally manufactured, Toyota and Mitsubishi use a significant proportion of Japanese sourced components.

9.  So while they pay higher prices for Japanese sourced components in the short term, the companies say they expect ultimately to see major benefits.