BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 31, 1999 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY

A City Rich in History and Legend (int'l edition)


Kyoto's Vanguard

(For fiscal year ended March, 1999)

                                       SALES             NET PROFIT
                                     (MILLIONS)          (MILLIONS)

HORIBA  (MEASURING INSTRUMENTS)         $549                $4.6
KYOCERA (CERAMIC CHIP PACKAGES)         5,897               229
MURATA (CAPACITORS)                     2,984               234
NICHICON*(CAPACITORS)                   845                 47
NIDEC (MICROMOTORS)                     1,078               46
OMRON (CONTROL COMPONENTS)              4,514               17
ROHM (CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)       2,671               424
SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (RESINS)      583                 41

*Estimate


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Japan's High-Tech Hope (int'l edition)

ASIAN COVER IMAGE: Japan's High-Tech Hope

MAP: Kyoto

TABLE: A City Rich in History and Legend (int'l edition)

End Run Around Japan Inc. (int'l edition)

ONLINE ORIGINAL: ``I Intend to Become the Intel of Motors''

ONLINE ORIGINAL: ``We Have the Intelligence to Succeed''



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