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OSB Representative Participant List by Industry
OSB Representative Participant List by Industry Aerospace • KAWASAKI • VOLVO • CATERPILLAR • ADVANCED COATING • KEDDEG COMPANY • XI'AN AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY • CHINA FAW GROUP TECHNOLOGIES GROUP • KOREAN AIRLINES • CHINA INTERNATIONAL Agriculture • AIRBUS MARINE CONTAINERS • L3 COMMUNICATIONS • AIRCELLE • AGRICOLA FORNACE • CHRYSLER • LOCKHEED MARTIN • ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS • CARGILL • COMMERCIAL VEHICLE • M7 AEROSPACE GROUP • AVICHINA • E. RITTER & COMPANY • • MESSIER-BUGATTI- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES • BAE SYSTEMS • EXOPLAST DOWTY • CONTINENTAL • BE AEROSPACE • MITSUBISHI HEAVY • JOHN DEERE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES • • BELL HELICOPTER • MAUI PINEAPPLE CONTINENTAL • NASA COMPANY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS • BOMBARDIER • • NGC INTEGRATED • USDA COOPER-STANDARD • CAE SYSTEMS AUTOMOTIVE Automotive • • CORNING • CESSNA AIRCRAFT NORTHROP GRUMMAN • AGCO • COMPANY • PRECISION CASTPARTS COSMA INDUSTRIAL DO • COBHAM CORP. • ALLIED SPECIALTY BRASIL • VEHICLES • CRP INDUSTRIES • COMAC RAYTHEON • AMSTED INDUSTRIES • • CUMMINS • DANAHER RAYTHEON E-SYSTEMS • ANHUI JIANGHUAI • • DAF TRUCKS • DASSAULT AVIATION RAYTHEON MISSLE AUTOMOBILE SYSTEMS COMPANY • • ARVINMERITOR DAIHATSU MOTOR • EATON • RAYTHEON NCS • • ASHOK LEYLAND DAIMLER • EMBRAER • RAYTHEON RMS • • ATC LOGISTICS & DALPHI METAL ESPANA • EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC • ROLLS-ROYCE DEFENCE AND SPACE ELECTRONICS • DANA HOLDING COMPANY • ROTORCRAFT • AUDI CORPORATION • FINMECCANICA ENTERPRISES • • AUTOZONE DANA INDÚSTRIAS • SAAB • FLIR SYSTEMS • • BAE SYSTEMS DELPHI • SMITH'S DETECTION • FUJI • • BECK/ARNLEY DENSO CORPORATION -
Japanese Manufacturing Affiliates in Europe and Turkey
06-ORD 70H-002AA 7 Japanese Manufacturing Affiliates in Europe and Turkey - 2005 Survey - September 2006 Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Preface The survey on “Japanese manufacturing affiliates in Europe and Turkey” has been conducted 22 times since the first survey in 1983*. The latest survey, carried out from January 2006 to February 2006 targeting 16 countries in Western Europe, 8 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and Turkey, focused on business trends and future prospects in each country, procurement of materials, production, sales, and management problems, effects of EU environmental regulations, etc. The survey revealed that as of the end of 2005 there were a total of 1,008 Japanese manufacturing affiliates operating in the surveyed region --- 818 in Western Europe, 174 in Central and Eastern Europe, and 16 in Turkey. Of this total, 291 affiliates --- 284 in Western Europe, 6 in Central and Eastern Europe, and 1 in Turkey --- also operate R & D or design centers. Also, the number of Japanese affiliates who operate only R & D or design centers in the surveyed region (no manufacturing operations) totaled 129 affiliates --- 125 in Western Europe and 4 in Central and Eastern Europe. In this survey we put emphasis on the effects of EU environmental regulations on Japanese manufacturing affiliates. We would like to express our great appreciation to the affiliates concerned for their kind cooperation, which have enabled us over the years to constantly improve the survey and report on the results. We hope that the affiliates and those who are interested in business development in Europe and/or Turkey will find this report useful. -
Retirement Strategy Fund 2060 Description Plan 3S DCP & JRA
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FTSE Japan ESG Low Carbon Select
2 FTSE Russell Publications 19 August 2021 FTSE Japan ESG Low Carbon Select Indicative Index Weight Data as at Closing on 30 June 2021 Constituent Index weight (%) Country Constituent Index weight (%) Country Constituent Index weight (%) Country ABC-Mart 0.01 JAPAN Ebara 0.17 JAPAN JFE Holdings 0.04 JAPAN Acom 0.02 JAPAN Eisai 1.03 JAPAN JGC Corp 0.02 JAPAN Activia Properties 0.01 JAPAN Eneos Holdings 0.05 JAPAN JSR Corp 0.11 JAPAN Advance Residence Investment 0.01 JAPAN Ezaki Glico 0.01 JAPAN JTEKT 0.07 JAPAN Advantest Corp 0.53 JAPAN Fancl Corp 0.03 JAPAN Justsystems 0.01 JAPAN Aeon 0.61 JAPAN Fanuc 0.87 JAPAN Kagome 0.02 JAPAN AEON Financial Service 0.01 JAPAN Fast Retailing 3.13 JAPAN Kajima Corp 0.1 JAPAN Aeon Mall 0.01 JAPAN FP Corporation 0.04 JAPAN Kakaku.com Inc. 0.05 JAPAN AGC 0.06 JAPAN Fuji Electric 0.18 JAPAN Kaken Pharmaceutical 0.01 JAPAN Aica Kogyo 0.07 JAPAN Fuji Oil Holdings 0.01 JAPAN Kamigumi 0.01 JAPAN Ain Pharmaciez <0.005 JAPAN FUJIFILM Holdings 1.05 JAPAN Kaneka Corp 0.01 JAPAN Air Water 0.01 JAPAN Fujitsu 2.04 JAPAN Kansai Paint 0.05 JAPAN Aisin Seiki Co 0.31 JAPAN Fujitsu General 0.01 JAPAN Kao 1.38 JAPAN Ajinomoto Co 0.27 JAPAN Fukuoka Financial Group 0.01 JAPAN KDDI Corp 2.22 JAPAN Alfresa Holdings 0.01 JAPAN Fukuyama Transporting 0.01 JAPAN Keihan Holdings 0.02 JAPAN Alps Alpine 0.04 JAPAN Furukawa Electric 0.03 JAPAN Keikyu Corporation 0.02 JAPAN Amada 0.01 JAPAN Fuyo General Lease 0.08 JAPAN Keio Corp 0.04 JAPAN Amano Corp 0.01 JAPAN GLP J-REIT 0.02 JAPAN Keisei Electric Railway 0.03 JAPAN ANA Holdings 0.02 JAPAN GMO Internet 0.01 JAPAN Kenedix Office Investment Corporation 0.01 JAPAN Anritsu 0.15 JAPAN GMO Payment Gateway 0.01 JAPAN KEWPIE Corporation 0.03 JAPAN Aozora Bank 0.02 JAPAN Goldwin 0.01 JAPAN Keyence Corp 0.42 JAPAN As One 0.01 JAPAN GS Yuasa Corp 0.03 JAPAN Kikkoman 0.25 JAPAN Asahi Group Holdings 0.5 JAPAN GungHo Online Entertainment 0.01 JAPAN Kinden <0.005 JAPAN Asahi Intecc 0.01 JAPAN Gunma Bank 0.01 JAPAN Kintetsu 0.03 JAPAN Asahi Kasei Corporation 0.26 JAPAN H.U. -
The Total Solutionexhibition for Electronic Equipment Exhibitors List As of 25Th Mar
The Total SolutionExhibition for Electronic Equipment Exhibitors List As of 25th Mar. 2016/alphabetical order PWB Tech Finished Products AIKOKIKI MFG. AIN Aoshikang Technology(HongKong) ASKA ENGINEERING CMK CMK PRODUCTS DAIWA DENSO Dongguan Mentech Optical & Magnetic Dongguan Mentech Optical & Magnetic Eastern EIGHT KOUGYOU Express Electronics FAITH FPC MAKER SHENZHEN JMTH fuji print (HK) FUJI PRINT INDUSTRIAL FUJITSU INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES Grow Will Hakko Denshi Hirayama Fine Techno HIROSE ELECTRIC Hitachi High-Tech Science Hong Yuen Electronics IBIDEN Ihara Electronic Industries Iwatani Japan Electronics Packaging and Circuits Association (JPCA) JMTH ELECTRONICS King board Laminates Holdings KUNITA KOUGYO Kuraray Chemical KYOEIFUTABA ENGINEERING KYOSHA MEITO DENSAN NBC NIHON MICRON NIPPON MEKTRON NODA SCREEN NODA SCREEN NTW OK Print Oki Electric Cable Okitsumo p-ban.com Qdos Technology Sdn. RISE ELECTRONICS RITA Electronics SAGAMI PCI SAGAMI PCI SANYOKOGYO Satosen SHENZHEN SUNTAK CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY SHINKO SIGNUS somei-techno STAY ELECTRONICS Suiwa High Technology Electronic Industries (Xiamen) TaeSung TOKAI SHINEI DENSHI KOGYO TOWA PRINT KOGYO Victory Giant Tecnology(Huizhau) Yamashita Materials YS Techno Design Technologies CYBERNET SYSTEMS NISOUL PRAMURA SOFTWARE PRIVATE Stella Reliability and inspection Technologies AJUHITEK GLOBAL atg Luther & Maelzer DAIEI ELECTRONICS EVERETT CHARLES JAPAN FISCHER INSTRUMENTS GARDIEN JAPAN inspec J-RAS Kagakujoho shuppan KAMITSU LTD. YACHIYO ENGINEERING Matsusada Precision Murata Manufacturing -
Mass Spectrometer Business Presentation Materials
Mass Spectrometer Business Presentation Materials Hiroto Itoi, Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager of the Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division Shimadzu Corporation Jul. 3, 2018 Contents I. Introduction • Expansion of Mass Spectrometry ………………………………………………………………… p.3 • History of Shimadzu's Growth in Mass Spectrometry …………………………………………… p.5 II. Overview of Mass Spectrometers • Operating Principle, Demand Trends, and Vendors ……………………………………………… p.9 • Mass Spectra ………………………………………………………………………………………… p.10 • Configuration of Mass Spectrometers …………………………………………………………… p.11 • Ionization …………………………………………………………………………………………… p.12 • Mass Separation …………………………………………………………………………………… p.14 III. Shimadzu's Mass Spectrometer Business • Product Type ………………………………………………………………………………………… p.17 • Application Software ………………………………………………………………………………… p.18 • Growth Strategy for Mass Spectrometer Business ……………………………………………… p.19 • Expand/Improve Product Lines …………………………………………………………………… p.20 • Measures to Expand Application Fields …………………………………………………………… p.24 • Measures to Automate Data Processing Using AI ……………………………………………… p.25 IV. Summary • Future Direction ……………………………………………………………………………………… p.26 July 2018 Mass Spectrometer Business Presentation Materials 2 I. Introduction Expansion of Mass Spectrometry (1) Why Mass Spectrometry? Mass spectrometry is able to analyze a wide variety of compounds with high accuracy and high efficiency (simultaneous multicomponent analysis). It offers superior characteristics that are especially beneficial in the following fields, -
Volume 39 Number 2, 2004
Volume 39 number 2, 2004 ISSN 0385-4426 water Volume 39 Number 2 TEM Study of Water in Carbon November 30, 2004 Nanotubes Haihui Ye 1, Nevin Naguib, and Yury Gogotsi 2 Department of Materials Science and Engineering and A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and electron ener- gy loss spectroscopy (EELS), supported by TEM simulation, show the presence of water in carbon nanotubes (CNT) subjected to hydrothermal treatment. It was observed that water behaves differently in the channels of CNT with different inner diameters. In large CNT (50 - 200 nm in diameter) water behaves fairly con- ventionally, showing a well-defined meniscus. Rapid evaporation and condensa- tion upon the intensity change of electron beam, as well as strong interaction between nanotube walls and water, have been observed. Water in small CNT with inner diameter of 2 - 5 nm shows a surprisingly high contrast in HRTEM images. Fluidity of water in such small channels is greatly retarded compared to Contents the macroscale. Both beam heating and electron bombardment in TEM play important role and affect water behavior in the small CNT. The present findings TEM Study of Water pose new challenges for modeling and device development. in Carbon Nanotubes . 2 A Study of Metal Nanowire Structures by High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. 8 Introduction dered, forming a hydrophobic or hydrophilic Introduction inner surface respectively, which makes CNT of JWS-2000 Review SEM . 13 The properties of water in confinement dif- an excellent container to study the interaction Grazing-Exit Electron Probe fer from those of bulk water [1-3]. -
Mizuho BK Custody and Proxy Board Lot Size List OCT 27, 2020 21LADY
Mizuho BK Custody and Proxy Board Lot Size List OCT 27, 2020 Board Lot Stock Name (in Alphabetical Order) ISIN Code QUICK Code Size 21LADY CO.,LTD. 100 JP3560550000 3346 3-D MATRIX,LTD. 100 JP3410730000 7777 4CS HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 100 JP3163300001 3726 A DOT CO.,LTD 100 JP3160590000 7063 A-ONE SEIMITSU INC. 100 JP3160660001 6156 A.D.WORKS GROUP CO.,LTD. 100 JP3160560003 2982 A&A MATERIAL CORPORATION 100 JP3119800005 5391 A&D COMPANY,LIMITED 100 JP3160130005 7745 A&T CORPORATION 100 JP3160680009 6722 ABALANCE CORPORATION 100 JP3969530009 3856 ABC-MART,INC. 100 JP3152740001 2670 ABHOTEL CO.,LTD. 100 JP3160610006 6565 ABIST CO.,LTD. 100 JP3122480001 6087 ACCESS CO.,LTD. 100 JP3108060009 4813 ACCESS GROUP HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 100 JP3108190004 7042 ACCRETE INC. 100 JP3108180005 4395 ACHILLES CORPORATION 100 JP3108000005 5142 ACMOS INC. 100 JP3108100003 6888 ACOM CO.,LTD. 100 JP3108600002 8572 ACRODEA,INC. 100 JP3108120001 3823 ACTCALL INC. 100 JP3108140009 6064 ACTIVIA PROPERTIES INC. 1 JP3047490002 3279 AD-SOL NISSIN CORPORATION 100 JP3122030004 3837 ADASTRIA CO.,LTD. 100 JP3856000009 2685 ADEKA CORPORATION 100 JP3114800000 4401 ADISH CO.,LTD. 100 JP3121500007 7093 ADJUVANT COSME JAPAN CO.,LTD. 100 JP3119620007 4929 ADTEC PLASMA TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. 100 JP3122010006 6668 ADVAN CO.,LTD. 100 JP3121950004 7463 ADVANCE CREATE CO.,LTD. 100 JP3122100005 8798 ADVANCE RESIDENCE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1 JP3047160001 3269 ADVANCED MEDIA,INC. 100 JP3122150000 3773 ADVANEX INC. 100 JP3213400009 5998 ADVANTAGE RISK MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD. 100 JP3122410008 8769 ADVANTEST CORPORATION 100 JP3122400009 6857 ADVENTURE,INC. 100 JP3122380003 6030 ADWAYS INC. 100 JP3121970002 2489 AEON CO.,LTD. 100 JP3388200002 8267 AEON DELIGHT CO.,LTD. -
Transparency Report 2017 1
23.974Transparency mm Report 2017 2017 9 ______年 月 www.kpmg.com/jp/azsa © 2017 KPMG AZSA LLC, a limited liability audit corporation incorporated under the Japanese Certified Public Accountants Law and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. Transparency Report 2017 1 1. Message from the Local Senior Partner As a member of the KPMG network,KPMG AZSA LLC shares a common Purpose-to Inspire Confidence,Empower Change–with member firms around the globe.Based on this Purpose,we aim to establish the reliability of information through auditing and accounting services and support the change of companies and society towards sustainable growth. KPMG AZSA's system of quality control is in line with the KPMG Audit Quality Framework applicable to KPMG network firms globally.This Transparency Report 2017 explains our quality control system in performing audit,based on the framework,and the systems of quality control for each of the key drivers and KPMG network arrangements.We also published AZSA Quality 2017 in September 2017 to address mainly our recent efforts regarding quality control that serves as the basis for KPMG AZSA’s Audit Quality,governance structure and policies of human resource development. 2. Network arrangements As a member firm of KPMG International,KPMG AZSA LLC provides clients with a consistent set of professional services globally through a network in 155 countries.KPMG network arrangements,including legal structure,responsibilities and obligations of member firm are described more detail in the following sections of this report. -
Directors and Executives
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVES As of December 1, 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (11) SENIOR ADVISOR (1) Masamoto Yashiro Chairman of the Board, Takashi Imai Representative Statutory Executive Officer, Honorary Chairman, Nippon Steel Corporation President, Chief Executive Officer, Shinsei Bank, Limited Rahul Gupta Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Shinsei Bank, Limited J. Christopher Flowers* Chairman, J. C. Flowers & Co. LLC SENIOR ADVISOR (1) Yukinori Ito* Former Senior Executive Director, The Export-Import Bank of Japan Norito Ikeda Shigeru Kani* Former Director, Administration Department, The Bank of Japan, Professor, Yokohama College of Commerce Senior Advisor, A.T. Kearney K.K. Senior Advisor, Aozora Bank, Ltd. Minoru Makihara* Senior Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation Oki Matsumoto* CEO, Monex Group, Inc. Yasuharu Nagashima* Lawyer Nobuaki Ogawa* Lawyer Hiroyuki Takahashi* Former Director, Japan Corporate Auditors Association John S. Wadsworth, Jr.* Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley *Outside Directors Directors and Executives COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS NOMINATION COMMITTEE (4) AUDIT COMMITTEE (5) COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (3) Minoru Makihara (Chairman) Hiroyuki Takahashi (Chairman) John S. Wadsworth, Jr. (Chairman) J. Christopher Flowers Yukinori Ito J. Christopher Flowers Oki Matsumoto Shigeru Kani Minoru Makihara Financial Highlights / Masamoto Yashiro Yasuharu Nagashima Nobuaki Ogawa Message from the Management STATUTORY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (17) Masamoto Yashiro Representative Statutory Executive Officer, -
Registered X-Ray Vendors Department of Radiological Health
Department of Radiological Health Type: All Registered X-ray Vendors Address Type:Business Class: CLASS II Class: CLASS II Installation or Servicing of Radiation Machines and Associated Companies Type: Bone Density Reg. # Name Address Contact Person Phone 00-0264 BLUE RIDGE X-RAY GREER 1361 W WADE HAMPTON BLVD STE F #109 GREER, SC 29650 PAUL EILL 800-727-7290 00-0044 GE HEALTHCARE 9900 INNOVATION DR MAILCODE RP2176 WAUWATOSA, WI 53226 BILL GIBSON 00-0184 HOLOGIC INC 36 APPLE RIDGE RD DANBURY, CT 06810 LIDA REED 781-999-7589 00-5183 INTEGRITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC 13831 JETPORT COMMERCE PKWY STE A FORT MYERS, FL 33913 00-5226 POOLE & ASSOCIATES 214 BEREA HEIGHTS RD GREENVILLE, SC 29610 JOSEPH POOLE 864-320-7286 Type: CT Reg. # Name Address Contact Person Phone 00-0044 GE HEALTHCARE 9900 INNOVATION DR MAILCODE RP2176 WAUWATOSA, WI 53226 BILL GIBSON Type: Dental Reg. # Name Address Contact Person Phone 00-5218 ASSOCIATED DENTAL SPECIALISTS INC 95 LOBLOLLY LN BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30512 00-0055 ATLANTA DENTAL SUPPLY 1650 SATELLITE BLVD DULUTH, GA 30097 KEN BEST 770-455-4444 00-5007 BENCO DENTAL CO 295 CENTERPOINT BLVD PITTSTON, PA 18640 TERRY MOORE 770-640-1150 00-5007 BENCO DENTAL CO 295 CENTERPOINT BLVD PITTSTON, PA 18640 CURLEY NEWTON 828-428-9438 00-5007 BENCO DENTAL CO 295 CENTERPOINT BLVD PITTSTON, PA 18640 CLEM SUDER 770-640-1150 00-5471 CAPITAL OF TEXAS DENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC 2001 WINDY TERRACE STE F CEDAR PARK, TX 78613 JAKE LEBENS 512-270-5199 00-5180 DENTAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1910 N PENN RD HATFIELD, PA 19440 DAVE COWAN 267-483-8087 -
Whither the Keiretsu, Japan's Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone?
IRLE IRLE WORKING PAPER #188-09 September 2009 Whither the Keiretsu, Japan's Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone? James R. Lincoln, Masahiro Shimotani Cite as: James R. Lincoln, Masahiro Shimotani. (2009). “Whither the Keiretsu, Japan's Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone?” IRLE Working Paper No. 188-09. http://irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers/188-09.pdf irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Working Paper Series (University of California, Berkeley) Year Paper iirwps-- Whither the Keiretsu, Japan’s Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone? James R. Lincoln Masahiro Shimotani University of California, Berkeley Fukui Prefectural University This paper is posted at the eScholarship Repository, University of California. http://repositories.cdlib.org/iir/iirwps/iirwps-188-09 Copyright c 2009 by the authors. WHITHER THE KEIRETSU, JAPAN’S BUSINESS NETWORKS? How were they structured? What did they do? Why are they gone? James R. Lincoln Walter A. Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 USA ([email protected]) Masahiro Shimotani Faculty of Economics Fukui Prefectural University Fukui City, Japan ([email protected]) 1 INTRODUCTION The title of this volume and the papers that fill it concern business “groups,” a term suggesting an identifiable collection of actors (here, firms) within a clear-cut boundary. The Japanese keiretsu have been described in similar terms, yet compared to business groups in other countries the postwar keiretsu warrant the “group” label least.