Dear Reader,

We are happy to announce the publication of our book: Top Global
Companies in Japan (World Scientific Publishing Company, 2004) as it's
bound to be of your interest.

Amid the current, protracted recession in Japan, new corporations -
termed global excellent companies by the authors of this book - have
been rising since the end of the 20th century. They are not yet in the
spotlight but have a huge market share worldwide with regard to their
specialized products and services.

These corporations have climbed to the top of the global market while
many other large Japanese companies have fallen into a slump. The
authors highlighted their corporate policies and strategies for
achieving high earnings - the secret of "producing something from
nothing" and "enabling the lesser to win against the greater". They
have long focused on specific niches, improved the speed of their
business undertaking, and effectively used information technology. The
authors set out to study these companies and analyze their practices
so as to gain insight into the way companies should be managed in the
21st century.

For more information, please visit
http://www.worldscientific.com/books/business/5415.html.

Sincerely,
Akira Ishikawa & Tai Nejo