Toyota's Okuda is expected to assume chairman's spot

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A massive reorganization being planned for Toyota Motor Corp and its group companies in 1999 will have Pres Hiroshi Okuda assume the chairmanship. However, Toyota officials said Okuda's departure from the post, which involves relinquishing direct management of the company's day-to-day operations, will not significantly affect his role in strategic planning. They predict that the reorganization will involve the formation of a holding company that will manage the entire group. This Western-style holding company may be headed by Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota's current chairman.

Japan, Organizational history, Management, Company Profile

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As youths reject the herd, Japan's retailers scramble

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Japanese retailers are finding it difficult to market to the country's new 18-to-23 year consumers, collectively known as the Dankai junior generation. Unlike their predecessors, consumers in the Dankai junior generation are less receptive to fads and imported items. Given the significant size of the Dankai junior group, however, many department stores and automobile manufacturers are developing new marketing strategies such as stocking-up on lesser-known products.

Retail Stores, Retail industry, Retail trade, Marketing, Teenage consumers, Japanese, Japanese (Asian people)

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Amid Japan's stock market disaster, some blue chips still look like gems

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The Nikkei Stock Average continues to fluctuate, closing at 15,265.18 points in Jun. 23, 1995. Despite the persistent fluctuations, however, analysts remained optimistic stressing that poor performance of the Japanese stock market opens new investment opportunities to investors. Among several interesting blue chip stocks, investment analysts singled Sony Corp. and Toyota Motors Corp. as the most promising investments.

Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Household audio and video equipment, Consumer Electronics, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Security and commodity exchanges, Securities Exchanges, Economic aspects, Consumer electronics industry, Stock-exchange, Stock exchanges, Exchanges, Securities, Sony Corp.

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