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To: koan who wrote (206406)	3/21/2011 11:57:35 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361936

Truly.

To: koan who wrote (206406)	3/22/2011 11:47:30 AM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Respond to of 361936

drip...drip.. Suspension of vehicle output is highly likely to last for a long time as the two major Japanese automakers currently have no prospects of resuming production. mdn.mainichi.jp TECH CHAIN VULNERABLE Japan's grip on the global electronics supply chain is causing particular concern. It produces around a fifth of the world's computer chips and exported 7.2 trillion yen ($91.3 billion) worth of electronic parts last year, research from Mirae Asset Securities shows. "There are a huge number of little bits of the high-tech food chain which are done nowhere but in Japan," said Sam Perry, senior investment manager of Pictet Japanese Equity Selection Fund. "Nobody else has the quality or the consistency, and in some cases the technology, to do it." reuters.com.