A New Solar Plant in Japan

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Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mari Iwata, Japanese Oil Refiner Showa Shell Wagers on Solar Power. Wall Street Journal, Nov. 18, 2010 (title in the print).
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703957804575603531119514328.html

Quote:

"And many Japanese manufacturers, content to maintain technological leadership with highly efficient solar cells, have lost market share to less efficient—but less expensive—panels made by German and Chinese competitors.

"Mr. Kameda, who became the head of Showa Shell's solar business in 2006 after a 35-year career in the oil industry, says 'How come Japanese firms have lost out in semiconductors, LCD televisions and mobile phones? It's because they didn't act fast enough to take on risk and expand their business.'


My comment: This report is very informative.
(a) Daisuke WAKABAYASHI 若林 大輔
Mari IWATA 岩田 麻里
(b) Solar Frontier KK 太陽光発電
www.solar-frontier.com/jp

Shigeaki KAMEDA 亀田 繁明
(c) Miyazaki Prefecture 宮崎県
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefecture
(d) Showa Shell Sekiyu 昭和シェル石油 株式会社
www.showa-shell.co.jp/
(d) Nippon Oil Corp. 新日本石油 (pronounced "Shin Nippon Sekiyu)
(e) JX Holdings, Inc. ＪＸホールディングス株式会社
http://www.hd.jx-group.co.jp/
(f) Fuji Keizai 富士 経済
www.fuji-keizai.co.jp


---------------------Separately
Japan: Still in the Game; Competitiveness. Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Nov. 22, 2010 (cover date).
http://images.businessweek.com/mz/10/47/1047_17japan.pdf?chan=magazine+channel_news+-+global+economics

Note:
(a) Yaskawa 株式会社 安川電機 (やすかわ でんき)
www.yaskawa.co.jp
(b) Nidec 日本電産 株式会社 (にほんでんさん)
www.nidec.co.jp
(c) For Yuasa, see
株式会社ジーエス・ユアサ コーポレーション
GS Yuasa Corporation
, which arose out of the 2004 merger of 日本電池 and ユアサ コーポレーション Yuasa Corporation. The "GS" in the name of new company represents the initials of founder of 日本電池, 島津 源蔵（しまづ  げんぞう SHIMAZU Genzo), according to
ジーエス・ユアサ コーポレーション
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B5%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3

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