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Joel Scheiman ...
  • Julie Boote
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • William Nestuk

PSA Today Jan 15: China helps/ What next for China auto sales?/ Cobalt blues/ Automation strong/ The police and AI – Nikkei +0.96%

Japan Market Comment by Julie Boote, Joel Scheiman, William Nestuk and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥20,555.29 (+¥195.59 / +0.96%); Topix ¥1,542.72(+¥12.99 / +0.85%); ¥/$108.92
Tags: Yaskawa (6506 JT), SMC (6273 JT), Fanuc (6954 JT), Taiyo Yuden (6976 JT), Murata (6981 JT), Nissha (7915 JT), TDK (6762 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Olympus (7733 JT), Outsourcing Inc (2427 JT), SCSK Corp (9719 JT), NTT Data (9613 JT), GMO Payment Gateway (3769 JT), Toyota (7203 JT), Nissan (7201 JT), Honda (7267 JT), McKinsey & Company (pvt.), Glencore (GLEN LN), China Molybdenum (3993 HK), Apple (AAPL US), Sony Corp (6758 JT), Daimler AG (DAI GY), Nabtesco (6268 JT), Omron (6645 JT), NEC Corp (6701 JT), PKSHA (3993 JT), Panasonic (6752 JT)
Main Points at a Glance
• Tokyo higher on supportive statements from China
• China auto sales decline in 2018 – what next?
• Cobalt blues
• Automation advances aggressively
• National Police Agency experimenting with AI as policing support
Provider
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

Analysts
Joel Scheiman

Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

William Nestuk

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