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

The PSA Japan Weekly Pre-Easter Research Round-Up for the week to April 1, 2021 / Reports out this week on Japan Market Strategy for CY21 Q2 / Toyota Industries (6201 JT)

Weekly Comment Summary
Julie Boote reviews the factors affecting the global auto industry – Covid-19, chip shortages, supply chain issues, rising input costs – to conclude that it’s not all bad.

Reports / Flash Notes Summaries
1. Japan Market Strategy for CY21 Q2
2. Toyota Industries (6201 JT)
Company / Sector / Thematic Comments
Technology: Consumer Electronics, Gaming
1. Gaming Moves and News that Caught Our Eye
Technology: Industrial Electronics and Electronic Components / SPE
2. NEC’s (6701 JT) Face Express to be Trialled in April, Launched in July
3. Hitachi (6501 JT) to Acquire GlobalLogic for ¥1tril
4. Strong Moves in SPE-Related Plays
Chemicals / Materials
5. Greenhouse Gases are a Hot Topic
6. Implications of an Emission Trading Scheme
7. Expectations for President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
8. Biodegradable Plastics: Kaneka and Danimer
Autos
9. Feb Global Auto Production Shows a Distorted Picture
10. China Jan~Feb Auto Sales Surge on Base Effect
11. Toyota (7203 JT) Gets a Broker Upgrade; Presents Lexus LF-Z EV Concept
Auto Parts / Machinery
12. China Machine Tool Orders – Readacross to Japan’s Machinery Plays
13. Fanuc (6954 JT) Top Automation Riser on Upgrade
14. Excavator Plays Rise on Biden’s Infrastructure Package
Internet / eCommerce
15. Demae-Can’s (2484 JT) Profitability Tanks
Enterprise Software
16. TIS Inc (3626 JT) and NTT Data (9613 JT) Shares Buck the Enterprise Software Correction Trend
17. Other Moves and News That Caught Our Eye
Pharma
18. Fujifilm (4901 JT) to Ramp Up Covid Antigen Testing Kit Production
19. Astellas (4503 JT) Gets Extension Approval in US for Myrbetriq
Miscellaneous
20. Moves and News That Caught Our Eye
Macro
21. Releases Out This Week

PSA Company Visits, Tours and Interviews
• Contacted: Tosoh (4042 JT)
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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. 

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Joel Scheiman

Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

William Nestuk

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