date of issue nakanosakaue central bldg 2 46 honcho nakano ku tokyo 164 8620 japan website http www yanoresearch com email yri_info yano co jp phone 81 3 5371 6907 fax 6965 produced & published by research institute ltd market share in 2006 features over 740 products on 15 major markets selected overviews featured size production shipment or sales annual growth the last five years company for each product july 25th 63 000 i energy and metals ii general machinery iii vehicles iv precision vii housing materials viii chemicals plastics ix rubber leather x foods beverages yen vi electrical book 60 tax within overseas delivery cost 4 outside v information technology xi apparel xii papers magazines xiii pharmaceuticals xiv toiletries stationeries xv leisure price sample liquid crystal polymer history estimated 2005 rank prev 11 22 33 44 56 64 remark companies about 10 concentration 6 96 8 y 97 5 2004 note 900