Article: Swim: Japanese firms unveil swimsuits to catch Speedo

Article: Swim: Speedo confident LZR Racer will pass new tests
AAP Sports News (Australia);  March 15, 2009 ;     399 words ...Swim: Speedo confident LZR Racer will pass new tests By Tom Wald SYDNEY...Speedo is confident its controversial LZR Racer will be approved for this year's...designed to limit high-tech suits. The LZR Racer was one of the chief contributors...

Article: Speedo's LZR Racer makes jump to triathlon.(New materials)(Brief article)
Chemistry and Industry;  June 23, 2008 ;     280 words ......Federation ruled Speedo's new high-tech LZR Racer suit is legal. Speedo now plans to launch...it launched in February this year, the LZR Racer swimsuit has already helped its wearers...equivalent of technological doping. Like the LZR Racer suit, the triathlon gear is expected...

Article: Video: Speedo(R) Unveils Team USA LZR RACER(TM) Suit for Beijing Olympics.
PR Newswire;  June 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the special Olympic edition Team USA LZR RACER suit. Speedo worked with legendary design...33295/ The launch of the Team USA Speedo LZR RACER allows the original Comme des Garcons...creative design. Though the Team USA LZR RACER suit will not officially debut until...

Article: SPEEDO Unveils Revolutionary Elite Speed Suit The LZR RACER
AP Images;  February 12, 2008 ;     24 words ...Michael Phelps (USA) models the new Speedo LZR RACER, the world's fastest swimsuit. The new suit will be worn by athletes in Beijing. (Photo: Business Wire)

Article: NIKE EXTENDS SPEEDO PROVISO SWIMMERS ALLOWED TO WEAR LZR RACER.(Sports)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  July 31, 2008 ;     178 words ......Nike will allow its sponsored swimmers to wear Speedo's sleek LZR Racer instead of its own suit at the Beijing Olympics. Nike spokesman...contract agreements, are heading to the Olympics. Speedo's sleek LZR Racer has caused major waves this year. Since its launch in February...

Article: Speedo unveils the state-of-the-art Fastskin LZR Racer -- the...
Getty Images;  February 11, 2008 ;     109 words ......BLACKWOOD Getty Images 02-11-2008 Speedo unveils the state-of-the-art Fastskin LZR Racer -- the... Full Size JPG (1204 KB) Speedo unveils the state-of-the-art Fastskin LZR Racer -- the world's fastest swimsuit -- in Sydney on February 12, 2008 which...

Article: Clad in new swimsuit "Fastskin LZR Racer" of Speedo, South Korean...
Getty Images;  February 12, 2008 ;     79 words ...TORU YAMANAKA Getty Images 02-12-2008 Clad in new swimsuit "Fastskin LZR Racer" of Speedo, South Korean... Full Size JPG (943 KB) Clad in new swimsuit "Fastskin LZR Racer" of Speedo, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan (R) and Australian swimmer...

Article: China's digital camera makers may face patent claims from Japanese firms.
China Business News;  February 25, 2003 ;     365 words ......camera makers may face patent claims from Japanese firms Shanghai. February 25. INTERFAX-CHINA - An...between Chinese digital cameras makers and Japanese firms, with more Japanese firms shifting their digital camera production...

Article: Suit pushing some buttons By Clay Latimer * Rocky Mountain News Debate about LZR Racer causes sizable ripple effect.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  June 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Australia to test Speedo's revolutionary LZR Racer suit, the American Olympian needed help...Vendt because he defected to Speedo. The LZR Racer will be available to all swimmers for...Craig Brommers told Yahoo: The Speedo LZR Racer is not a miracle suit. It has set zero...

Article: Watching the world scroll by; IT in Japan.(Why Japanese firms are behind in IT)
The Economist (US);  April 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Oddly, Japanese firms have been slow to latch on to information...sequential approval process that Japanese firms use to build consensus. They often...That is partly because, overall, Japanese firms invested far less than their counterparts...

Article: Strategic Management of Technology in Japanese Firms.(Brief Article)
Research-Technology Management;  September 1, 2005 ;     168 words ...Strategic Management of Technology in Japanese Firms; Special issue of Int. d. Technology...strategic aspects of technology in Japanese firms, primarily by reporting recent research...standard-based competition: learning from Japanese firms' experiences. * Technology strategy...

Article: LZR Racer; Craig Brommers.(Marketing 50)(SpeedoUSA.com)(Brief article)
Advertising Age;  November 17, 2008 ;     137 words ......It sounds so easy when you put it like that,'' says Craig Brommers, Speedo VP-marketing, who led the push behind the sleek LZR Racer suit. Speedo introduced the suit at a series of swimming events in February. Then in Beijing, Speedo superendorser Michael...

Article: Japanese Firms Say East Asian Economic Outlook Poor, But Thailand's Improving.
Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  May 28, 2003 ;     265 words ......The business sentiment outlook of Japanese firms operating in East Asia is depressed...the dismal year-on-year changes in Japanese firms' outlook to the spread of Sars regionwide...were seen in China and North Asia. Japanese firms operating in five Asean nations said...

Article: BRITISH CABINET TARGETS JAPANESE FIRMS
The Boston Globe;  April 3, 1987 ;     462 words ......trade dispute, targeting at least 58 Japanese firms for possible expulsion within weeks...empowers the government to oust the Japanese firms, Thatcher's office said. The provision...firms. Brokerage and other types of Japanese firms would be affected at this point, the...