Deconglomeratization

摘要

Glance Down The List Of stocks trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and you'll see clusters of corporations sharing the same name. More than 20 of them begin with Sumitomo, a similar number with Mitsubishi. For fund manager Akihide Kinugawa the grouping most likely to attract investors are the 23 listed subsidiaries that have inherited Hitachi from their better-known parent. The Hitachi conglomerate's product range includes flat-panel televisions, semiconductors, escalators and bulldozers.