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                                                      Yen               U.S. Dollars
                                                   (millions)            (millions)
Assets                                   Sept. 30, 2001 March 31, 2001 Sept. 30, 2001
Current assets:
  Cash and deposits                        ¥1,148,188     ¥1,376,023     $  9,648
  Marketable securities                        16,626         11,421          140
  Trade receivables
    (notes and accounts)                    1,169,333      1,396,078        9,826
  Inventories                               1,019,311      1,047,615        8,566
  Other current assets                        474,420        486,812        3,987

Total current assets                        3,827,878      4,317,949       32,167

Noncurrent receivables                        235,018        246,419        1,975
Investments and advances                    1,339,457      1,511,337       11,256
Property, plant and
  equipment, net of
  accumulated depreciation                  1,599,038      1,578,061       13,437
Other assets                                  591,064        502,522        4,967

Total assets                               ¥7,592,455     ¥8,156,288     $ 63,802

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Short-term borrowings                    ¥  638,338     ¥  548,459     $  5,364
  Trade payables
    (notes and accounts)                      503,946        677,723        4,235
  Other current liabilities                 1,383,235      1,466,605       11,624

Total current liabilities                   2,525,519      2,692,787       21,223

Long-term liabilities                         955,677      1,123,012        8,031
Minority interests                            536,262        567,809        4,506
Common stock                                  211,000        210,994        1,773
Capital surplus                               631,447        621,267        5,306
Legal reserve                                  82,581         88,251          694
Retained earnings                           2,836,615      2,924,071       23,837
Accumulated other
  comprehensive income (loss)*               (185,657)       (71,164)      (1,560)
Treasury stock                                   (989)          (739)          (8)
Total liabilities and
  stockholders' equity                     ¥7,592,455     ¥8,156,288     $ 63,802

* Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) breakdown:

                                                      Yen                U.S. Dollars
                                                   (millions)             (millions)
                                          Sept. 30, 2001 March 31, 2001 Sept. 30, 2001
Cumulative translation adjustments         ¥ (182,720)    ¥ (150,027)    $ (1,535)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) of
  available-for-sale securities            ¥   (4,528)    ¥   78,863     $    (38)
Unrealized gains of derivative instruments ¥    1,591             --     $     13


** See notes to consolidated financial statements.