International Profile: Japan
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Victoria is home to more than 100 Japanese companies which cover a diverse cross-section of industries.
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Recognising Victoria's strength in research and development, NEC opened a broadband centre which will become Australia's largest privately owned ICT research and development centre, and NEC's largest 3G and DSL research and development centre outside Japan
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Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) made its first investment in Victoria as part of the AGL-led consortium to purchase Loy Yang A Power for A$3.5b
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In December 2004 the Victorian Government announced a $10m partnership between CEOS, a leading Victorian optical communications technology company, and Hitachi to deliver Passive Optical Network (PON) technology, making broadband service delivery an affordable reality.
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Toyota Motor Corporation Japan established its Toyota Technical Centre Asia Pacific Australia in Melbourne
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