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align="right"><strong>2</strong></td> <td>LG CORP.</td> <td align="right">97593</td> <td>South korea</td> <td>Basic Materials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>3</strong></td> <td>CANON INC</td> <td align="right">95604</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>4</strong></td> <td>SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.</td> <td align="right">91410</td> <td>South korea</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>5</strong></td> <td>SONY CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">71527</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>6</strong></td> <td>FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP.</td> <td align="right">66525</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>7</strong></td> <td>RICOH CO LTD</td> <td align="right">60803</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Technology</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>8</strong></td> <td>NEC CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">59092</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Technology</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>9</strong></td> <td>MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">56232</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>10</strong></td> <td>TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">49390</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>11</strong></td> <td>FUJITSU LIMITED</td> <td align="right">48012</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Technology</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>12</strong></td> <td>SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">46489</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Technology</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>13</strong></td> <td>SHARP CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">39177</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>14</strong></td> <td>SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD</td> <td align="right">38138</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>15</strong></td> <td>HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CO.,LTD.</td> <td align="right">34949</td> <td>South korea</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>16</strong></td> <td>DENSO CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">32873</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>17</strong></td> <td>TOSHIBA CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">32113</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Technology</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>18</strong></td> <td>NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">30314</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Telecommunications</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>19</strong></td> <td>NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD</td> <td align="right">27415</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>20</strong></td> <td>KYOCERA CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">26657</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>21</strong></td> <td>HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.</td> <td align="right">25687</td> <td>South korea</td> <td>Technology</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>22</strong></td> <td>MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD</td> <td align="right">24063</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>23</strong></td> <td>SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.</td> <td align="right">21801</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>24</strong></td> <td>OLYMPUS CORP.</td> <td align="right">21118</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>25</strong></td> <td>SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD</td> <td align="right">16712</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Basic Materials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>26</strong></td> <td>NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">16499</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Basic Materials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>27</strong></td> <td>SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD</td> <td align="right">15188</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>28</strong></td> <td>NIKON CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">14636</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>29</strong></td> <td>KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.</td> <td align="right">13760</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>30</strong></td> <td>KUBOTA CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">13739</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>31</strong></td> <td>TORAY INDUSTRIES INC</td> <td align="right">13005</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Basic Materials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>32</strong></td> <td>TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD</td> <td align="right">12368</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Services</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>33</strong></td> <td>ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD</td> <td align="right">12115</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>34</strong></td> <td>CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD</td> <td align="right">11658</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>35</strong></td> <td>BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">11624</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>36</strong></td> <td>YAZAKI CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">11360</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>37</strong></td> <td>POSCO</td> <td align="right">11026</td> <td>South korea</td> <td>Basic Materials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>38</strong></td> <td>TDK CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">10667</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>39</strong></td> <td>FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.</td> <td align="right">10590</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>40</strong></td> <td>BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD</td> <td align="right">10572</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Technology</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>41</strong></td> <td>KAO CORPORATION</td> <td align="right">10345</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>42</strong></td> <td>NSK LTD</td> <td align="right">9135</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>43</strong></td> <td>FUJIKURA LIMITED</td> <td align="right">9004</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Industrials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>44</strong></td> <td>KOBE STEEL LIMITED</td> <td align="right">8325</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Basic Materials</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>45</strong></td> <td>JVC KENWOOD HOLDINGS, INC</td> <td align="right">8297</td> <td>Japan</td> <td>Consumer Goods</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" align="right"><strong>46</strong></td> <td>MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. 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