sumitomo mitsui insisted on its involvement in the management. the bank wanted to avoid future losses by making sure the new team would smoothly restructure its business. major foreign shareholders strongly opposed this. they said olympus should get top executives from outside the company. they pointed out that if the managers are related to the main banks, the views of those lenders would be strongly reflected on decision-making, like the issuance of additional shares to beef up its capital. with the new team in place, the firm will begin rebuilding its business. the major focus is whether the firm will tie up with another company. after olympus corrected its past earnings statement, its capital to equity ratio came to 4.4% at the end of last year, gene a company needs to have a capital ratio of 20% to 30% to stay financially healthy. olympus is reportedly considering a possible tie-up with sony, fuji film. it hinted at the same time that an option to reconstruct the company on its own was also on the table. now all eyes are on the regular share

mitsui is planning to open one next month. sumitomo plans to be there by autumn. sojitz has another plan. managers are considering building an industrial complex near yangon. it would be big enough to house about 50 japanese firms. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> japanese food manufacturers are finding ways to expand their markets overseas. one company wants to target muslim customers. it has found a way to make its products meet islamic standards. world's sao yamamoto has the story. >> reporter: the company supplies fish caught in the sado prefecture. 8 0 people are employed here. declining catch in and a shrinking market have been encouraging the company to tap a new market. >> translator: it's a market left untouched and unknown to us, that's why it's worth entering. >> reporter: chinese fried dumplings have become one of the focuses for the company. gyoza usually contains pork. the company has developed pork-free gyoza. ground mackerel fish meat is used instead. japanese tea leaves are kneaded into the skin to add flavor. >> translator: there used