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Examination of the extensiveness of the power and influence of Japan's large corporate enterprises. For 1980 300 representative enterprises are selected - 200 manufacturing and 100 non-manufacturing - and these are compared with 517 enterprises in the Bank of Japan sample in terms of equity, total assets, and sales. A cross-national comparison is made of the concentration ratio of top 100 enterprises in Japan, the US, the United Kingdom, France, and West Germany. American and Japanese enterprises are compared in terms of earnings and capital accumulation. It is concluded that Japan has the largest number of prospective giants, but that chances are that many may never grow up to full-blown size. (Economische Voorlichtingsdienst)