Microchip-testing-equipment maker Advantest Corp. and industrial-robot maker Yaskawa Electric Corp. have confirmed that they placed pension money with AIJ.

WSJ: Japanese Fund Loses $2.3 Billion

In a statement, Advantest said it has about 1.7 billion yen in outstanding investments deposited with AIJ, equal to about 8% of its total pension-fund investments.

WSJ: Japanese Fund Loses $2.3 Billion

An Advantest spokeswoman said the company is still looking into the details of the case and can't yet clarify whether or by how much the incident may affect its earnings.

WSJ: Japanese Fund Loses $2.3 Billion