Nowadays the once vaunted Japanese corporate sector barely figures in our surveys of top performers.

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Indeed, Japanese corporate earnings over the past three years have been impressive -- 23 of the top 30 performers in our Hot Stocks 500 are Japanese.

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Nowadays the once-vaunted Japanese corporate sector barely figures in our Forbes surveys of top performers.

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"Year-on-year it has attracted increasing numbers of visitors and has brought some of the greatest comedy performers in the world to our city, " he said.

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Of the 20 REITs on our list this issue, the five best performers in growth over five years are shopping mall outfits.

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"Our results clearly demonstrate that the firm is among the top performers in the industry, " he added.

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That weakness is reflected in the few Thai companies to appear on our Fabulous 50 or Best Under a Billion rosters of listed top performers.

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We highlight retail in our Sector Spotlight section, taking a look at high end movers to the disappointing performers.

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"Our bowling attack is very good and so is the batting as it consists of proven performers, " he said.

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We have gotten much more sophisticated in our hiring and we are working on some really cool stuff with predictive analytics for hiring top performers.

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While responsibility for concert disasters unquestionably lies with venue operators, performers and promoters, ultimately, we, as patrons of clubs and concerts, can enhance our own safety by taking a few simple steps.

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During that time our members have created more than 70, 000 million dollar portfolios and a few have turned out to be outstanding performers.

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"Our milestone fifth year is one where the spotlight shines on everyone who makes Latin music, not just the established performers, " said Mr Abaroa on Wednesday.

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