"Japanese Economic News" reported, 18 the European Commission published the 2010 global multinational R & D investment rankings, Swiss pharmaceutical companies - high Fumai Roche Group (F.Hoffmann-LaRocheLtd.) Reached 7.181 billion euros, topped the list, won the 3 bits are the United States pharmaceutical companies - Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group (Pfizer, NYSE: PFE, 70.16 million euros), United States, Microsoft (67.4 million euros) in 2008 and 2009 for two consecutive was ranked No. 1 in Japan's Toyota Motor will drop to 4 (6.666 billion euros).

    Group's 2010 global multinational R & D total investment up by 4%, compared to 2009 fell 1.9% increased significantly. European Commission to more than 1,400 global multinational group of companies surveyed, including 267 Japanese companies, R & D total investment of 990 million euros, down 9.7%. In contrast, Asian countries with China up by 29.5%, South Korea, up by 20.5%.

    Into the top 20 Japanese companies have for the first 15 Matsushita Electric, Honda car for the first 17, Sony for the first 19.