Machine generated contents note: pt. I A Bird's Eye View of Foreign Investments in Latin America -- 1. The Viewpoint of Research Analysis for Japanese-Affiliated Enterprises in Latin America / Katsuo Yamazaki -- 2. Industrialization and Transnational Corporations in Latin America / Koji Serita -- 3. Labor and Society in Latin America: Historical Backgrounds and a New Direction / Nobuyuki Yamada -- 4. Movement Toward Regional Markets in Latin America / Jorge Carrillo -- pt. II Analytical Methodology of Our Research -- Mainly in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina -- 5. Average Regional Application of the Japanese System on a Five-Point Scale, in Comparison to Application Worldwide and in Other Regions / Wooseok Juhn -- 6. Japanese Hybrid Factories in Mexico / Zhijia Yuan -- 7. Japanese Hybrid Factories in Brazil / Tetsuo Abo -- 8. Japanese Hybrid Factories in Argentina / Hiroshi Itagaki -- pt. III Case Analyses of the Strategies of Automotive Assembling Enterprises in Latin America -- 9. Toyota's Production Strategy in South America: Production in Brazil and Argentina / Hiroshi Kumon -- 10. Toyota's Production Plants in Mexico -- which has been Embedded into Toyota's North American Strategy / Hidetada Higashi -- 11. Nissan in Latin America -- Mainly Nissan Mexicana / Shinya Orihashi -- 12. Honda in Brazil and Mexico -- Starting with Production of Motorcycles and Moving to Automobile Production / Tetsuo Abo -- pt. IV Case Analyses of the Strategies of Electronics Enterprises in Latin America -- 13. Toshiba Amazonas SA in Brazil -- Reception of Japanese Production System by the Local People / Yanshu Hao -- 14. Newsan SA -- The Joint Venture with Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd / Toshihiko Miyaji -- pt. V Conclusion: Characteristic Patterns of Hybrid Factories and of Strategies in Latin America -- 15.A Review of the Hybrid Transfer Analysis -- Highlighting the Latin American Hybrid Pattern / Wooseok Juhn -- 16. Free Trade Zones and Corporate Strategies in Latin America / Katsuo Yamazaki.