Markets to Watch - Japan, India, Australia - Bloomberg

Panasonic Aims to Double European Home Appliance Sales to $830 Million by 2013; Aeon Will Cut Prices as Much as 30% to Raise Own-Brand Sales by 65%; According to Nikkei, Lawson May Buy AM/PM for $155 Million; Government Considering Ways to Stimulate Stock

Analysis and Discussion with Koji Endo of Credit Suisse; According to Nikkei, Nissan Seeking $548 Million in Government Loans; Honda Launches Insight Hybrid Car to Challenge Toyota, Goes on Sale Today (Bloomberg Live)

Nissan Forecasts First Annual Loss in Nine Years, Cuts 20K Jobs; TDK Widens Full Year Loss Forecast by 50%, Includes Losses from German Unit Epcos; Japan Tobacco Lowers Full-Year Forecast 14% to Include Cost of Job Cuts; Flu Fears Prompt Panasonic to Send

Ford May Get $2 Billion From Volvo Sale; GM's UAW Buyout is Said to Exceed 6K U.S. Workers (Asia Morning Call)

Japanese Financial Shares Fall as American Depository Receipts Dip Compared to Tokyo Share Price; Fujitsu Widens Loss Forecast, Sells Hard-Drive Business to Toshiba; According to Asahi, Nissan Wants Loan from European Investment Bank; Nissan Ordering More

According to Nikkei, Mitsubishi-UFJ May Post $549 Million Loss for First Nine Months; Nissan May Ask for 50 Billion Yen from Japanese Government, Shares Fall 1.6%; Suzuki Motor Cuts Full Year Net Income Forecast by 63%; Nikon and Tokyo Electron Lower Full

United Technologies to Cut 11,600 Jobs; Moody's Releases "Bottom Rung" List, Which Identifies Firms at Risk of Default; PIMCO's Bill Gross Gets Bullish on Treasury Holdings, Says Treasuries Had "Bubble Characteristics" in December (Bloomberg News)

Japan Airlines May Borrow Money from Development Bank of Japan; According to Nikkei, Bridgestone May Cut Capex Spending by 30%; B-R31 Says Profit Fell 7%, Forecasts 2% Rebound This Year (Bloomberg Live)