Japan's toy giant Takara Chairman Keita

TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's toy giant Takara Chairman Keita Sato (R) and Tomy President Kantaro Tomiyama show off their company's products at a press conference to announce the new business plan as they will merge next March at a Tokyo hotel 24 August 2005. Analysts believe that industry consolidation will help Japan's game makers survive in an industry facing an uncertain outlook, particularly in their home market where the birth rate has hit a record low for four consecutive years. AFP PHOTO/Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)