Staff writer

MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- After struggling for several years in Japan, Ford Motor Co. plans to turn its strategy around and claim a bigger chunk of the world's second-largest auto market, said Henry Wallace, Ford's group vice president for the Asia-Pacific region.

Under its new strategy, Ford plans to focus on "dankai junior," baby-boomer offspring aged between 25 and 28 who tend to have a good image of America.