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BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009

Made-in-China incentives may dent Kubota machinery sales

Kubota Corp., Asia's largest tractor maker, said China machinery sales may miss their 2009 target because government subsidies for farmers favor domestic makers of agricultural equipment.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2009

Nissan 2009 China sales to exceed forecast as stimulus spurs demand

Nissan Motor Co. said sales in China this year will beat its previous forecast as government stimulus measures spur demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2009

Sony cuts price of PlayStation 3

Sony Corp. has cut the price of its PlayStation 3 console by 25 percent, bowing to demands from game publishers and increasing pressure on industry leader Nintendo Co. to follow.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2009

China sales to slow

Nissan Motor Co. expects sales growth for Nissan brand vehicles in China to slow to 4.6 percent this year, on a par with growth in the overall Chinese market.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2008

Toyota warns full-year profit may dive 74%

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its group operating profit for the full year to March will probably plunge nearly 74 percent from the previous year as the global financial crisis slows the world economy and curbs car sales in the United States and Europe.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2008

Suzuki income to fall as India sales slump

Suzuki Motor Corp., Japan's second-largest minicar maker, cut its full-year profit forecast Friday due to slowing sales in India, a strong yen and higher materials costs.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2008

Honda logs record sales, profits for '07

Honda Motor Co. said Friday that group sales, operating profit and net profit marked record highs for the business year ended March 31, thanks to brisk overseas sales.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2006

Honda speeds up engine plant plan, projects record '06 sales

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it plans to build a new engine plant in Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture, to accelerate efforts to meet rapidly growing demand for fuel-efficient cars.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2006

Toyota sees record high sales, profits in first half

Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday reported record sales and profits for the first half of fiscal 2006 and revised its projected operating profit to 2.2 trillion yen for the full year through March.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2006

Retail sales register first decline in three months

Retail sales dropped 0.2 percent in July from a year earlier to 11.1 trillion yen for the first decline in three months, as bad weather hit demand for clothing and food, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2006

Automakers' profits up on overseas sales

Japan's major carmakers got a boost in earnings and profits in fiscal 2005 but the figures show many are relying on overseas sales, mainly in the United States, as domestic sales stagnate.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2006

Fuji Heavy to beef up Subaru sales, reduce outlets in streamlining plan

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it will reduce the number of sales outlets in Japan from 39 to 33 by October as part of efforts to make its sales operations more effective while aiming to increase global sales of its Subaru cars.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005

Department store sales up in October

Department store sales rose slightly in October for the second consecutive month, while supermarket sales shrank for the 20th month running, industry bodies said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2005

Mazda turns a record profit on robust Japan, China sales

Mazda Motor Corp. on Wednesday reported record sales and profits in the first half of fiscal 2005, mainly due to brisk sales in Japan and China, and reductions in manufacturing costs.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2005

Retail sales jumped 2.7% in May

National retail sales rose 2.7 percent in May from a year earlier to 10.54 trillion yen, logging the third straight monthly increase thanks to surges in petroleum product prices and brisk sales of new vehicles, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2004

MMC likely to near sales forecast

Struggling Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday its global sales for fiscal 2004 will probably approach its 1.45 million-unit target because strong overseas sales are offsetting plunging domestic figures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2004

Nissan unveils six models as part of big sales drive

YOKOHAMA -- Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled six new models that will be released by mid-January to help achieve the automaker's global sales target.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2004

Department store sales down 1.1%

Sales at Tokyo department stores fell 1.1 percent in July from a year earlier to 182.53 billion yen, marking the fifth straight monthly decline, the Japan Department Stores Association said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2004

Toyota net profit up 29% on cost cuts, global sales

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its group net profit in the April-June quarter rose 28.8 percent from a year earlier to 286.6 billion yen due to robust overseas sales and rigorous cost-reduction efforts.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2004

Electrical appliance sales down 3%

Sales of household electrical appliances at major retailers fell 3.29 percent in June from a year earlier to 162.06 billion yen, the Nippon Electric Big-Store Association said Monday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2004

Corolla retains No. 1 spot in first-half vehicle sales

The Toyota Corolla remained the top-selling vehicle in Japan in the half year through June, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2004

Honda posts record profit on strong overseas sales

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday its net group profit grew 8.8 percent to a record 464.3 billion yen in fiscal 2003, due in part to robust sales overseas.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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