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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2019

Trump is winning and Putin is losing in global arms sales

If you take arms sales as a proxy for influence, the U.S.'s global dominance looks to be resilient.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 12, 2019

Apple iPhone sales in China fell by 20% last quarter as Huawei units surged 23%: IDC

Apple Inc. iPhone sales in China fell 20 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, while sales for smartphones made by home-grown rival Huawei soared by 23 percent, according to data from industry research firm IDC.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018

Apple warns on holiday sales, sending value below $1 trillion

Apple Inc. on Thursday warned that sales for the crucial holiday quarter would likely miss Wall Street expectations, which Chief Executive Tim Cook blamed on weakness in emerging markets and foreign exchange costs.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2018

Lottery tickets in Japan will be sold online from October in bid to boost sales

Aiming to boost slumping sales, the internal affairs ministry said Friday that starting in October, people will be able to purchase tickets online for most public-run lotteries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2018

Trump to call on Pentagon, diplomats to play bigger role on arms sales, sources say

The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new "Buy American" plan that calls for U.S. military attaches and diplomats to help drum up billions of dollars more in business overseas for the American weapons industry, going beyond the assistance they currently provide, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2016

Yanai relents on Fast Retailing sales target amid slowing growth

Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai caved in to reality and scrapped his 8-year-old target for the Uniqlo casual-wear owner to hit ¥5 trillion ($48 billion) in annual sales by fiscal year 2020.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2015

Fast Retailing's profit beats estimates as Uniqlo sales surge

Fast Retailing Co. reported a 64 percent spike in quarterly profit after selling more Uniqlo casual wear than expected in Japan and overseas, while the weakening yen further boosted returns.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2015

Toyota sales in China fall short; dealers complain of losses

Toyota Motor Corp. delivered fewer vehicles in China last year than it targeted, as slowing growth in the world's largest auto market and vehicle stockpiles led some of its dealers to threaten to drop out of its sales network.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 15, 2014

Mail order scofflaws are the exception that proves the rule

Some Internet consumers take advantage of sales agents' honor systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2014

Sharp sales edge up 1.9% in first quarter

Sharp Corp. said Friday that sales and operating profit in the first quarter rose from the same period a year ago, thanks to continued streamlining and steady sales of LCD-related products that contributed toward its recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 14, 2014

Unhappy hour for Kirin as its beer sales tumble in Japan

Kirin Holdings Co. is falling behind in the beer market with no clear fix in sight as it extends a multiyear sales slide and gives up market share to rivals more in touch with changing consumer tastes.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2014

Nissan tops Asia-brand U.S. sales

Nissan Motor Co. led February U.S. sales gains for Asia-based carmakers, with its Altima passing Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry so far this year amid severe winter weather that again was blamed for chilling demand.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 12, 2013

Government wondering how to tap burgeoning ebook market

The consumption tax increase gives overseas vendors an advantage.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 1, 2013

Bargain sales aren't always what they appear to be

'Sale prices' are all in the mind of the consumer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 1, 2013

Sales surge for men's fashion magazines

In a sluggish publishing market, men's fashion mags stay in style.
EDITORIALS
Jan 17, 2013

Drug sales over the Internet

The Supreme Court's Second Petit Bench ruled 4-0 on Jan. 11 that the health and welfare ministry's ban on the sale of nonprescription drugs over the Internet is null and void. Two firms had filed the lawsuit. While maximum priority should be given to drug safety, a balance must be struck between safety...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2012

Honda still sees 25% U.S. sales rise despite Sandy

Honda Motor Co.'s rebound in the United States will continue through the final months of 2012, helping the carmaker boost deliveries about 25 percent this year even after Superstorm Sandy reduced October gains, said U.S. sales chief John Mendel.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2012

Lexus U.S. sales off target amid BMW challenge

Toyota Motor Corp. said its Lexus model, dethroned in 2011 as the best-selling luxury auto brand in the United States, may miss its U.S. sales target this year amid fierce competition from BMW AG.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2012

MHI targets U.S. to double rocket unit sales

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will boost sales of rocket parts sales to companies in the United States, aiming to more than double revenue at its space unit.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2012

Retail sales rebound, grow at fastest pace in over a year

Retail sales grew at their fastest pace in more than a year as a consumer spending rebound from the March 11 disasters helped the economy tide over the deepening export slump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2011

Real estate unit projects 18% rise in condo sales in '12

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc. plans to boost its home sales by about 18 percent next year as a drop in housing inventories signaled a rebound after the March 11 earthquake.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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