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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2013

Uniqlo sets sales record exceeding ¥1 trillion

Fast Retailing posts record sales of ¥1.14 trillion on Uniqlo's robust growth in Asia, becoming the first Japanese clothing firm to break the ¥1 trillion per year mark.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2013

Girl-group fans help push Japan music sales past U.S.

Ritsuhiko Tajima has about 100 CDs by his favorite band, girl group AKB48, many of them copies of the same disc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2013

Toyota to hit U.S. sales goal for Prius after all: Lentz

Toyota Motor Corp. said it will meet its U.S. sales goal for the Prius after saying in April that it might adjust the target as declining gas prices sap demand for the hybrid car.
EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2013

Abenomics isn't trickling down yet

Although sales of luxury goods are rising, only when all segments of society begin to loosen their purse strings can it be said that the economy is truly improving.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2012

Japanese car sales down in China

Since the dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea (which are known as the Diaoyu Islands in China), Japanese car sales have plummeted in China. Earlier this month, Toyota announced its Chinese sales have dropped by nearly half from the same month a year ago. Honda, Nissan and Mazda all...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2012

Nintendo recovery may hinge on Wii U sales

Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata is convinced the future of gaming still centers on handheld and TV-based machines. He'll get his answer by Christmas, in the number of new Wii U consoles that get bought.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2012

Prius wagon sales quickly top GM Volt

Toyota Motor Corp. scored a quick victory in 2011 as U.S. deliveries of its Prius v wagon in 10 weeks topped sales of General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid that was available all year.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2011

Honda logs surprise U.S. sales gain amid pent-up demand

Honda Motor Co. said Monday its U.S. sales were growing in October, defying analysts' projections.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2011

Carmakers may lose 193,000 sales in U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and other domestic automakers may lose as many as 193,000 vehicle sales in the United States to competitors this year because of parts shortages here, an A.T. Kearney analyst said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2011

Bicycle sales triple as 3/11 haunts Tokyoites

Tokyo residents haunted by the memory of how the March 11 earthquake shut the world's busiest subway system are returning to bicycle travel, tripling the sales of retailer Asahi Co. in the area last month.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2010

North America sales growth key: Honda

Honda Motor Co., Japan's second-largest carmaker, said sales growth in North America and emerging markets will help offset the impact of the strong yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2009

Honda triples '09 profit forecast

Honda Motor Co. almost tripled its full-year profit forecast after stimulus measures in the company's largest markets boosted demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2009

Toyota, Mazda lead sales decline

Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. led a 4.2 percent drop in domestic vehicle sales last month as unemployment surged.
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2009

Domestic vehicle sales still lagging: JAMA

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, expecting the worst annual domestic vehicle sales in three decades, said Thursday demand is lagging behind its forecast amid rising unemployment and falling wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2009

Eco-points credited with sales boost

People are snatching up hybrid cars, solar panels and energy-efficient TVs, wooed by government incentives designed to battle a recession while conserving energy.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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