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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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 16, 2009

Clemens en August's high-flying sales tour touches down in Tokyo

Our events are a happening — part social, part business, part elegance," says retail revolutionary Alexander Brenninkmeijer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2008

Auto sales drop by 220,000 units

Nissan Motor Co. led a drop in domestic auto sales in May as higher taxes and fuel costs cut demand for new vehicles, an industry body said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2008

Surging cost of fuel, food drives 1.1% jump in retail sales

Retail sales rose in March as households paid more for gasoline and food, leaving them less to spend on clothing and furniture, government statistics showed Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2008

Insurer looks to online sales to undercut big firms

Daisuke Iwase, 32, immediately felt chemistry when he was introduced to Haruaki Deguchi in Tokyo's Akasaka district two years ago. The chemistry was all business.
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.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
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.
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’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
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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