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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009

Aeon sits on same-store sales data

Aeon Co., Japan's second-largest retailer, won't release same-store sales figures in 2010 because restructuring will mean comparisons with previous years won't be useful for investors, President Motoya Okada said.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2009

Low gasoline prices may put damper on Honda's U.S. Insight sales forecast

Honda Motor Co. may miss its U.S. sales target for the Insight hybrid because cheap fuel and consumer reluctance to buy cars amid the recession are hampering its efforts to loosen Toyota Motor Corp.'s grip on the green market. Sales of Honda's gasoline-electric Insight, which debuted at U.S. dealerships...
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2009

Domestic sales of vehicles fell 19% in May

Toyota Motor Corp. led a 19 percent drop in domestic vehicle sales in May as falling wages and rising unemployment kept people out of dealer showrooms.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2009

Tax cuts not helping car sales: JAMA

Vehicle sales this month are not getting a boost from government stimulus measures aimed at spurring demand for new, fuel-efficient cars, an industry group said.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2009

Platinum sales triple as prices fall

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., Japan's biggest bullion retailer, said sales of platinum bars to local investors more than tripled in the first quarter from a year earlier as lower prices boosted demand.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2009

Restricting online drug sales

The health and welfare ministry has plans to prohibit in principle mail-order and Internet sales of some drugs from June 1. Such sales reportedly totaled about ¥80 billion in 2007. It is true that using these methods to sell drugs can pose safety issues. On the other hand, some people benefit from mail-order...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2009

DS sales top 100 million in record time

Global sales of the Nintendo DS hand-held topped 100 million in four years and three months — a milestone reached at the quickest pace for any video game console — the manufacturer said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2008

Sony slashes sales and profit forecasts

Sony Corp. drastically lowered profit and sales forecasts for the business year Thursday, blaming deteriorating sales of flat-panel TVs and other gadgets battered by a global slowdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2008

Apple iPhone rings up sales in Tokyo debut

Hundreds of gadget lovers lined up Friday outside stores in Tokyo for the iPhone's Japan debut, as analysts closely watch whether the device will catch on among consumers other than Apple fans.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2008

Suzuki projects 7% surge on brisk sales abroad in '08

Suzuki Motor Corp., the nation's top minivehicle maker, said Thursday it sold a record 2.38 million vehicles in 2007, up 9 percent from a year earlier, riding strong sales in India and other parts of Asia.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2007

Ailing Nissan to halve domestic sales force

Continuing efforts to improve efficiency, struggling Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will reorganize its dealer network into 10 regional groups and halve its domestic sales workforce by the end of 2011.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2006

Nissan launches new Skyline in bid to boost flagging sales

Nissan Motor Co. on Monday launched its first fully redesigned Skyline sports sedan in five years in a bid to halt declining domestic sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2006

Low, yen markets abroad raise car sales

Most of Japan's major automakers saw an increase in their earnings during the first half of fiscal 2006 thanks to the weaker yen and brisk demand overseas, especially in North America and Europe, according to business results announced through Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2006

'Yukata' enjoying sales boom thanks to affordable pricing, flashy colors

The "yukata," or summer kimono, is enjoying a sales boom among women thanks to drastically reduced prices and bold designs inspired by Western clothing.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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