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BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2002

Asahi claims record 'happoshu' sales

Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Monday it has sold 50 million boxes of Asahi Honnama "happoshu," a low-malt, beerlike beverage, since its launch in February 2001.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2001

Second budget takes page from Nakasone's book

Only 10 days after the first supplementary budget was enacted, the government performed an almost acrobatic feat to finance a second extra budget for this fiscal year -- tapping the proceeds from government sales of shares in Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2001

Sluggish sales sink Shiseido's profits

Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. said Tuesday its consolidated pretax profits for the first half through Sept. 30 plunged 42.9 percent from the same period a year ago to 9.90 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2001

Convenience store sales down 2.6%

Sales at convenience stores fell 2.6 percent in September from a year earlier, marking the third straight month of decline, the Japan Franchise Association said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2001

Toyota stays top earner for second year running on strong sales, cost cuts

Toyota Motor Corp. remained the top Japanese earner for the second straight year in fiscal 2000 due to strong domestic and overseas sales of new models and cost cuts, according to a list released Monday by Teikoku Databank.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2001

Fire policy sales on hot streak

Major nonlife insurance firms enjoyed sizable increases in sales of fire insurance policies and resultant rises in premium revenues in the April-July period.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2001

Jusco sets massive sales target in effort to break world top 10

Supermarket chain operator Jusco Co. revealed Thursday it has set its group sales target for fiscal 2010 at 7 trillion yen.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2001

Minicar presence gains on automaker innovation

Minicars were once regarded by Japanese consumers as second-class, cheap vehicles.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2001

Listed companies post sales, profit gains for 2000

The combined balance of consolidated sales and profit by listed companies was up for the first time in four years in fiscal 2000, according to a tally released Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2001

Seven-Eleven sales shoot over 2 trillion yen

Sales at Seven-Eleven Japan Co. convenience stores in the business year to Feb. 28 rose 4.2 percent from the previous year to 2.05 trillion yen, topping 2 trillion yen for the first time, the company said Thursday. The performance is likely to make Seven-Eleven Japan the nation's largest retailer, a...
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2001

NTT units predict sales will fall steeply in 2001

The two regional operators of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. group said Wednesday they expect sales to fall steeply in fiscal 2001 due to intensifying price competition.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2001

Alcohol sales on Tokyo train platforms to be banned

East Japan Railway Co. and East Japan Kiosk Co., a subsidiary owned 90 percent by the railway, said Friday they will stop selling alcoholic drinks at kiosks on the platforms of 24 stations in central Tokyo from today.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2000

Car sales to increase 2.2% in 2001: JAMA

Domestic car sales in 2001 will reach 6.1 million units, up 2.2 percent from this year, as demand is expected to continue to slowly recover, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Toshiba revises sales forecast upward to 120 billion yen

Thanks to favorable performance in the electronic device business, Toshiba Corp. has revised its consolidated sales forecast to 2.9 trillion yen, up 120 billion yen from its initial forecast, for the six-month period through Sept. 30, the company announced Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2000

Snow Brand sales down 77% in July

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Wednesday its sales in July declined 76.7 percent from the same month a year earlier to 11.1 billion yen, hit by massive food poisoning blamed on its goods.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2000

Snow's sales plunged 80% in July

Snow Brand Milk Products Co.'s sales of milk products plunged 80 percent in July to 6 billion yen, following the recent outbreak of food poisoning attributed to the firm's goods, the president of the dairy products maker said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2000

Convenience store sales fell in May

Sales at convenience stores run by Japan's 12 major operators fell 1.6 percent in May from a year earlier to 537.02 billion yen for the second straight monthly decrease, the Japan Franchise Association said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 1999

NTT Communications sets 100 billion yen sales target

NTT Communications Corp., a new international and long-distance telecommunications carrier, will try to achieve annual sales of 100 billion yen by fiscal 2001, President Masanobu Suzuki announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 19, 1999

Japan Telecom posts 1.7% sales drop

Japan Telecom Co. on Wednesday reported 385.3 billion yen in unconsolidated sales for the business year that ended March 31, down 1.7 percent from the previous year.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 1999

New auto sales drop for 22nd month

Sales of new automobiles in January dropped 6.2 percent from the corresponding period last year, marking the 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year decline, an industry group said Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 1999

December oil sales rose 0.5%

Domestic fuel oil sales increased by 0.5 percent in December from a year before to reach 24.16 million kiloliters, marking the first year-on-year increase in 15 months, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

Hit by poor truck sales, Isuzu reports loss

Isuzu Motors Ltd., suffering a sharp fall in large truck sales in the domestic market, reported its first midterm operating losses since 1994 on a nonconsolidated basis, company officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 1998

July-September PC sales show 9% rise

Boosted by the release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 98 operating system and growth of the home-use consumer market, domestic personal computer shipments increased for the first time in five quarters, an industry association said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Car sales seen growing 1.7% in '98

Reflecting the nation's economic slowdown, Japan's domestic auto sales will only grow slightly to about 5.2 million units in 1998, the new chairman of the Japan Automobile Dealers Association predicted Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 6, 2023

Japan renews chip plan and confirms sales goal of ¥15 trillion

The revised strategy aims to bolster efforts to develop and produce cutting-edge semiconductors critical for economic security measures and advanced technology like generative AI.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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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