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BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2011

Job, sales data show economy was rebounding before quake

The unemployment rate fell in February and retail sales beat analysts' forecasts, signs that the economy was picking up before the March 11 disaster struck.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2011

New team seen prioritizing TPP entry, sales tax hike

While Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet reshuffle was not radical, it sent out clear messages on some of the major economic and fiscal issues the new administration faces, including the promotion of a trans-Pacific free-trade pact and a hike in the consumption tax, economists said Friday.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 31, 2010

2010's many charts tell a confusing tale

As seems to be becoming commonplace with these end-of-year roundups, the big music story was once again the rise (and rise) of AKB48 and their rapidly multiplying sister groups, SKE48 (named after their home at Nagoya's Sunshine Sakae building), NMB48 (after Namba in Osaka) and "mature" proto-porn, postgraduation...
JAPAN
May 20, 2010

Women get rare chance for promotion

It shouldn't be surprising that Panasonic's star manager for developing appliances for women is a woman herself — except that this is Japan, a nation notorious for holding back females in the workplace.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2009

Murata postpones battery sales

Murata Manufacturing Co. will postpone its plan to start selling lithium-ion batteries by at least a year as it plots a strategy to compete in a market that includes Japanese rivals Panasonic Corp. and GS Yuasa Corp.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2009

Mazda sets sales record in China

Mazda Motor Corp. sold a record number of vehicles in China during the first half of the business year as government stimulus measures boosted demand.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2009

PlayStation 3 hits sales record

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 video game console's weekly sales jumped to a record in Japan following the introduction of a slimmer, cheaper model, research firm Enterbrain Inc. said.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2009

Wii sales drop hurts Nintendo profit

Nintendo Co. reported Thursday a 61 percent drop in profit as sales of its flagship Wii consoles fell for the first time since the product debuted in 2006.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2009

'Wii Fit' sales top 3 million mark

Sales of Nintendo Co.'s "Wii Fit" game exceeded 3 million units in Japan since its debut in December 2007, becoming the second game for the Wii console to surpass that milestone, Enterbrain Inc. said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2008

McDonald's hired diners to boost sales

McDonald's Holding Co. Japan Ltd., a unit of the world's biggest restaurant chain, said about 1,000 people were hired to patronize one of its outlets, inflating sales when a new hamburger was recently introduced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2008

Ruling bloc plans '11 sales tax hike

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc on Wednesday officially authorized a midterm tax reform program to increase the 5 percent consumption tax in fiscal 2011 if the economy improves.
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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