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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2017

Japan automakers and Ford beat U.S. sales estimates in June, breaking industry downtrend

Demand for profitable light trucks gave Ford Motor Co. and top Japanese automakers better sales than analysts had estimated for June, following a five-month streak of industry declines.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2012

Toyota sees sales boom in '13 on overseas demand

Toyota Motor Corp., poised to regain its title as the world's biggest carmaker this year, said its vehicle sales may rise 2 percent next year to a record, led by demand from overseas markets.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2011

Toyota sees Prius topping 2010 sales in U.S. as supply grows

Toyota Motor Corp., with as little as one day's worth of Prius cars on dealer lots after the March earthquake, says sales of the hybrid will still beat 2010.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2011

Toyota holds sales crown a third year but GM close

Toyota sold 8.42 million vehicles globally in 2010, remaining the world's top automaker for the third year straight despite recall woes in the key North American market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2009

Wii sales drop off 17% as mania cools in U.S.

U.S. sales of Nintendo Co.'s Wii video-game console fell 17 percent in March, the first monthly drop since January 2008, according to researcher NPD Group Inc.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2007

Toyota logs record profit, sales

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it posted a record ¥1.27 trillion operating profit for the first half of business 2007, largely on the back of robust sales in China, Russia and other emerging markets.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2007

Toyota profit hits record 2.24 trillion yen

Toyota Motor Corp. became the first Japanese firm to top the 2 trillion yen line in profits, driven by brisk sales in North America and Europe and the weaker yen.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2006

Honda achieved record 597 billion yen profit in '05

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday that it logged a record consolidated net profit of 597.03 billion yen on record sales of 9.91 trillion yen for the business year that ended March 31, thanks to strong auto sales in North America and Europe.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2006

Annual retail sales record first increase in nine years

Retail sales rose 1.1 percent in 2005 to 129.52 trillion yen, chalking up their first year-on-year rise in nine years, due largely to soaring fuel prices and robust clothing sales, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2005

Department store sales surged 3.2% in November

Department store sales in November made their biggest jump since April 1998, thanks to strong sales of winter clothing and yearend gifts, while supermarket sales continued to fall for the 21st straight month, industry bodies said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2005

Honda hits record profit on brisk overseas sales

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday its group net profit increased 4.7 percent from the previous year to a record 486.1 billion yen in fiscal 2004, mainly due to brisk overseas sales and a rise in profits from affiliates.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Store sales decline for eighth month

Sales at the nation's supermarkets and department stores fell in October from a year earlier for the eighth straight month on a same-store basis due to typhoons and rainy weather, according to industry data released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2004

Toyota sets record half-year profits, sales

Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday reported record first-half profits and sales due to cost-cutting and higher performance in all regions that more than offset the impact of a stronger yen.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2004

Retail sales slipped 1.8% in August on slackening demand

Japan's retail sales slipped 1.8 percent in August from a year earlier to 10.13 trillion yen, following a 1.0 percent rise in July, as strong demand for digital consumer electronics in connection with the Athens Olympics peaked, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2003

Auto sales log first rise in two years

Domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses in the first half of 2003 rose 3.7 percent from the same period last year to 2.09 million vehicles, the first year-on-year increase in two years, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Trucks, large autos lead rise in domestic car sales

Domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses in May rose 2.3 percent from the same month last year to 291,363 units, logging the first increase in two months, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2003

Honda reports record group net profit and sales

Honda Motor Co. reported Friday a record group net profit of 426.66 billion yen for fiscal 2002, up 17.6 percent from the previous year.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2003

Department store sales fall for sixth consecutive year

Department store sales fell 2.5 percent to 8.29 trillion yen on a same-store basis in fiscal 2002, the sixth consecutive year of decline, an industry association said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2003

Retail, wholesale sales drop a combined 3.7% in 2002

Domestic wholesale and retail sales fell a combined 3.7 percent in 2002 to 582.27 trillion yen, declining for the 11th straight year and by the largest margin since 1999, the government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2002

Wholesale and retail sales continue downward spiral

Wholesale and retail sales fell 1.5 percent in October on a year-on-year basis, marking a 21st consecutive month of decline, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

Personal computer sales plunge 32.2%

Sales of personal computers in July fell 32.2 percent from a year earlier, the second-biggest decline on record, the Nippon Electronic Big-Stores Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2002

New car, truck, bus sales off 5.8% for July

Sales of new cars, trucks and buses in July fell 5.8 percent from the same month in 2001 to 367,902 units, marking the 11th consecutive month of decline, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Thursday.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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