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BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2011

Honda may cut full-year profit forecast

Honda Motor Co., Japan's third-largest carmaker, said it may revise its full-year profit forecast when it announces first-half earnings in October, depending on how long the current market turmoil lasts.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2011

Quake insurance sales rise fivefold

Earthquake-insurance sales to homeowners grew more than five times in April from a year earlier, according to a report by the Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2011

Tax panel execs to negotiate sales levy hike timing with government

Members of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's tax panel on Wednesday authorized panel executives to negotiate with the government the timing of a consumption tax hike, paving the way for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's tax reform plan to be approved as early as Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2011

Sharp vows to boost green sales

Sharp Corp. will bolster the sales of energy-saving home electronics products, including those using LEDs, because of electricity shortages this summer, President Mikio Katayama said Thursday at the company's shareholders' meeting.
BUSINESS
May 25, 2011

Toshiba expects slower reactor sales

Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday its current business plan for nuclear power plant construction is likely to be delayed by a few years due to growing global caution against nuclear power plants.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 6, 2011

Merchandise boosts 'K-On!' movie sales

Fans of the popular anime 'K-On!' prove their loyalty by snapping up extra movie tickets just to get limited-edition collectibles.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2011

Government reform panel examines proposal to hike sales tax to 15%

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BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2011

Vindication for Toyota man who built up U.S. sales

Toyota's U.S. business has been a lifetime passion for Toshiaki Taguchi from humble beginnings 50 years ago, when barely 100 Toyota cars were being sold a month, to the world's No. 1 automaker today.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2011

Poll to precede any tax hike

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday he has no plans to dissolve the Lower House for a snap election anytime soon but will do so before the government raises the consumption tax.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Jan 22, 2011

Edano: Hike sales tax after the next election

The consumption tax should be raised after the next general election, which must be held before summer 2013, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano suggested Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2011

Banks look to invest in debt sales

Prime Minister Naoto Kan's plan to plug the budget gap with record debt sales this year will get some help from banks needing a place to park deposits that are outstripping loans by the widest margin on record.
JAPAN / PARTY LINE
Jun 25, 2010

Kan right to debate sales tax: Edano

Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Edano brushed off concerns that a sales tax hike could dampen consumer spending and defended DPJ President and Prime Minister Naoto Kan's decision to invite debate on the unpopular levy just weeks before election day.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2009

'Clean energy' plan may jump start NGK's sales

Japan's plan to use more renewable energy to fight climate change hinges on another technology — batteries as big as London buses to be hooked up to the power network at a cost of as much as ¥6 trillion.
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.
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.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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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