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BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Department store sales fall 3%

Sales at department stores in Tokyo's 23 wards fell to 1 trillion yen in the January-June period, down 3 percent from a year earlier and the first decline in two years on a first-half year basis, the Japan Department Stores Association said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2002

Sony sales figures defy 2001 slowdown

Sony Corp. defied the worldwide slowdown in fiscal 2001 by logging record consolidated sales, thanks to a sharp increase in sales of the PlayStation2 game console and a weakening of the yen, company officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2002

2001 auto sales dip 0.9% on year

Domestic sales of all automobiles except minivehicles dipped 0.9 percent in 2001 from the year before to 4.06 million units, an industry body said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2001

Retail sales plummet 4.9%; worst fall since January 1999

Domestic retail sales posted a year-on-year fall of 4.9 percent in October, coming in at 10.86 trillion yen, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2001

Retail sales plummet 4.9%; worst fall since January 1999

Domestic retail sales posted a year-on-year fall of 4.9 percent in October, coming in at 10.86 trillion yen, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2001

Honda posts record interim sales, net profit

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday the first half of its business year resulted in record-high consolidated sales and midterm net profit due to brisk domestic sales and a weaker yen.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2001

Domestic auto sales rise again

Domestic sales of new motor vehicles rose 2.6 percent in January from a year earlier for the fourth-straight monthly gain due chiefly to strong demand for recreational vehicles, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Sales at supermarkets fall for 21st month to 1.336 trillion yen

Sales at domestic supermarkets dropped 5.7 percent in August from a year earlier to 1.336 trillion yen, the 21st consecutive month of decline, an industry association said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2000

July department store sales fell for fifth month in a row

Sales at department stores in Japan dropped 4.5 percent in July from a year earlier to 873.73 billion yen, down for the fifth straight month, an industry group said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2000

Minivehicle sales set record of near 1 million in first half

Minivehicle sales in Japan in the first six months of 2000 rose 3 percent from a year before to 996,096, a record high for any half-year period, an industry body said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 27, 2022

Google search ad sales beat targets despite global 'uncertainty'

The online search giant has weathered storms better than social media companies, bringing in revenue through a greater variety of functions in the ad market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 12, 2018

Aichi farm machinery firm taps foreign talent in the region to drive overseas sales

Kohshin Engineering Co., which produces and sells agricultural equipment for poultry farming, has successfully expanded its overseas sales by hiring foreign employees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2013

GM, Nissan log record sales of plug-in vehicles in U.S.

General Motors Co. and Nissan Motor Co., the biggest sellers of rechargeable cars, posted record U.S. plug-in sales in August as their low-cost leases pushed battery-vehicle deliveries this year past last year's tally.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2008

New auto sales fall for third straight month; minicars up 6%

New auto sales in the domestic market fell for a third straight month in October, led by Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., data from an industry group showed Tuesday, as a slowing economy kept buyers out of showrooms.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2008

First-half car sales sink to 34-year low

Domestic auto sales in the first half of this business year slumped to their lowest level in 34 years as rising unemployment and decade-high inflation sapped demand for new vehicles, an industry association said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2007

Toyota loses sales race to GM in third quarter

Toyota said Monday it sold 2.34 million vehicles globally in the July-September quarter, fewer than General Motors' tally, as its U.S. rival regained the lead in the race to be the world's top automaker.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2005

Honda reports record net profits, group sales in first half

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it posted record net profit and group sales in the first half of fiscal 2005, led by brisk sales in North America and the absence of a one-time tax payment.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2004

Honda reports record first-half sales, profits

Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday reported record sales and profits on a consolidated basis for the first half, mainly due to brisk vehicle sales in Japan, Europe and Asia.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2004

July vehicle sales fall for sixth month; MMC's down 60%

Domestic vehicle sales in July slipped 2.0 percent from a year before for the sixth consecutive month of decline, with those by scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plunging 60.1 percent, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2004

Stay-at-home sales agents cash in on Internet revolution

Housewife Tomoko Kobayashi puts on her Web businesswoman's hat at 9 a.m., after all her morning chores are out of the way.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2004

Retail sales assessment finally revised upward

The government on Thursday revised its assessment of retail sales trends upward for the first time in 21 months, following relatively strong growth in January.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2003

Store sales post first rise in more than a year

Sales at supermarkets and department stores around Japan posted a year-on-year rise in October for the first time in more than a year due mainly to favorable weather.
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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
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