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BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2006

TVs twist electronics earnings

Sales of flat-screen TVs proved pivotal to the fortunes of major consumer electronics makers Sony Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in 2005, according to their annual reports released Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2005

Toyota suffers first drop in profit in four years

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday its group net profit for the first half of fiscal 2005 declined 2.3 percent from the previous year to 570.5 billion yen -- the company's first interim profit drop in four years.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2004

MMC posts record first-half loss

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday its first-half net loss widened to a record 146.2 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004

Wholesalers enjoy fruits of hot July

Sales by wholesalers soared 5.8 percent in July from a year earlier to 33.76 trillion yen, up for the second straight month, as scorching weather fueled demand for air conditioners and cool drinks, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2004

Honda posts 12% increase in first-quarter profit

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday its group net profit for the April-June quarter rose 12.2 percent from a year earlier to a record 114.2 billion yen, due mainly to robust sales in Asia and Europe.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2004

New 'happoshu' brew earns Asahi record profits

Industry leader Asahi Breweries Ltd. reported Friday a record net profit for 2003, buoyed by strong sales of a newly introduced "happoshu" beerlike beverage.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2004

Restructuring spells profit decline for Sony

Sony Corp. reported Wednesday a 26 percent decline in net profit for the October-December period due to restructuring expenses.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2004

Yamaha set to hit targets a year early

Yamaha Motor Co. said Wednesday it will probably achieve the sales and profit targets stipulated under its three-year business plan one year ahead of schedule in March.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2003

Toyota aiming to sell 7 million vehicles

The Toyota group aims to sell a total of 7.08 million vehicles in calendar 2004, up 4 percent over projected sales of 6.78 million units for this year.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

MMC posts major losses in first half

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Tuesday reported hefty losses for the fiscal first half that ended Sept. 30 due to sluggish sales in North America.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2003

Ito-Yokado profit plunges 71.2%

Ito-Yokado Co., Japan's largest retailer, on Thursday became the latest chain to report dismal first-half results due to the cool summer.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2003

Toshiba's net loss almost doubled in April-June quarter

Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday its group net loss widened to 36.85 billion yen in the April-June quarter from 18.8 billion yen a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2003

Home video-game industry now in a tight corner

Since Nintendo Co. began selling its "family computer" in 1983, the company and other manufacturers have sold millions of home video-game machines, including portable versions, not to mention several hundred million units of software.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2003

Nintendo's record profit run ends

Nintendo Co. said Thursday its consolidated net profit fell 36.8 percent to 67.27 billion yen in fiscal 2002, largely due to lower-than-expected sales of game consoles.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2002

Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi see acceleration in overseas output

Four of Japan's five major automakers hiked overseas output in August from a year earlier, with Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. booking double-digit growth, according to data released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2002

Demand slump bludgeons earnings forecast of Nippon Steel

The nation's biggest steelmaker, Nippon Steel Corp., said Friday it has revised downward its group earnings projections for the fiscal first half due to a prolonged slump in domestic demand.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2002

Honda sees group net profits grow 20% to 107.6 billion yen

Honda Motor Co. said Monday its group net profit rose 20.4 percent to a record 107.6 billion yen in the April-June quarter from a year earlier on strong sales and a weaker yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Yoshinoya's discounts bring in record profits

Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's largest operator of "gyudon" beef-on-rice restaurants, scored record sales and pretax profits on a consolidated basis for the first half of its current business year, company officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2001

Mitsui posts 55% gain in group pretax profits

Major trading house Mitsui & Co. said Thursday its consolidated pretax profits for fiscal 2000 expanded 54.7 percent from the previous year to 79.63 billion yen, helped by securities sales.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2001

Sega may kill off Dreamcast hardware

Sega Corp. said Wednesday it is considering stopping production of hardware for its loss-making Dreamcast video game consoles, pulling out of the home-use game console business and instead supplying game software to its rivals.
JAPAN
May 20, 2000

Nissan falls from 'ni' to 'san'

Nissan Motor Co. fell to third place among Japanese automakers in terms of group sales in fiscal 1999, behind No. 1 Toyota and No. 2 Honda, according to Nissan's earnings report released Friday.
BUSINESS
May 4, 2000

Retailers forced to change their ways

Browsing through the array of goods -- from kitchenware to clothing -- at a new outlet in the Shinjuku branch of the Isetan department store in Tokyo, the price tags may surprise you: 900 yen for a nylon tote bag, 1,900 yen for a T-shirt, 550 yen for a ceramic mug.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2000

All 47 prefectures in the red in '98 for first time

The financial situation at prefectural and municipal governments continued to worsen in fiscal 1998, according to a government white paper released Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 1999

Isuzu posts 37.7 billion yen first-half loss

Hurt by the sluggish domestic demand and the appreciation of the yen, Isuzu Motors Ltd. posted unconsolidated pretax losses of 37.7 billion yen in the first half of fiscal 1999, the truck maker reported Friday.
JAPAN
May 27, 1999

Automakers' profits sink in domestic slump

The economic slump continued to plague the nation's five major automakers in fiscal 1998, forcing some to accelerate restructuring efforts, according to their annual earnings reports released as of Thursday.
JAPAN
May 28, 1998

Automakers suffered at home in '97

Japan's five major automakers suffered domestically during the 1997 business year, which ended March 31, but three managed to boost profits on increased sales abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2022

Between a rock and a hard place: Why Japan’s defense industry is struggling

Japanese firms are reliant on the Defense Ministry and SDF for contracts, and without a change, the very viability of the domestic industry could be called into question.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 13, 2022

From blocked to blue ticks: How Twitter learned to love China revenue

Ad purchases on the platform by state-affiliated entities has come as Chinese police arrested more of those finding ways to use the service to criticize authorities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2021

The new masters: How auction houses are chasing crypto millions

The NFT and cryptocurrency boom is dragging auction houses into a new world where sales are made via social media and buyers don't wear suits.

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