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FINANCIAL RESULTS

BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2023
Rakuten Group logs ¥372 billion record loss as it builds mobile base stations
The cybermall and mobile phone group incurred a net loss for the fourth straight year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2023
Japan's Idemitsu Kosan cuts full-year forecast on lower oil prices
The revision follows a similar step by Japan's top refiner Eneos Holdings, which last week slashed its full-year net profit forecast down by 58%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2023
Honda beats estimates with 22% rise in third-quarter operating profit
Still, the automaker faced setbacks in China from the spread of COVID-19 and the chip shortage in the third quarter that extended into January, with some of its dealers temporarily closing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2023
Toyota keeps profit forecasts despite supply chain headwinds
The world's top-selling automaker is still suffering production setbacks caused by the semiconductor shortage along with other industry players.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2023
SoftBank Vision Fund loses ¥660 billion as tech slump persists
A collapse in valuations last year has pummeled the global tech investor, which holds stakes in hundreds of startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2023
As tech slumps, SoftBank's Son spooks investors with plan to skip earnings call
The founder and chief executive of the world’s largest tech investor is bidding farewell to the presentations he’s led for decades, saying he would focus on taking chip designer Arm public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023
Japan's ANA Holdings raises profit forecast as travel demand recovers
Competitor Japan Airlines also returned to profit, with pre-tax earnings of ¥24.7 billion through December from a loss of ¥188.7 billion the year before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023
Panasonic cuts full-year outlook as costly raw materials weigh
The company faces challenges amid a tricky outlook for global growth as it looks to further build out its energy business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2023
Toyota maintains title as world's No. 1 carmaker for third straight year
Group sales, which include those of its subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino, were mostly flat at 10.5 million units for the year, the company said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2023
Uniqlo owner sticks to forecast while seeking to raise wages
Operating profit for the year ending August is forecast to reach u00a5350 billion ($2.7 billion), the clothing retailer said in a statement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2022
Citing pandemic, seven Japanese life insurers incur April-September loses
Insurance payments ballooned as life insurers distributed hospitalization benefits to a wide range of policyholders infected with the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 24, 2022
Nintendo breaks sales record with new Pokemon games on Switch
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were released simultaneously on Nov. 18 and sold over 4 million units at home in Japan, also setting a new domestic record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2022
Nissan hikes forecasts on weak yen despite falling unit sales
Nissan also reported a one-time loss in the period of approximately u00a5100 billion 'in connection with the withdrawal from the Russian market.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2022
Honda posts 16% rise in second-quarter profit and lifts outlook
The firm has been helped by robust performance in its motorcycle business, particularly in Asia.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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