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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2020
Samsung reports profitable quarter but warns of weaker outlook
Samsung Electronics Co. warned earnings in the current quarter will decline, saying the strong growth in its mobile and memory business that helped third-quarter profits will ease amid intensifying competition and weakening demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2020
Canon and Nidec outlooks offer early hints for Japan blue chips
Canon is forecasting operating profit 42% higher than the figure it gave previously, while Nidec has lifted its outlook by 12%.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2020
Nissan eyes return to profit in 2021 on back of resurgence in China
The company, which in May reported its first fiscal year loss in a decade, is forecasting a strong recovery in the Chinese market by year-end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2020
China's Tencent plays down WeChat ban after results top estimates
The internet giant has tried to reassure investors the U.S. ban on its WeChat app may apply only to its overseas operations, suggesting the impact should be modest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
SoftBank returns to profit after record losses earlier in the year
Masayoshi Son has pulled off a remarkably speedy comeback after the worst loss in his company's 39-year history.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan