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BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2003

Wholesale, retail sales edge up 0.5%

Japan's combined wholesale and retail sales rose 0.5 percent in February from a year earlier to 44.9 trillion yen, showing the first increase in 25 months, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
May 9, 2002

Sales of imported car sales expand 3.4%

Sales of imported cars in Japan rose 3.4 percent in April compared to the same month the previous year.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2002

Imported vehicle sales drop 4.4%

Sales of imported vehicles in Japan dropped 4.4 percent in February from a year earlier to 20,129 units, down for sixth consecutive month, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2001

Sales at Tokyo stores rise 1.5%

Sales at Tokyo department stores rose 1.5 percent in November from a year earlier to 191.27 billion yen, the Japan Department Stores Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2001

August department store sales up

Sales at department stores in Tokyo rose 2.1 percent in August to 139.91 billion yen for the third consecutive year-on-year increase, the Japan Department Stores Association said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2001

Toyota Corolla keeps vehicle sales pole position for 11th straight month

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Corolla retained top spot on the best-selling Japanese vehicle rankings for July, marking its 11th straight month in pole position, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2001

Imported vehicle sales rose 3.8% in May

Sales of imported vehicles in May increased 3.8 percent from a year earlier to 20,455 units, with Volkswagen spearheading the mild gain, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2001

Profits soar at NEC, Fujitsu

NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. enjoyed soaring group pretax profits in fiscal 2000, thanks to brisk global sales of electronic devices and telecommunications equipment, according to their earnings reports released Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2001

Railway companies divided over proposed ban on alcohol sales

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JAPAN
Feb 25, 2001

Railway companies divided over proposed ban on alcohol sales

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SOCCER / World cup
Feb 15, 2001

Tickets to 2002 World Cup go 'on sale'

Get your wallets out, find some friends (don't forget their names), make sure you know exactly what you're doing in 16 months time, fill out a form and hope for a bit of luck.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2001

Tokyo department store sales fell in 2000

Sales at department stores in Tokyo's 23 wards dropped 0.9 percent in 2000 from the previous year to 2.176 trillion yen, the Japan Department Stores Association said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2000

Domestic sales of new vehicles in May up 7.7%

Domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses rose 7.7 percent in May from a year earlier to 284,861 units, the first increase in three months, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Thursday.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2000

Sumitomo swings into black

Trading house Sumitomo Corp. said Wednesday that its 1999 group business swung into the black for the first time in two years, posting a consolidated net profit of 26.05 billion yen.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 1999

Domestic vehicle sales fell 7.3% in October

Domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses in October fell to 298,888 units, down 7.3 percent from the same month last year and the 31st consecutive year-on-year decline, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association reported on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1999

Auto firms pin sales hopes on show

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JAPAN
Sep 27, 1999

Retail sales fall 29th month in row

Japan's retail sales slipped 1.4 percent in August from a year before to reach 10.78 trillion yen, extending a record slump to 29 consecutive months, due to the continued consumption decline and cool weather in western Japan, according to a preliminary report issued Monday by the Ministry of International...
JAPAN
Jan 30, 1998

Compaq chooses Canon to be sole sales agent

In an attempt to boost its presence in the competitive Japanese computer market, Compaq Computer Corp. and Japanese subsidiary Compaq Computer KK have selected Canon Sales Co. to be their sole sales agent in Japan, the three companies announced Friday.Under the new agreement, Canon Sales, the sales...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2021

Nissan trims full-year loss outlook as virus-hit sales recover

Japan's second-largest carmaker is now forecasting a net loss of u00a5530 billion for the fiscal year through March, narrower than previous expectations of u00a5615 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2020

White House moves forward on three arms sales to Taiwan

The move in the run-up to the Nov. 3 U.S. election is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan a wayward province.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2019

Japan retail sales grew at fastest pace since 2014 ahead of tax hike, but outlook murky

Japanese retail sales grew at the strongest pace in 5½ years in September as consumers rushed to buy big-ticket items to beat a rise in the country's sales tax, raising concerns spending could pull back sharply in the coming months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2019

U.S. auto sales took a big step back in September, with Nissan hit the hardest

U.S. auto sales took a big step back in September, setting the stage for hefty incentive spending by carmakers struggling to clear old models from dealers' inventory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2019

Nissan bets the humble sedan will be the next big thing in auto sales

At a time when younger people drive less and hail more rides, while SUVs reign supreme thanks to low gas prices, Nissan Motor Co. is betting on the humble sedan.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2019

Lack of sunshine cools sales of summer products in Japan

A severe lack of sunshine in the Kanto region is cooling sales of summer products, while the temperatures, unusual for this time of the year, are also generating unseasonal demand for hot drinks and food products.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami