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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 29, 2015

Retail sales unexpectedly slump, in challenge to 'Abenomics'

Retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, underscoring challenges to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to stoke a recovery in the world's third-biggest economy.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 23, 2014

Lower sales affected acts worldwide

The Japanese music market has faced hard times as of late. Starting with an announcement from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in March that the country's music sales dropped 16.7 percent in 2013, the past 12 months saw no particular upswing in physical or digital sales, therefore...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2013

Mazda may be forced to cut China sales goal

Mazda Motor Corp. is saying it may cut its midterm China sales target after deliveries in the world's biggest car market fell for 17 straight months.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2011

Toyota logs first gain in U.S. sales since April

Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. delivered more vehicles in the U.S. than analysts estimated as demand climbed to the highest point this year.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2011

Toyota forecasts U.S. sales won't rebound until at least September

Toyota Motor Corp., busy replenishing auto inventory thinned by the March earthquake, said it's not likely to begin posting U.S. sales gains for at least two more months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2008

Toyota cuts this year's worldwide sales forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Monday it has lowered its global sales target for the year to 9.5 million units, down from the initial plan of 9.85 million, reflecting sluggishness in the U.S., Japanese and European markets.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2008

Toyota falls just short of passing GM's 2007 sales

Toyota said Thursday it sold 9.366 million vehicles last year globally, about 3,000 fewer than General Motors' tally, allowing the U.S. automaker to retain its crown as the world's No. 1 automaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2007

Honda sees record year on 6% rise in global sales

Honda expects its global sales to rise 6 percent this year to a record 3.76 million vehicles, thanks to booming demand in the United States, Europe and Asia, President Takeo Fukui said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2006

Uniqlo operator expands with brisk sales, profits

Fast Retailing Co. saw sales and profits surge for the business year that ended in August thanks to brisk sales buoyed by the opening of new Uniqlo outlets in Japan and the acquisition of domestic and foreign retail brands.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2006

Sales slump fuels record Sanyo group loss

Struggling home appliance maker Sanyo Electric Co. reported a record group net loss of 205.6 billion yen for the business year that ended in March, due to falling sales and losses incurred in corporate restructuring, the company said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2006

Larger vehicle sales down; minicars strong

Domestic new vehicle sales excluding minicars edged down 0.7 percent from the previous year to total 3.9 million units in fiscal 2005 -- which ended Friday -- due to weak passenger car sales, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2005

Tokyo store sales rebound on overcoats

Sales at Tokyo department stores in November posted their sharpest rise in five years due to a sharp downturn in temperatures leading to active overcoat sales, an industry body said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2005

Sales of new vehicles fall to 34-year low

Domestic sales of new vehicles, excluding minivehicles, dropped 3.4 percent in October from the year before to 281,452 units, a 34-year low for the month and the fourth consecutive monthly fall, an industry body said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2005

Supermarket sales slip 3.6% in half

Supermarket sales dropped 3.6 percent in the January-June period from the same period the year before to 6.912 trillion yen on a same-store basis, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2005

Toyota Vitz reclaims pole position in vehicle sales battle

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Vitz was the best-selling new car in Japan in February, returning to the top spot for the first time since July 2000.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2004

Store sales down for fifth straight month

Sales at supermarkets and department stores fell in July from a year earlier on a same-store basis for the fifth straight month, according to industry data released Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2004

Banks get backing on insurance product sales

The Financial Services Agency said Wednesday it will allow banks to sell all types of insurance products within three years.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Fall in retail sales hits 26th month

Retail sales fell 2.4 percent in May from a year earlier to 10.42 trillion yen, underscoring bearish business conditions in the sector, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday.
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
U.S. federal shutdown affects Americans in Japan and diplomatic talks
The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, though essential services are still being offered.
Japan’s jobless rate edges up to highest in over a year
August’s unemployment figures showed a slight tempering of Japan's job market, but the data still points to overall firmness amid an ongoing labor shortage.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.

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