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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2014

Hong Kong's luxury retailers lose sales as protests mar 'Golden Week' holiday

Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have disrupted business and hit share prices of luxury goods companies, ruining what is normally one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2014

Komatsu CEO flags China slump as mining market nears bottom

Komatsu Ltd., the world's second-biggest maker of building and mining equipment, said sales in China are falling more steeply than anticipated, joining larger peer Caterpillar Inc. in flagging fraying Asian demand.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2013

Meiji to halt formula sales in China

Meiji Co. said it will stop selling baby formula in China due to rising material costs and intensified competition.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2013

Safety of online drug sales

It is rather bizarre that Japan's government would treat nonprescription drug sales over the Internet as a component of its economic growth strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2012

Fujitsu to expand services sales as hardware slumps

Fujitsu Ltd. plans to increase sales in computer services to make up for declining hardware demand.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2012

Mazda's China sales tumble to 19-month low

Mazda Motor Corp.'s deliveries in China tumbled to their lowest level in 19 months amid anti-Japan protests, fueling concern that larger automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. will follow suit.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2012

Toyota plots major push in emerging markets

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it plans to boost compact car sales tenfold in emerging markets by 2015 by adding seven new models and boosting local production and procurement in countries where rising wages are boosting demand.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2012

JFE-IHI ship merger aims for ¥500 billion in sales

JFE Holdings Inc. and IHI Corp. will seek to increase sales of their combined shipbuilding units by about 30 percent in five years to fend off competition from South Korean and Chinese rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2011

Komatsu's Japan sales up as China slips

Komatsu Ltd., the world's second-largest construction machinery maker, said Japan's bid to rebuild from its worst postwar disaster is spurring demand at home amid slumping sales in China, its biggest market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2010

Tomy targets big holiday sales in U.S.

Toy maker Tomy Co. is hoping to score a comeback in the U.S. this Christmas with toy trains and cars that boast a 40-year history in Japan but failed previously to catch on abroad.

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