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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2010

Gaming sales drop 10% in U.S.

Nintendo Co.'s DS hand-held players and Wii consoles led a 10 percent decline in U.S. video game hardware and software sales in August, according to market researcher NPD Group Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2010

DoCoMo may beat smart phone sales target, CFO says

NTT DoCoMo Inc. may exceed its April target for 1 million sales of smart phones this business year, helped by demand for Sony Ericsson's Xperia handset.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2010

April good for car production, sales

Japan's biggest automakers posted major production and sales gains in April, as robust growth in China and elsewhere in Asia continued to fuel demand.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2010

Prius topped auto sales in March for 11th month

Toyota's Prius hybrid was Japan's top-selling car in March for the 11th straight month despite massive recall woes, an industry group said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2010

Retail sales up 4.2%, biggest rise since '97

Retail sales gained at their fastest pace in more than a decade in February as the economic recovery spread to households, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009

Aeon sits on same-store sales data

Aeon Co., Japan's second-largest retailer, won't release same-store sales figures in 2010 because restructuring will mean comparisons with previous years won't be useful for investors, President Motoya Okada said.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2009

Low gasoline prices may put damper on Honda's U.S. Insight sales forecast

Honda Motor Co. may miss its U.S. sales target for the Insight hybrid because cheap fuel and consumer reluctance to buy cars amid the recession are hampering its efforts to loosen Toyota Motor Corp.'s grip on the green market. Sales of Honda's gasoline-electric Insight, which debuted at U.S. dealerships...
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2009

Domestic sales of vehicles fell 19% in May

Toyota Motor Corp. led a 19 percent drop in domestic vehicle sales in May as falling wages and rising unemployment kept people out of dealer showrooms.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2009

Tax cuts not helping car sales: JAMA

Vehicle sales this month are not getting a boost from government stimulus measures aimed at spurring demand for new, fuel-efficient cars, an industry group said.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2009

Platinum sales triple as prices fall

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., Japan's biggest bullion retailer, said sales of platinum bars to local investors more than tripled in the first quarter from a year earlier as lower prices boosted demand.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2009

Restricting online drug sales

The health and welfare ministry has plans to prohibit in principle mail-order and Internet sales of some drugs from June 1. Such sales reportedly totaled about ¥80 billion in 2007. It is true that using these methods to sell drugs can pose safety issues. On the other hand, some people benefit from mail-order...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2009

DS sales top 100 million in record time

Global sales of the Nintendo DS hand-held topped 100 million in four years and three months — a milestone reached at the quickest pace for any video game console — the manufacturer said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2008

Sony slashes sales and profit forecasts

Sony Corp. drastically lowered profit and sales forecasts for the business year Thursday, blaming deteriorating sales of flat-panel TVs and other gadgets battered by a global slowdown.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2008

Apple iPhone rings up sales in Tokyo debut

Hundreds of gadget lovers lined up Friday outside stores in Tokyo for the iPhone's Japan debut, as analysts closely watch whether the device will catch on among consumers other than Apple fans.

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