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BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Big retailers seek help for slumping sales

Big supermarket chains that also sell general merchandise have been hiring consultants to show them marketing methods to help reverse their sluggish nongrocery sales.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2005

January retail sales highest since '97

Retail sales in January expanded to their highest level in about eight years as cold weather boosted consumer spending for winter clothing, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2004

Mazda boosts profit on European sales, cost cuts

Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday its net profit soared 68 percent in the fiscal first half from a year earlier thanks to brisk sales in Europe and vigorous cost-reduction efforts.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2004

Sales of imported vehicles climbed 1% in September

Sales of new imported vehicles in Japan, including those produced overseas by Japanese makers, rose 1.0 percent in September from a year earlier for the second straight monthly increase.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2004

New car sales fell 1.6% in February

A total 361,787 new cars, trucks and buses were sold in Japan in February, down 1.6 percent from a year earlier, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2004

Bridgestone profits double as recall woes ebb, Europe sales soar

Profits at tire maker Bridgestone Corp. nearly doubled in the fiscal year that ended Dec. 31 as sales rose in Europe and payments related to a massive U.S. tire recall three years ago declined.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2003

Ministry nears approval of nighttime drug sales

The health ministry is leaning toward approving nighttime drug sales on condition that instructions on medication are given to retailers by pharmacists by videophone, ministry officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2003

Clothing boutiques become a promising arena for shoe sales

At a boutique in the trendy Harajuku district of Tokyo, a young woman picked out a black pleated miniskirt and went into a fitting room to try it on. Soon after, a saleswoman brought her a pair of long white boots.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2003

Weather still blamed for poor sales

Sales at supermarkets and department stores continued to fall in August on a year-on-year basis, primarily due to the unusually cool summer, according to industry data released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2003

Snow Brand sales in first quarter exceed forecast

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. on Tuesday reported group sales of 80.82 billion yen for the April-June quarter, about 8 percent more than its earlier projection.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Sony suffers telling fall in Vaio computer sales

Sales of Sony Corp.'s Vaio personal computer, which was a hit when introduced in fiscal 1997, have fallen off, with shipments in fiscal 2002 plunging below the previous year's levels for the first time.
BUSINESS
May 16, 2003

JR Tokai records sales decline

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said Thursday it suffered its first fall in group sales in three years in fiscal 2002. It attributed the decline to a slump in core bullet train services on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line amid an adverse business environment and intense competition with airlines.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2003

Tokyo Gas racks up record sales

Tokyo Gas Co. said Thursday its gas sales for fiscal 2002 grew 13.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 10.46 billion cubic meters, topping the 10 billion mark for the first time.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2003

Electrical appliance sales dip 0.8%

Sales of home electrical appliances at major retailers slid to 171.5 billion yen in February, down 0.8 percent from a year earlier for the sixth consecutive monthly fall, the Nippon Electric Big-Stores Association said in a preliminary report Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2003

Appliance sales off 2% in January

January sales of home electrical appliances at big retailers fell 2.16 percent year-on-year to 197.7 billion yen, the fifth drop in a row, the Nippon Electric Big-Stores Association said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2003

Department store sales fall 1.4%

Sales at department stores in Tokyo slipped 1.4 percent in January from a year earlier to 167.3 billion yen, marking the 14th consecutive month of decline, an industry body said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2003

Sony posts record quarterly sales

Sony Corp. said Wednesday its group sales and net profit for the October-December period each hit record quarterly highs, bolstered by strong performance in its film, electronics and game businesses.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2002

Home appliance sales dip 2.5%

Sales of home electrical appliances at big retailers fell 2.5 percent in October from a year earlier to 169.8 billion yen, marking the second consecutive month of decline, the Nippon Electric Big-Stores Association said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2002

Cops to search Nippon Food sales offices

OSAKA -- Police in Hyogo, Ehime and Tokushima prefectures plan to search three sales offices of Nippon Food Inc. and related locations next week in connection with their investigation into a beef-mislabeling scam, police sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

Convenience store sales down 1.8%

Sales at convenience stores around Japan fell 1.8 percent in May from a year earlier on a same-store basis, marking the 11th consecutive month of decline, the Japan Franchise Association said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2002

Pizza, convenience store sales surge for Japan-Russia match

Pizza deliveries and convenience store sales surged Sunday before and during the World Cup Group H match between Japan and Russia.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Nov 2, 2001

No fundraisers or bake sales? Sign me up!

I agreed to serve on the PTA of the Japanese elementary school my children attend, but on one condition: that I didn't have to do any fundraising.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2001

Fast Retailing Co. chalks up record sales, pretax profits

Fast Retailing Co., Japan's top casual-wear retailer known for its Uniqlo brand, reported record unconsolidated sales and pretax profits Wednesday for the year that ended Aug. 31.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2001

Honda sales soar but profit takes 7.5% dive

Honda Motor Co. posted a record 6.46 trillion yen in consolidated sales in fiscal 2000, but its profits fell mainly due to a rise of the yen against the euro and in expenses, according to the automaker's earnings report released Friday.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2001

Matsushita outlines plan to streamline sales

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. on Friday unveiled a major reorganization aimed at streamlining sales, distribution and other related operations for consumer and household markets in Japan.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2001

JR firms see stagnant sales growth

The seven Japan Railway companies on Friday unveiled their business management plans for fiscal 2001, with four of them projecting sales of almost the same level as that of the current fiscal year.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2001

Corolla tops in car sales for 32 years straight

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Corolla was the best-selling car in Japan in 2000, maintaining its status as the nation's favorite passenger car for the 32nd straight year, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2001

Honda takes over No. 2 slot in domestic sales of vehicles

Honda Motor Co. has become Japan's No. 2 automaker, overwhelming Nissan Motor Co. in domestic sales for the first time in a calendar year, according to statistics released Friday by two industry bodies.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2000

Carmakers get in gear to offer online service, sales

Growing enthusiasm for information technology is spurring Japanese carmakers to introduce online automotive services in an effort to cultivate new customers and establish efficient procurement systems.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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