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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2016

SoftBank gets serious about tackling debt with asset sales

After years of acquisitions saddled SoftBank Group Corp. with record debt and weighed down its stock, founder Masayoshi Son is getting serious about improving the company's balance sheet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2015

Retailers warn of dismal spending; sales tax hike seen stifling demand

Do not believe in official statistics, Japanese retailers seem to be saying, as they cut earnings forecasts and warn of lackluster consumer spending, a key growth engine for Japan at a time when exports and factory output are stalling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2015

Hermes reports strong sales growth, revenue up 27% in Japan

Luxury goods maker Hermes International SCA reported a 22 percent increase in second-quarter sales, led by accelerating growth in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2015

Toyota boosting Japan exports to reach global sales target

Toyota Motor Corp., facing capacity constraints in North America, may boost exports from Japan for the first time in three years to meet its global sales target.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2015

Sales of surveillance cameras surge in South Korea after day care abuse case

Sales of surveillance cameras are surging in South Korea after a day care center worker was caught on camera earlier this month knocking a toddler to the floor, spurring calls for closer monitoring of schools and child care facilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2014

Output unexpectedly falls as retail sales gain

Japan's output unexpectedly fell while stronger retail sales and an improving job market showed resilience, government statistics showed Tuesday as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe weighs another consumption tax increase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2014

Sales rise boosts operating profit at Honda by 38%

Honda Motor Co. said Friday it logged a group operating profit of ¥750.2 billion, up 37.7 percent, for the business year ended March on higher sales of four-wheel vehicles and motorcycles and the yen's fall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2014

Sony PS4 sales top 7 million mark

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 4 sales are proving a bright spot for Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, who is cutting costs to spur a revival at a company hit by falling demand for its televisions and cameras.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2013

Nissan: Emerging market sales to rebound in '14

Nissan Motor Co., the nation's second-biggest automaker, expects car sales in some emerging markets to rebound next year.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2013

Abe gets more ammo to proceed with tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a boost Monday for pressing ahead with a planned sales-tax increase when most members of panels advising the government backed the move even as they urged stimulus to cushion the economic blow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2013

Olympus fears compact camera sales will keep falling

Olympus Corp. fears sales of its compact cameras may fall by half next fiscal year, extending a decline as consumers increasingly use smartphones to take pictures.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2012

Rising tensions hurting China sales, Nissan exec says

Nissan Motor Co., the best-selling Japanese automaker in China, said deliveries are off as it cut back on marketing events in the wake of violent anti-Japan demonstrations last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2012

Honda, Toyota blunt N. American job losses

Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American plants, stalled by parts shortages a year ago, are leading an industrywide assembly surge buoying cities from the Midwest to the Deep South amid a languid U.S. economy.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2012

May retail sales better than expected

Retail sales rose more than forecast in May, a sign that consumer spending will help sustain a rebound in the world's third-largest economy.
BUSINESS
Feb 29, 2012

January retail sales beat forecasts, post 1.9% rise

Retail sales exceeded economists' forecasts in January, signaling that a recovery in consumer spending will help the economy return to growth this quarter.

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