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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2011

Nissan says U.S. Leaf sales may reach 12,000 in '11

Nissan Motor Co., aiming to be the world's largest seller of electric cars, expects to deliver as many as 12,000 battery-powered Leaf hatchbacks to U.S. customers this year as orders are confirmed and production quickens.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2011

Sony profit falls 8.6% on strong yen

Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit dropped 8.6 percent as a strong yen and falling TV prices erased the boost the electronics and entertainment company got from its hit movie "The Social Network."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2010

E-book sales enter brisk chapter

Japan's electronic book market gained about ¥10 billion in sales last year to reach ¥57.4 billion and is expected to exceed ¥130 billion in five years, a research company said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2009

Asian antique sales rocket in New York

NEW YORK — Any trends in the American market for Asian antiques were eclipsed by Asia Week in New York last month when, suddenly, the appetite for Chinese art and antiques could not be sated.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2009

Sony TV sales may exceed target

Sony Corp.'s domestic television sales may exceed its estimate, helped by government incentives to buy energy-saving home appliances, an executive said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2009

Platinum bar sales tripled in first half

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., Japan's biggest precious metals retailer, said sales of platinum bars to local investors more than tripled in the first half from a year earlier as lower prices boosted demand.

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