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BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2006

Sales of Prius pass 500,000 mark

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that worldwide sales of the Prius hybrid have topped the half-million mark, with 504,700 vehicles sold by the end of April.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2006

Vodafone logs 69.4% profit fall on high sales, customer retention costs

Vodafone K.K., which was purchased in April by Internet investor Softbank Corp., said Tuesday its net profit fell by 69.4 percent to 49.5 billion yen on sales of 1.47 trillion yen in fiscal 2005 due to higher sales promotion costs associated with attracting subscribers to its 3G phone service.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2006

Tokyo department store sales inch up

Department store sales in Tokyo edged up 0.1 percent in January from a year before to E64.60 billion for the third consecutive monthly rise, thanks in part to a cold wave early in the month that helped move winter clothing, an industry group said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2005

Daimler looks to sell car buyers on diesel engines

Smoky, noisy and slow -- these are complaints commonly associated with diesel-powered vehicles in Japan.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2005

Imported vehicle sales down 3.1%

Sales of imported vehicles, including those produced by Japanese manufacturers, fell 3.1 percent in November from a year earlier to 22,045 units, an industry body said Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Nov 11, 2005

Can Japan sales save Beaujolais Nouveau?

Japan overtook the United States as Beaujolais' top export market in 2004, but a disastrous sales campaign for Beaujolais Nouveau last year raised serious doubts as to whether Asia can save the Beaujolais from the hole that they've dug themselves into.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2005

Nissan surpasses global sales expansion target

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday its global vehicle sales in the year to September surpassed its medium-term target to reach 3,671,000 units, prompting President Carlos Ghosn to declare the firm's revival process completed.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2005

Toyota hopes Ractis compact racks up domestic sales

Toyota Motor Corp. announced the launch of its new Ractis compact Monday with a view to increasing its slumping share of the domestic automobile market.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2005

New Takaratomy expects good sales

Takara Co. and Tomy Co. said Wednesday their new company to be created through a merger in March will book 200 billion yen in group sales in fiscal 2008.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2005

Honda sets sales goal of 4 million cars

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it hopes to boost its worldwide car sales to 4 million vehicles in fiscal 2007, up 23.4 percent from fiscal 2004, by launching new models with better fuel efficiency and expanding its lineup in North America.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2005

Oki Data hopes tieup lifts China sales

Oki Data Corp. said Tuesday it has tied up with a Chinese firm in a bid to expand its sales of light-emitting diode color printers in China.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2005

Imperial Hotel sees sales, profits fall

Imperial Hotel Ltd. said Friday its group sales and profits suffered marginal falls in fiscal 2004 because some guest rooms and restaurants were closed for repair work during the business year.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2005

Quasi-brews jack up beer sales

Shipments of malt-free beerlike beverages grew 4.6-fold in April compared with the same month the previous year, accounting for 19.4 percent of the total market, according to industry figures unveiled Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2005

Import auto sales off 3.8% in '04; first fall in three years

Sales of new imported vehicles in Japan fell 3.8 percent in fiscal 2004 from the previous year to 268,703 units for the first decline in three years.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2005

Insurer Meiji Yasuda punishes 69 for fraudulent sales tactics

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said Wednesday it has punished 69 executives and employees in connection with illegal sales practices and nonpayment of insurance money.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Nissan group sales expand 13.5%

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday its group sales expanded 13.5 percent to 6.1 trillion yen in the April-December period from a year earlier due to robust U.S. sales and continued improvements in European operations.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2004

Bank-account sales targeted by bill

The ruling coalition compiled a bill Friday to ban black-market sales of bank accounts, which are often used in fraud crimes, by setting penalties of up to two years in prison or a maximum of 3 million yen in fines, lawmakers said.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2004

Mitsubishi Tokyo to advance UFJ tieup

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. will advance the schedule for forming a tieup with UFJ Holdings Inc. in sales of financial products to individual customers and in overseas operations, Mitsubishi Tokyo President Nobuo Kuroyanagi said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2004

Domestic vehicle sales rise 2.1%

Domestic vehicle sales totaled 250,736 in August, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier for the first rise in seven months.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2004

Kanebo incurs sales fall after cosmetics spinoff

Struggling Kanebo Ltd. said Wednesday its group sales in the April-June first quarter of fiscal 2004 fell 26.8 percent to 76.56 billion yen, mainly because it sold its cosmetics division to a new entity formed with governmental aid.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2004

Store sales fell in first half of year

Sales at supermarkets and department stores in the first six months of 2004 fell from the same period last year on a same-store basis, according to industry data released Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

Daiei's sales slipped in May for third straight month

Sales at supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. slid 3 percent in May from a year earlier on a same-stores basis for the third consecutive monthly decline, company officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2004

Major supermarkets' sales fell following price-tag change

Major supermarket chains saw their sales fall in April from year-before levels, thanks to a legal change in pricing that took effect April 1, company officials said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Recycling law spurs sales of used PCs

Sellers of used personal computers are enjoying brisk trade, partly because consumers are now required by law to spend several thousand yen on sending PCs they no longer need back to manufacturers.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2004

Nissan sets up sales affiliate ahead of South Korea foray

Nissan Motor Co. has set up a wholly owned sales company in South Korea in preparation for its bid to enter that market in mid-2005, a Nissan spokeswoman said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2004

Department store sales up 0.3%

Department store sales in Tokyo edged up 0.3 percent in February from a year earlier to 139.19 billion yen for the first rise in 27 months, the Japan Department Stores Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2003

Sales of electric appliances fall 1.36%

Sales at major electric appliance retailers fell 1.36 percent in November from a year earlier to 178.41 billion yen, down for the first time in four months, the Nippon Electric Big-Store Association said Thursday.
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.
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.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
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.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
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.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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