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BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2013

Tanaka's gold sales hot as bull run, yen cool

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., Japan's biggest bullion retailer, said sales to local investors may exceed purchases this year for the first time since 2004 as lower prices and the yen's weakness spur buying interest.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 20, 2013

April sales tax hike a given: Amari

Japan will answer the world's call and present a credible midterm fiscal plan by implementing the sales tax hike as planned next April, economic revitalization minister Akira Amari said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2013

Sony raises profit forecast on asset sales, weaker yen

Sony Corp. raised its annual profit forecast Thursday amid a weaker yen and gains from selling offices and stock holdings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2013

Nissan's female execs help drive strong sales

Among the 780,000 people employed in Japan's auto industry, only three are women responsible for the rollout of new models. They all work at Nissan Motor Co.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2013

Japan's ruling bloc rules out tax breaks on necessities in fiscal 2014 when sales levy goes up

The Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc said Wednesday it will not levy lower taxes on foods and other daily essentials when the 5 percent sales tax is raised to 8 percent in fiscal 2014 and instead will hand out cash allowances to low-income households.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2013

Showdown over sales tax breaks on the horizon

A political showdown is approaching as the two ruling parties continue talks to nail down details of tax reform by their self-imposed deadline of Jan. 24, in particular over whether daily essentials such as food should be exempt from the planned hike in the unpopular consumption tax.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2012

MHI, Hitachi plan to merge thermal power units to boost overseas sales

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday they have agreed to merge their thermal power businesses to expand their product lineups and global sales reach.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2012

Upper House passes bill to hike sales levy

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda achieved a major goal Friday when the Upper House passed his administration's social security and tax reform bills that will double the sales tax to 10 percent by 2015.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2012

Fuji Heavy may top midterm U.S. sales target on Forester popularity

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. says it may exceed its midterm target for U.S. sales of its Suburu cars on stronger than expected demand and the introduction of a new Forester sport utility vehicle.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2012

Nissan can post ¥10 trillion in sales if Japan's '1,000-lb. gorilla' allows: Ghosn

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said revenue at Japan's second-biggest automaker may reach ¥10 trillion ($123 billion) in 2012, depending on the strength of a currency he compared to an oversize ape.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2012

Like Stringer, Hirai's priority: Revive Sony TVs

Incoming Sony Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai's biggest challenge will be to solve a puzzle that bedeviled Howard Stringer for eight years: how to make money selling televisions.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2012

Medical firms see high sales potential in China

Japanese manufacturers of medical devices are counting on a China sales surge to lead growth as the economic rebound fades and the domestic market continues to shrink as the population ages.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Dec 31, 2011

Used bookstores turn to Internet sales for a lift in turbulent times

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BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2011

Deflation's grip returns as production, retail sales slide

The rebound from the March earthquake and tsunami sputtered in November as production and retail sales tumbled, deepening the return to deflation that first took hold a decade ago.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2011

Sales of Sharp LCD TVs to soar in U.S.

Sharp Corp. said Thursday it expects to sell more than 1 million large LCD TVs in North America in the business year to March, about five times more than last year as demand surges in the U.S. market.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2011

Toyota expects U.S. sales rebound

Toyota Motor Corp. expects to start reversing its U.S. sales slide that began in May as vehicle production rebounds and deliveries of the new Camry sedan expand.

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