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EARNINGS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2014
Nomura sees four years of overseas losses nearing an end
Nomura Holdings Inc. says its four years of losing money abroad may soon be over as it rebuilds businesses outside of Japan after cutting costs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2014
Toyota likely to post record half-year profit
Toyota Motor Corp. is likely to post a record group operating profit in the April-September period, buoyed by brisk overseas sales and effects of the weak yen, according to sources familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 21, 2014
U.S. stocks end higher despite drag from IBM
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday on investor hopes for a strong earnings season, but IBM's disappointing results limited gains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2014
Japan Display reportedly expects loss on delayed shipments to Apple
Japan Display Inc. forecasted a surprise annual loss because of delayed shipments to Apple Inc. and reduced sales to Sony Corp., a source said
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2014
Aeon's first-half net profit dives 91% after sales tax hike
Aeon Co. reported that net profit plunged 91.4 percent to ¥2.02 billion in the first half of the business year as weak consumer spending after the April consumption tax hike hurt the giant retailer's mainstay supermarket business.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2014
Softbank sets first-quarter sales record of ¥1.99 trillion
SoftBank Corp. said Friday that it notched a first-quarter sales record of ¥1.99 trillion, thanks to its bold acquisition of U.S. telecom giant Sprint Corp. and other companies over the past year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 8, 2014
Nikkei financial newspaper has a lock on earnings prescience
If you wanted to find out what Toyota Motor Corp., NTT Docomo Inc. and Canon Inc. earned last year before they reported their results, the best guide wasn't analyst or company predictions. It was the Nikkei newspaper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2014
Sapporo forecasting full-year loss due to additional tax
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. said Tuesday it will post a loss for the current year due to an extraordinary charge in the form of a higher tax imposed on one of the beer and beverage maker's products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2014
Panasonic's revamp efforts continue to pay dividends
Panasonic Corp. said Thursday that its operating profit grew in the April-June quarter on the back of efforts to restructure by shifting focus to industrial markets instead of less profitable consumer products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2014
Sony group net profit up over eightfold to ¥26.81 billion in April-June
Sony Corp. said Thursday its group net profit in the April-June quarter rose more than eightfold to ¥26.81 billion, thanks to strong sales of game consoles and the yen's depreciation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2014
Nomura Holdings logs precipitous 69.9% fall in net profit in April-June quarter
Japan's biggest brokerage house, Nomura Holdings Inc., said Tuesday its group net profit in the April to June quarter plunged 69.9 percent from a year earlier to ¥19.86 billion due to decreased commissions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2014
JAL group net profit drops 19% in April-June on higher fuel costs
Japan Airlines Co. said Tuesday its group net profit for the April to June quarter fell 19.4 percent from a year earlier to ¥14.78 billion, due to a rise in operating costs stemming from higher fuel prices and maintenance expenses for airplanes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2014
Nissan profit beats estimates on gains in China, U.S.
Nissan Motor Co. on Monday reported profit that beat analysts' estimates as deliveries rose in China and the United States, its two biggest markets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2014
Docomo takes hit in first quarter but slows loss of customers
NTT Docomo Inc. said Friday that sales and profits dropped in the first quarter compared with the previous year, on slumping voice call revenue and discounts for two-year contracts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 22, 2014
'Iron Man' Robert Downey Jr. highest-earning actor, Forbes says
Robert Downey Jr, the star of Disney's Marvel superhero film franchises "Iron Man" and "The Avengers," is Hollywood's highest-paid actor for the second consecutive year, with estimated earnings of $75 million, according to Forbes.com.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2014
Uniqlo parent cuts forecast again after U.S. denim fails to take off
Fast Retailing Co., Asia's biggest clothing retailer, cut its annual profit forecast for a second time this fiscal year after suffering losses at its J Brand premium denim unit in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2014
Hirai refuses to pull plug on Sony TV business
Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai said Thursday the company still expects to turn around its loss-making home electronics business, which includes TV sets, this fiscal year after completing restructuring.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2014
Panasonic, Sharp pull up as Sony lags
Vigorous streamlining efforts paid off for Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp., two of Japan's three major electronics firms, in fiscal 2013, but Sony Corp. struggled to rebuild as its mainstay businesses continued to lose money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2014
Mizuho most pessimistic of the big banks
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. led the nation's three biggest banks in forecasting a drop in earnings for this year as loan growth loses momentum and returns from stock investments wane.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2014
Sony posts massive annual net loss
Sony Corp. continues to struggle to rebuild its electronics businesses, reporting on Wednesday a ¥128.4 billion net loss for the business year that ended March 31.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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