Eight of Japan’s major electronic makers saw higher sales in April-September.
The firms are Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Toshiba Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Sharp Corp., Pioneer Corp., Hitachi Ltd and Sony Corp.
Flat panel sales led to record sales for Matsushita and Sharp.
Fujitsu’s information system business was a hit overseas.
Mitsubishi Electric’s industrial equipment did well […]
This is no surprise. In fact, in light of North Korea’s recent dumb attack, it is what Japan hoped for.
Trade between the two countries have hit a record low.
Total trade between the two countries was down 20% from a year before and the arrows are pointing downward still.
Japan imposed an all out ban on […]
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is Japan’s No. 2 carrier by revenue. The company added good news to the Japanese economic upswing by reporting that their net profit was up 69% over a year earlier.
And that net profit came in spite of the negative effects of higher jet fuel costs!
Why is it that when oil goes […]
Fujifilm Holdings posted a profit of over 10% in the second quarter of this fiscal year. Japan’s fiscal year begins in April.
Fujifilm’s sales were down in color film and digital cameras but the slack was made up for in sales of display panels and digital copiers.
Profits totaled about 18.99 billion yen ($160 million).
Fujifilm has had […]
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An Australian man was sitting in his favorite restaurant when a Japanese fellow said to him, "I am sick of seeing your big round eyes."
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