NEC：２０２０年IOTの売上げ
Japan’s NEC Corp. <6701>NEC Targets 300-B.-Yen Sales in IoT Biz in 2020
Tokyo, Nov. 9ーJapan’s NEC Corp. <6701> said Monday it aims to post sales of 300 billion yen in Internet of things-related erations in 2020. Believing the IoT market will expand further, the major electronics firm plans to accelerate the launch of IoT platform products, NEC Executive Vice President Shinichi Shoji said.(2015/11/09-15:48)
日産：エアバッグ関連
Nissan Motor Co. <7201>Nissan Not to Use Takata Air Bag Inflators
Tokyo, Nov. 7 ーNissan Motor Co. <7201> said Saturday that it will not use for vehicles it will newly develop Takata Corp.’s <7312> air bags using ammonium nitrate inflators.Other major Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp. <7203>, Honda Motor Co. <7267>, Mazda Motor Corp. <7261> and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. <7270>, have already decided to stop using Takata air bags.(2015/11/07-22:56)
東芝：不正会計
Toshiba Corp. <6502>ーToshiba Sues 5 Ex-Execs over Accounting Fraud
Tokyo, Nov. 7–Toshiba Corp. <6502> said Saturday that it has filed a 300-million-yen damages lawsuit against five former executives, including three who served as presidents of the major Japanese machinery maker, over an accounting fraud at the company.The three former presidents are Hisao Tanaka, Norio Sasaki and Atsutoshi Nishida. The other two targeted in the suit filed with Tokyo District Court are Fumio Muraoka and Makoto Kubo. (2015/11/07-16:32)
トヨタ：エアバッグ関連
Tokyo Motor Corp. <7203>ーToyota, Too, Not to Use Takata Air Bag Inflators
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Tokyo Motor Corp. <7203> said Friday it will stop using in its vehicles Takata Corp.’s <7312> air bags that use ammonium nitrate inflators.The decision was clarified by Toyota President Akio Toyoda at a press conference in Tokyo. Toyoda also pointed to the possibility of using Takata air bags that do not use ammonium nitrate as a propellant if they are confirmed safe.(2015/11/06-23:03)
日生：三井生命買収
Nippon Life Insurance Co.＜Unlisted>Nippon Life to Spend 280 B. Yen for Mitsui Life
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Friday it will spend some 280 billion yen to acquire Mitsui Life Insurance Co.The two Japanese insurers announced a broad agreement on the acquisition in September.
(2015/11/06-22:46)
三井・旭化成：建築の偽装問題
Mitsui Fudosan, Asahi Kasei Skip Condo Scandal in Earnings Estimates
Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Mitsui Fudosan Co. <8801> and Asahi Kasei Corp. <3407> on Friday announced their earnings estimates for the current business year to next March without fully taking into account the impact of an unfolding condominium data falsification scandal.
Both companies said it is difficult to make rational estimates at the moment on the effects of the scandal, which involves condominiums sold by Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co., a Mitsui Fudosan subsidiary, and centers on Asahi Kasei Construction Materials, an Asahi Kasei unit that falsified piling work data.
(2015/11/06-21:23)
タカタ：エアバッグ関連
Takata Corp. <7312>Takata Suffers Net Loss Due to Defective Air Bags
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Major Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. <7312> said Friday that it suffered a group net loss of 5,577 million yen in April-September, due chiefly to costs related to its defective air bags.
In the first half of fiscal 2015, Takata booked a special loss of 18.1 billion yen, including a civil penalty worth 8.5 billion yen imposed by U.S. authorities for the maker’s failure to promptly recall defective air bags that resulted in an increase in fatal rupture cases involving the safety equipment.
(2015/11/06-20:44)
伊藤忠：上半期で最高益達成
Itochu Corp. <8001>Itochu Earns Biggest Net Profit among Japan Traders
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Itochu Corp. <8001> outpaced its six major Japanese rival traders in terms of net profit for the first time ever in April-September, according to midterm earnings reports released by Friday.
For the first half of the current business year, Itochu marked a record group net profit of 212.7 billion yen, up 39.8 pct from a year earlier, thanks to sharp growth in its non-resources businesses amid commodity market slumps.
(2015/11/06-18:51)
ＭＡＣ：10月の売上高減少
McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) <2702>McDonald’s Japan Sales Down 0.3 Pct in Oct.
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Same-store sales at McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) <2702> fell for the second straight month in October, signaling the hamburger chain is still struggling with consumers’ food safety concerns.
The company said Friday that sales at stores open at least a year fell 0.3 pct in October from a year before. The number of customers decreased 0.8 pct, marking the 30th straight month of decline, after a 4.1 pct fall in September.(2015/11/06-18:48)
雪印：メグミルク関連
Megmilk Snow Brand Co. <2270>Megmilk Withdraws from Infant Milk Powder Biz
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Megmilk Snow Brand Co. <2270> said Friday that it pulled out of its infant milk powder business in Thailand at the end of October.At a board meeting in September, the company decided to pull the plug on the operations that had been run since 1967. Megmilk booked related costs of 900 million yen as an extraordinary loss.(2015/11/06-18:48)
トヨタ：米国にＡＩ会社を設立
Toyota Motor Corp. <7203>Toyota to Open AI Research Company in Silicon Valley in Jan.
Nagoya, Nov. 6 –Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> said Friday that it will establish a research and development company for artificial intelligence in Palo Alto, California, in January.Toyota will invest some one billion dollars over the next five years in the Toyota Research Institute, aiming to boost the development of AI-based self-driving technologies.
(2015/11/06-18:05)
トヨタ：アクアで７ｹ月連続売上トップ
Toyota Motor Corp.’s <7203>Toyota Aqua Best-Selling Car in Japan for 7th Month
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Toyota Motor Corp.’s <7203> Aqua subcompact hybrid was the best-selling car in Japan for the seventh consecutive month in October, industry data showed Friday.Sales of the Aqua totaled 15,536 units. Honda Motor Co.’s <7267> N-Box minivehicle came second, with sales of 12,277 units, and Toyota’s Sienta minivan ranked third, with 10,857 units.(2015/11/06-15:59)
ＶＷ：日本での１０月売上高が急落
VolkswagenーScandal-Hit Volkswagen Sales in Japan Fall by Half in Oct.
Tokyo, Nov. 6 –Sales of imported Volkswagen vehicles in Japan plunged 48.0 pct from a year earlier to 2,403 units in October, industry data showed Friday, suggesting a clear negative impact of the German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal.It was the second-fastest rate of year-on-year sales decline for Volkswagen, although the company does not sell diesel models in Japan.
(2015/11/06-15:52)
マツダ：タカタ問題
Mazda Motor Corp. <7261>Mazda, Others May Stop Using Takata’s Air Bag Inflators
Tokyo, Nov. 5 –Mazda Motor Corp. <7261>, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. <7211> and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. <7270> are considering refraining from using air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. <7312> in vehicles they will newly develop, officials the companies said Thursday.The three major Japanese automakers are expected to follow Honda Motor Co.’s <7267> decision to review its business with Takata, which has been hit by a series of fatal accidents involving its air bag inflators.(2015/11/05-23:33)
携帯３社：上半期の売上高・好調な伸び
NTT Docomo Inc. <9437>3 Major Japanese Mobile Carriers Enjoy Operating Profit Growth
Tokyo, Nov. 5 –Three major Japanese mobile carriers, NTT Docomo Inc. <9437>, KDDI Corp. <9433> and Softbank Group Corp. <9984>, enjoyed year-on-year growth in their group operating profits in the fiscal first half ended in September.The companies benefited from an increasing number of people owning two or more mobile devices as well as the popularity of combined discount plans for mobile and fiber-optic broadband services.
(2015/11/05-22:47)
自動車各社：上半期の営業利益・最高記録
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. <7270>4 Japanese Automakers Post Record Profits
Tokyo, Nov. 5–Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> and three other major Japanese automakers posted record group operating profits for the fiscal first half ended in September.The three others are Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. <7270>, Suzuki Motor Corp. <7269> and Mazda Motor Corp. <7261>.(2015/11/05-21:00)
ゼンショー：上半期の営業利益・上方修正
Zensho Holdings Co. <7550>Zensho Enjoys Profit Jump in April-Sept.
Tokyo, Nov. 5 –Zensho Holdings Co. <7550> on Thursday reported a jump in consolidated operating profit for April-September, as late-night operations restarted at many Sukiya “gyudon” beef-on-rice restaurants.
Operating profit for the first half of fiscal 2015 rose 5.4-fold from a year earlier to 6,305 million yen, on sales of 263,483 million yen, up 4.7 pct.(2015/11/05-18:43)
東芝：上半期で営業純損失・発生見込み
Toshiba Corp. <6502> Toshiba to Report April-Sept. Operating Loss
Tokyo, Nov. 5–Toshiba Corp. <6502> is seen reporting a group operating loss of some 90 billion yen for April-September, the first such loss for the period in six years, it was learned on Thursday.
The dismal result, which compares with the year-before profit of 137.8 billion yen, appears to reflect the continued sluggishness in the lifestyle products and services division.
(2015/11/05-17:12)
東洋ゴム：社長、他３役員が辞職
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. <5105>President Yamamoto, 3 Other Execs to Leave Toyo Tire
Osaka, Nov. 5 –Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. <5105> President Takuji Yamamoto and three other executives are planning to leave the company over a data-falsification scandal, it was learned Thursday.
The other three are Tetsuya Kuze, 58, senior corporate officer, Sadao Ichihara, 57, also senior corporate officer, and Kazuyuki Ito, 61, adviser to the Osaka-based company, informed sources said.
(2015/11/05-17:01)
ＨＩＳ：中国大手旅行社と提携
H.I.S. Co. <9603>H.I.S. to Tie Up with Major Chinese Online Travel Agency
Tokyo, Nov. 4 –Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. <9603> said Wednesday it will set up a joint venture this month with LY.com, a Chinese online travel booking site operator, to support individual Chinese travelers to Japan.
The new company, to be based in Tokyo, will aim to meet demand mainly from younger Chinese generations hoping to visit Japan under originally designed travel plans.
(2015/11/04-23:10)
ＪＸ・出光：上半期連結営業利益が赤字の見込み
Idemitsu Kosan Co. <5019>JX Holdings, Idemitsu Fall into Red in April-Sept.
Tokyo, Nov. 4 –Two major Japanese oil wholesalers, JX Holdings Inc. <5020> and Idemitsu Kosan Co. <5019>, suffered consolidated net losses for April-September, affected by falling oil prices, according to their earnings reports released on Wednesday.JX Holdings incurred a group net loss of 44,945 million yen, the first red ink for the fiscal first half since it was founded in April 2010 through business integration, against 17,659 million yen of profit a year before.(2015/11/04-22:14)
日本タバコ：年間配当を増配の予定
Japan Tobacco Inc. <2914>Japan Tobacco Raises Annual Dividends
Tokyo, Nov. 4 –Japan Tobacco Inc. <2914> said Wednesday it has raised its annual dividend payments for the year ending next month to 118 yen per share from 108 yen, as the sale of its vending machine operations boosted profit.The dividend increase is a result of a review of JT’s business environment and finances from a mid- to long-term perspective, Hideki Miyazaki, executive deputy president of the company, told a press conference.
(2015/11/04-19:18)
ＢＭＷ：日本でのディーゼル戦略について（インタビュー）
INTERVIEW: BMW Not to Change Diesel Strategy in Japan
Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)–Germany’s BMW AG has no plans to change its diesel sales strategy in Japan, seeing no fallout from peer Volkswagen AG’s cheating of diesel emission tests, BMW board member Peter Schwarzenbauer said in a recent interview.
Stressing that his company has never used software to manipulate nitrogen oxide emission test results, Schwarzenbauer reiterated company’s view that BMW vehicles are compliant with emission requirements in any country.
(2015/11/04-17:10)
タカタ：ＮＨＴＳＡが課徴金を決定
NHTSA Imposes Record 200-M.-Dollar Penalty on Takata
Washington, Nov. 3 –The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it has imposed a civil penalty of up to 200 million dollars, the largest in its history, on Japan’s Takata Corp. <7312> for failing to properly handle defective air bags that caused fatal ruptures.
Noting that Takata has refused to acknowledge the defect and failed to provide full information to NHTSA, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said, “The result of that delay and denial has harmed scores of consumers and caused the largest, most complex safety recall in history.”(2015/11/04-12:37)
米国自動車：１０月新車販売台数が増加
U.S. New Auto Sales Up 13.6 Pct in Oct.
New York, Nov. 3–New automobile sales in the United States in October soared 13.6 pct from a year earlier to 1,455,516 units, U.S. research firm Autodata Corp. said Tuesday.After seasonal adjustment, the October result translates into 18.24 million units on an annualized basis, exceeding the 18-million mark for the second consecutive month.(2015/11/04-10:56)
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