News And Information On Japanese Brands

Imported auto sales climb 16.9% (The Japan Times)

Sales of new imported vehicles, including cars made abroad and imported by Japanese automakers, jumped 16.9 percent in February from a year earlier to 14,433 units, posting a year-on-year increase for the fourth month in a row, an industry body said Thursday. The total excluding Japanese brands surged 20.4 percent to 13,041 vehicles, also rising for the fourth consecutive month, while Japanese …

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White magic (AsiaOne)

Check out these star buys from the latest generation of whitening potions.

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by CDN Team (Car Design News)

That old adage, “Same sausage, different length’” comes to mind here. The one thing that Chris Bangle always derided appears exactly to have happened with this latest F10 5 Series.

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Eleven indicted in motorcycle theft ring (Parma Sun Post)

PARMA — Six Parma residents were among 11 people indicted last week for their parts in a motorcycle theft ring that police have been investigating since 2004. Estil Duncan III, 33, Jacob Carroll, 24, Jacqueline Smith, 29, William Smith, 22, Laura Duncan-Jones, 49, and Jeff Grimes, 28, allegedly were members of the ring. Also indicted were Dale Batke, 29, Sandra Grimes, 24, and Jacob Karlowicz …

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Business › Imported auto sales up 16.9% in February (Japan Today)

New imported vehicle sales in Japan, including cars made abroad and imported by Japanese automakers, jumped 16.9% in February from a year earlier to 14,433…

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Toyota’s brake crisis not stopping sales (Brisbane Times)

Toyota’s global safety woes over sticking accelerators and brake problems have not dented its sales in Australia, with the Japanese brand again topping the charts.

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Whitening quest spreads to the West (The New Straits Times)

Beauty companies have come up with new concepts to further the promise of glowing, translucent skin, writes SYIDA LIZTA AMIRUL IHSAN. THE story of whitening is similar to that of the universe.

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‘Mr. Shiseido’ blends beauty and business (The Japan Times)

In July 1942, seven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor that started the Pacific War, Tokyo hosted one of the most ambitious exhibitions of art the world had ever seen. “Leonardo da Vinci,” staged in an exhibition hall in the central district of Ueno, featured 600 exhibits by and related to the Italian master whose life, from 1452 to 1519, and works in both the arts and sciences, place him …

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Toyota sales agent puts $1 billion IPO on hold (Finance Asia)

Bankers blame the current market conditions for Zhongsheng’s decision to postpone the deal, but analysts say lofty price expectations by the issuer also played a role.

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Despite recalls, Toyota tops national charts (The Age)

Toyota’s global safety woes over sticking accelerators and brake problems have not dented its sales appeal in Australia.

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