2Q Earnings Is the Time for Full-Year Guidance Revisions. See Who Changed Their Numbers the Most....
At the beginning of the fiscal year, Japanese companies issue full-year guidance. Most of them will then revise those number when they announce 2Q...
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Japan Fortnightly Update: Spiked
SHORT-LIVED - The much-lauded 'breakout' in the Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) at the end of last month proved to be short-lived. As measured by Total...
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Shimamura Under Pressure as Sales Fall for First Time in 9 Years and Profits Slump
Shimamura (8227 JP) is the sure and steady player in Japan’s apparel sector and for a long time has been something of a favourite among Japanese...
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Retail Ranking FY2017-18: Winners and Losers in Japanese Retailing
JapanConsuming’s retail ranking for FY2017 has now been compiled, and the results show that the retail industry enjoyed another extremely good year...
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Consumption Trends in Japan: Rising Incomes Boosting Retailers but a Lot Going Into Savings Too
Much has been made of gradually rising wages in Japan, and this is indeed good news after 20 years of stagnation and negative growth. But while...
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