Resent articles by the "Japan Inc." from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:41:07 GMT360http://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Back+%26+forward.-a0182002401
Higher costs, falling profit ...

In the January-March quarter, pretax profit at Japanese firms fell 17.5% year-on-year, as sales slid 1.5% during the same time. It was the third straight quarter that profit fell at firms in Japan, and the January-March drop was the biggest seen since the fourth quarter of 2001. Increased raw material costs also contributed to a 4.9%...]]>