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Tokyo, Jan 27, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for December 2011and for the 2011 calendar year. December 2011 - Production: global and Japan Total global production for December 2011 came in at 93,065 units, 1.2 percent down over December 2010 and the fifth consecutive monthly decrease since July 2011. Production volume in Japan at 48,726 units was 2.4 percent down on December 2010, the fifth consecutive monthly decrease since July 2011. Passenger car output at 42,586 units was 4.7 percent down on the same month last year. Commercial vehicle output at 6,140 units was 16.5 percent up year on year. - Sales in Japan Vehicle sales in Japan in December totaled 10,174 units, 11.2 percent up on the same month last year and exceeded the figure for the previous year for the fi... (more)

Cyberagent Reports First Quarter Results; Net Income Up 39.7%

Tokyo, Jan 26, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - CyberAgent, Inc. (TSE: 4751), a Tokyo-based leader in Internet media markets, has announced results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2011. Net sales reached 32,146 million yen (up 11.7% from the same period of the previous year); operating income reached 4,915 million yen (up 38.1%); ordinary income reached 4,888 million yen (up 40.0%); and quarterly net income reached 2,054 million yen (up 39.7%). In fiscal 2011, the domestic Internet business market expanded to about 14 trillion yen, and it is expected to reach 15 trillion yen in 2... (more)

Sony's 'CLEFIA' Encryption Technology Adopted as an International Standard

Tokyo, Jan 26, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation has been working to standardize 'CLEFIA,' the block cipher algorithm it developed and presented as a state-of-the-art cryptography technique in 2007, and announced today that after final ISO/IEC(1) approval, 'CLEFIA' was adopted as one of the ISO/IEC 29192(20 International Standards in lightweight cryptography. Information security technology to support safe and secure network access for customers has become indispensable in recent years in light of the increase in the wide range of network enabled devices. In particular, ther... (more)

Hays - Towards a Senior Finance/Accountancy Role in Japan: The Skills You Need to Succeed

Tokyo, Oct 6, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan's Financial Services Agency's delay to the country's transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is leading to a rise in demand for accountants here among multinational organizations, says recruiting experts Hays. "The longer lead-in is fuelling demand for accountants with expertise in US GAAP, Japan GAAP and IFRS," says Christine Wright, Managing Director of Hays in Japan. "This is a very specialized skill set, and the shortage of appropriate talent is leading to a sharp rise in calls for those with the required ba... (more)

Meat & Livestock Australia Top Executives Visit Tohoku to Continue Support for Local Beef Industry

MLA ongoing "Together with Japan" relief effort provides local farmers with fourth round of hay and hosts BBQ for local watch patrol Tokyo, Sept 16, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Chairman Don Heatley, new Deputy Chair Rob Anderson and new Managing Director Scott Hansen visited Japan from MLA Sydney headquarters to demonstrate MLA's ongoing support for the Japanese beef industry in recovering from the 11 March earthquake and its aftermath. The inaugural visit to Japan for newly-appointed Anderson and Hansen underscores the importance of Japan to the Aust... (more)