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September 2009
International Report: Japan - Shipment Statistics: Japan’s Refrigeration Industry in 2008
The global economic crisis kicked in too late to severely impact unit 2008 shipments.
August 2009
International Report Japan - Plasma Discharge Destroys Flu Bugs
Daikin’s streamer discharge demonstrates the ability to completely eradicate flu viruses.
May 2009
International Report - Japan - Buy-Back Tariffs to Spur Home Solar
Homeowners with photovoltaic solar power generation in Japan can sell
their surplus power back to the utilities—and get twice the usual price.
November 2008
International Report: Japan - Expanded Online Edition: Japan Grows Solar
Japanese OEMs see a big future in photovoltaics.
September 2008
International Report: Japan - Existing Homes Can Be All-Electric, Too
Japanese consumers are increasingly transitioning their homes to all-electric, and OEMs respond with complete line-ups of premium electric appliances.
July 2008
Tokyo Report - Heat Pump Water Heater Market Grows in Japan
May 2008
Tokyo Report - Asian HVAC Associations Hold Tokyo Summit
May 2008
Tokyo Report - Nippon Oil to Sell Sanyo Solar Cells and Expand Fuel Cell Sales
March 2008
Tokyo Report - The Heating Capacity of Room Air Conditioners
January 2008
Tokyo Report
November 2007
Tokyo Report - Daikin Reorganizes OYL
November 2007
Tokyo Report - RAC Sales Down, But High End is Hot
September 2007
Tokyo Report - Overview of the World Air-Conditioning Market
July 2007
Tokyo Report - A Roundup of Japanese Air
May 2007
Tokyo Report - Japanese Refrigerators Get Bigger
March 2007
Tokyo Report - Japan’s Home Use Humidifier Market Takes Off
The Japanese domestic humidifier market is growing, driven largely by the increasing acceptance of space-heating room air-conditioners (RACs).
January 2007
Tokyo Report - Energy Solutions Demonstrated at Tokyo Fair
November 2006
Tokyo Report - Toshiba Launches Combination Washer/Dryer/Air-Conditioner
Toshiba Consumer Marketing’s Air Conditioning Cycle Drum
TW-2500 VC/2000 VC is said to be the world’s first washer/dryer with an air-conditioning function.
November 2006
Tokyo Report - Daikin Plans to be Number One Globally
Fusion 10 is Daikin Industries’ designation for its strategic plan, taking the company through 2010.
September 2006
Tokyo Report - All-Electric Home Trend Grows in Japan
An increasing number of newly constructed luxury apartments in Japan are being equipped with an all-electric system, seen as a selling point to many home-buyers.
July 2006
Tokyo Report - Daikin to Acquire McQuay/OYL
Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) said in mid-May it would acquire O.Y.L. Industries Bhd., based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. OYL is a global HVAC producer and owns McQuay International (formerly SnyderGeneral, acquired in 1994).
July 2006
Tokyo Report - Toshiba Group Holds Environmental Expo
Toshiba Group held its 15th Toshiba Group Environmental Expo at the company’s head office in Tokyo, with the theme of “Prevention of Global Warming.”
July 2006
Tokyo Report - Hitachi Develops Commercial CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater
Hitachi Home & Life Solutions Co., Kansai Electric Power Co. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. jointly developed the Hitachi Commercial-Use Eco Cute, a compact, high-efficiency heat pump water heater intended for 2006 release.
May 2006
Tokyo Report - Japanese PAC Market Growing Steadily
Demand for packaged air-conditioners (PACs) began to grow in the second-half of 2003 and growth continued throughout 2005, reflecting the recovery in the Japanese economy.
January 2006
Tokyo Report - Home Heating Appliances in Japan
Home comfort appliance producers in Japan are increasingly promoting heat pumps for use as a heating appliance as well as an air-conditioning appliance. The heating capabilities of heat pump air-conditioners are being enhanced for this application.
November 2005
Tokyo Report - Japanese Consumers Warm Up To Induction Cooking
Japanese Consumers Warm Up To Induction Cooking
September 2005
Appliance Industry - Tokyo Report - Japanese Heat-Pump Water Heater Market Growing
March 2005
Tokyo Report - 2004 Japanese Air-Conditioner Shipments
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) announced domestic shipments during Refrigeration Year (RY) 2004 (October 2003 to September 2004).
March 2005
Tokyo Report - Japanese OEMs Respond to European A/C Market Boom
Triggered by intense heat waves of prior years, air-conditioners are growing in popularity in the European market.
January 2005
Tokyo Report - Globalization Leads to Increases in Japanese Exports, Imports
Globalization of the white goods business has been improving in the electric appliance industry.
November 2004
Tokyo Report - Japanese Air-Conditioning Market Trends
Heat Pumps and Cooling-Only Units, Thermal Storage Systems, and Gas Cooling
September 2004
Tokyo Report - Japanese AC Makers Increasingly Go Abroad
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) estimates that 46.45 million air-conditioners were sold worldwide during 2003, up 3.6 percent from the previous year.
July 2004
Tokyo Report - Japanese Household Refrigerator Market
According to domestic shipment statistics compiled recently by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA), shipments of refrigerators in 2003 accounted for 4,230,000 units, down 3.8 percent from the previous year, and valued at 347.7 billion yen (approx. U.S. $3.1 billion), which is down 9.3 percent from 2002.
May 2004
Tokyo Report - Refrigerant Trends in Japan
Since the late 1990s, the use of room air-conditioner (RAC) refrigerants in Japan has been shifting to R410A (HFC), and those using R22 are no longer marketed.
May 2004
Tokyo Report - Digital Home Experiments Underway
In Singapore, the “Connected Home” project is underway to diffuse services using digital home appliances and broadcasting.
March 2004
Tokyo Report - 2003 Japanese Air-Conditioner Shipments
JRAIA releases 2003 shipment statistics.
March 2004
Tokyo Report - Hitachi Releases New AC Systems Using R410A
Hitachi Air Conditioning Systems has released its new Set-Free iZ series of VRF system and PACs.
January 2004
Tokyo Report - Japanese Companies Restructuring for the Better
The major appliance market in Japan has been struggling since early 1990, and in 2002, the market shrank by 13 percent.
November 2003
Tokyo Report - The Japanese Electric Heat Pump Market
Electric heat pump units occupy a large portion of Japan's air-conditioning market. Heat pump unit production accounts for 98 percent of all room air-conditioner shipments in Japan and 89.6 percent of all packaged air-conditioner shipments.
September 2003
Tokyo Report - Japanese and Korean Manufacturers Compete in Asia
All major Japanese and Korean appliance makers have been increasing appliance production in Southeast Asia.
July 2003
Tokyo Report - Demand For Split AC Grows In Brazil
Growth reflects expanding residential and commercial air-conditioner market.
July 2003
Tokyo Report - Japan's Growing Air Purifier Market
With the arrival of pollen season, air purifiers are selling well in Japan.
May 2003
Tokyo Report - World Compressor Trends
Technology and cost-reduction drive compressor changes.
March 2003
Tokyo Report - RY 2002 Japanese Domestic HVACR Shipments
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) announced domestic shipments for refrigeration year (RY) 2002.
January 2003
Tokyo Report - New RACs Introduced for Japanese Market
New-model room air-conditioners (RACs) for refrigeration year (RY) 2003 have been introduced for the Japanese market.
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