TOKYO -- Japan's publicly-traded companies logged record profits for the April-September half for the fourth year in a row, according to a Nikkei analysis, as a boost in the finance and transportation sectors offset the downturn among automakers and other manufacturers.
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Japan's nonmanufacturers saw their net profit grow in the April-September period, while manufacturers suffered from the economic slowdown in China and elsewhere. © Kyodo
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