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Japan Statistics

For the third month in a row, the Toyoto Prius hybrid was the best-selling car in Japan.

In August, 21,669 of the vehicles were sold.

The Honda Insight, also a hybrid, came in 7th, with 7,900 units.

Source: Kyodo News

For the first time in four years, the Sony Walkman outsold Apple's iPod.

In the week that ended August 30, the Walkman chalked up 43% of all portable music player sales. That exceeded Apple's 42.1%.

Source: Bloomberg


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