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"We thought it would be worse for the domestic operations so it's a surprise," Mr. Shoda said, adding he anticipates overall profit margins to improve on the back of a gradual decline in raw material costs.

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Masafumi Shoda , a retail analyst at Nomura Securities, said the house expected a sharper cut in full-year guidance.

Uniqlo Operator Sees Profit Rise 37% Hiroyuki Kachi 2012

Where are they now: Mr. Singh left the company in 2009 with a 4.5 billion rupees severance package, according to reports, while Mr. Shoda has moved up to become chairman of Daiichi Sankyo.

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"The summer merchandise sales season has only just gotten under way, and we think sales could easily return to previous levels" by the Japanese Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 5, Nomura Securities analyst Masafumi Shoda wrote in a research note.

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Married commoner Michiko Shoda, the daughter of a flour milling company president, in April 1959.

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Daiichi Sankyo President and CEO Takashi Shoda said the two companies were a good fit: "Not only will Singh stay with the company, he will also be chairman of its board of directors," Mr. Shoda said.

Daiichi Yet to Gain from Ranbaxy Buy Prabha Natarajan 2011

"Since the company achieved impressive sales between September and December last year, we knew it would be a challenge for it to post strong figures this year," said Masafumi Shoda, analyst at Nomura Securities.

Fast Retailing Reports Sharp Sales Slowdown Ayai Tomisawa 2010

His ultimate modernising move came in 1959, when the then 25-year-old Akihito broke with a 1,000-year tradition and married a commoner, Michiko Shoda, thanks to the overturn of the Meiji-era imperial household laws at the end of the Second World War.

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Only on certain days, such as Michiko's birthday, could her parents, Hidesaburo and Fumiko Shoda, visit the crown prince's residence.

Western Press Vilifies Princess' Decision to Marry 2005

Only on certain days, such as Michiko's birthday, could her parents, Hidesaburo and Fumiko Shoda, visit the crown prince's residence.

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