Nikon sales drop 15%, Fujifilm sales rise 20% year-on-year in Japan

Nikon sales drop 15%, Fujifilm sales rise 20% year-on-year in Japan
Image: BCN Retail

The past year has been a tumultuous time In the camera industry's home market, Japan, with Fujifilm the only major manufacturer to see increased sales while Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus all saw sales slide – some of them very significantly.  

That's according to the latest report by BCN Retail, the Japanese body that monitors point of sale information from the country's retailers. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.