Honda's net profit down 5.4% for April-June

Honda's net profit down 5.4% for April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. Vice President Koichi Amamiya (L) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 29. Honda said its group net profit for the April-June period dropped 5.4% from a year earlier to 101.92 billion yen due to a higher yen and increased marketing and management costs.

New BOJ deputy governors

New BOJ deputy governors

Masayoshi Amamiya (L) and Masazumi Wakatabe, the Bank of Japan's newly appointed deputy governors, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New BOJ deputy governors

New BOJ deputy governors

Masazumi Wakatabe (R) and Masayoshi Amamiya, the Bank of Japan's newly appointed deputy governors, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New BOJ Deputy Governor Amamiya

New BOJ Deputy Governor Amamiya

Masayoshi Amamiya, one of two new Bank of Japan deputy governors, attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese gov't nominates Amamiya, Wakatabe as BOJ deputy governors

Japanese gov't nominates Amamiya, Wakatabe as BOJ deputy governors

The Japanese government nominated Feb. 16, 2018, Bank of Japan Executive Director Masayoshi Amamiya (L) and Waseda University Professor Masazumi Wakatabe (R), seen in this combined photo, as BOJ deputy governors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Honda's net profit down 5.4% for April-June

Honda's net profit down 5.4% for April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. Vice President Koichi Amamiya (L) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 29. Honda said its group net profit for the April-June period dropped 5.4% from a year earlier to 101.92 billion yen due to a higher yen and increased marketing and management costs. (Kyodo)