Another Japanese firm, Dunlop Sports, had an implied 62 percent increase in net income to 437 million yen (€3.2m-$3.5m) for its second quarter, ended June 30, on 21 percent higher sales of ¥20.83 billion (€152.9m-$167.7m). The company benefited from better weather conditions than during the snowy spring of 2014, but continued to suffer from generally cautious consumption in key markets and the Chinese government's crackdown on golf.

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