Canon grabs top spot in Japan`s inkjet printing market
Tokyo – Canon Inc. took the lead in Japan’s inkjet printer market for the first time in two and a half years during the January-June period, surpassing Seiko Epson Corp., according to data released. Research firm Gartner Japan Ltd. said that Canon’s share was 40.8 per cent in terms of units shipped, compared with Seiko Epson’s 38.9 per cent.Overall shipments in Japan dropped 4.3 per cent from the same period a year earlier to 2.81 million units because of a longer replacement-demand cycle as inkjet printers improved.