Sony Corp., which has posted losses in five of the past six years, was rejected in the first reshuffle of Japan's profit-oriented stock index while Panasonic Corp. made the cut.

The government-backed JPX-Nikkei Index 400 added 30 other companies, including Mazda Motor Corp., Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Seiko Epson Corp. and Aiful Corp., according to the gauge's compilers.

Capcom Co. and Skymark Airlines Inc. are also among those being tossed out when the changes take effect Aug. 29.