Despite reporting a record ¥457 billion annual loss last year, Sony Corp. earlier this month said it would return to the black in fiscal 2012 with a ¥30 billion profit.
The Great East Japan Earthquake, Thai floods and strong yen have all been recent factors that hurt the struggling electronics giant — but does Sony finally see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Here are some questions and answers about the corporate icon and its history: