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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2015
Sony still faces tough hurdles despite CFO's successes
Despite Kenichiro Yoshida's successes as Sony CFO, the company is still facing tough hurdles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2015
Sony to launch training headset for runners
Sony Corp. said Thursday it plans to launch a training headset for runners called Smart B-Trainer that uses music to help runners adjust their pace.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2015
Panasonic to close China TV factory
Electronics giant Panasonic closes its final TV plant in China and moves to close its Mexico plant as sharp price drops make competition too costly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2015
Ailing Sharp likely to slash profit forecasts
Sharp says it could lower its profit forecasts, given the weakening yen and fierce price competition in key products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2015
Fujitsu nominates executive Tatsuya Tanaka as next president
Fujitsu Ltd. said on Monday it has nominated Tatsuya Tanaka, senior vice president in charge of Asian operations, as its new president, replacing Masami Yamamoto, who has promoted the firm's structural reforms since taking the post in 2010.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2014
Nintendo heads for a happy Christmas with Wii U revival
Nintendo Co. looks like it is finally going to be able to celebrate this Christmas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 27, 2014
Paper watch to test Sony's innovation revamp
Sony Corp. is developing a watch made out of electronic paper for release as soon as next year in a trial of the company's new venture-style approach to creating products, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2014
Engineer mobility at Samsung is a lesson for troubled Sony
Samsung Electronics Co. is giving Sony Corp. a lesson in quick decision-making by moving engineers from its smartphone unit less than a month after posting a profit slump in the business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2014
'Super Smash Bros.' preorders set Wii U record, giving Nintendo hope for big Christmas
Advance orders for the "Super Smash Bros." video game for the Wii U console are at a record and may lift sales of the struggling console during the holidays, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2014
Sharp promises world's first smartphone with 4K display
Sharp Corp. said it will develop by March 2017 an advanced smartphone panel capable of showing 4K high-quality videos using its power-saving Igzo LCD technology.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2014
Sony posts wider first-half net loss on mobile phone slump
As its struggling mobile phone business bit into the bottom line, Sony Corp. on Friday reported a wider first-half group net loss of ¥109.1 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2014
Sharp logs half-year net profit, first in four years
Sharp Corp. on Friday reported a group net profit of ¥4.74 billion in the April-September half, returning to the black on a half-year basis for the first time in four years as gains on securities sales helped offset the costs of restructuring its unprofitable European operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 29, 2014
Ring allows users to control digital devices with a wag of the finger
A "magic" wearable device was showcased at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo on Wednesday to celebrate its arrival in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2014
Japan Display reportedly expects loss on delayed shipments to Apple
Japan Display Inc. forecasted a surprise annual loss because of delayed shipments to Apple Inc. and reduced sales to Sony Corp., a source said
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 7, 2014
CEATEC kicks off with 4K TVs, wearable devices at the forefront
Japan's biggest consumer electronics and IT trade show kicked off Tuesday in Chiba Prefecture with major firms showing upcoming products and giving an insight into their current research and development. Technologies on display ranged from 4K televisions and fuel-cell and hydrogen technology to wearable...
EDITORIALS
Sep 25, 2014
Electronics makers clawing back
The earnings turnaround for Japan's major electronics makers — many of which are moving to cut back on consumer product lines to focus on corporate business — has been helped this year by the steep fall in the value of the yen against the dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2014
As mobile arm struggles, Sony looks to PlayStation
The head of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation division hopes to raise its profit outlook for this year, in stark contrast to the electronics firm's mobile business, which has forecast deep losses and sent Sony's stock reeling.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2014
Sony hikes expected annual loss as smartphone business falters
Consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. is running out of ways to reverse its declining fortunes as the Tokyo-based company's smartphone business struggles to compete.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2014
Sony unveils wearable SmartBand Talk in Berlin
Sony Corp. has unveiled new wearable technologies including the SmartBand Talk, a wristwatch-style gadget with a curved display that allows hands-free calling and voice-controlled operation while recording your daily data, including exercise stats.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2014
New guidelines ease restrictions on cellphone use at hospitals
New guidelines permit mobile phone use in hospital waiting rooms and patients' private rooms but still ban the devices from operating rooms and laboratories.

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