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ELECTRONICS 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2016
Renesas embraces change with plans to outsource chip R&D
Renesas Electronics Corp. is doing something that only a decade ago would have been unthinkable for a Japanese semiconductor maker: outsourcing research overseas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2016
Toshiba's President Tsunakawa warns of long road to recovery
A day after stepping into his new role, Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa has cautioned that the company is still recovering from a bruising accounting scandal and faces a lengthy turnaround process.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2016
Panasonic will team up with Beijing Automotive to manufacture electric vehicle parts in China
Panasonic Corp. and Beijing Automotive Group plan to jointly set up a company later this year to produce electric vehicle parts in China, Panasonic officials said Sunday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2016
Sharp's 'subpar' performance prompts Hon Hai to warn of job cuts but vow to reward dedicated ranks
Terry Gou warns his newly acquired employees of job cuts while promising to reward those who commit to rebuilding.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 6, 2016
Toshiba VP Tsunakawa to become president in June
Toshiba Corp. said Friday it will promote Vice President Satoshi Tsunakawa to replace President Masashi Muromachi as the industrial conglomerate aims to rebuild itself under new leadership.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2016
Panasonic's fiscal 2015 net profit up 7.7% on restructuring efforts
Panasonic Corp. said Thursday its group net profit rose 7.7 percent in fiscal 2015 from the previous year to ¥193.26 billion ($1.78 billion), helped by its restructuring.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2016
Nintendo's net profit drops 61% in FY 2015 as stronger yen bites
Nintendo Co. said Wednesday its group net profit fell 60.6 percent in the 2015 business year ended last month to ¥16.51 billion ($139.5 million), bruised by the yen's appreciation against major currencies and languid portable game sales.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2016
Toshiba reduces projected loss for 2015 business year
Toshiba Corp. has said it plans to book an asset impairment loss of around ¥260 billion in its results for the year to March 31 by writing down the value of its U.S. nuclear power subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co., which it acquired in 2006.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2016
Sony cuts 2015 group profit estimate by 9.4% on write-down of camera module unit
Sony Corp. said Thursday it has cut its group operating profit estimate for fiscal 2015 by 9.4 percent to ¥290 billion as it booked an impairment charge for the business that makes camera modules used in smartphones.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2016
Sharp, Hon Hai to develop TVs jointly
As Sharp Corp. prepares to be taken over by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., it is planning to develop household appliances jointly with its new partner and aims to have televisions ready for sale by the end of the year, an executive at the Japanese firm said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2016
For Hon Hai, turning around Sharp will be tougher than takeover
Terry Gou has pledged to keep Sharp intact, respect its independence and try to preserve jobs. He will have a hard time keeping those agreements.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2016
Panasonic drops ¥10 trillion sales target in fiscal 2018
Panasonic Corp. on Thursday dropped its goal of achieving ¥10 trillion in sales in fiscal 2018 as the electronics-maker struggles to build momentum for sustainable growth after restructuring.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016
How modularization felled Japan's electronics titans
Toshiba, Sharp, Sony, Hitachi and Panasonic — these companies were the pride of Japan for decades after their electronics took the world by storm.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2016
Toshiba agrees to sell white goods unit to China's Midea for ¥53.7 billion
Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell an 80.1 percent stake in its home appliance unit to China's Midea Group Co. for about ¥53.7 billion ($473 million) as the industrial conglomerate proceeds with restructuring following a massive accounting scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2016
Missile-maker adapts guidance systems for self-driving cars
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a supplier of air-to-air missiles to Japan's armed forces, is looking to adapt the technologies it originally developed for military use to help autonomous driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2016
Sharp to report net loss of ¥200 billion for fiscal 2015: sources
Sharp Corp. is expected to report a net loss of around ¥200 billion for the fiscal year ending Thursday amid a slump in its mainstay liquid crystal display business, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2016
Life with Foxconn: What lies ahead for Sharp?
Sharp's choice of Hon Hai ends months of speculation and offers clear benefits in terms of a cash injection. But question marks hang over what will happen to Sharp's workforce and management as the Taiwanese giant sets about turning around the firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2016
Japan iPhone shipments dip 10.6 percent in 2015, first drop since 2008 debut
Shipments of Apple Inc.'s iPhones in Japan fell 10.6 percent in 2015 from the previous year to 14.73 million units, marking the first drop since they went on sale in the country in 2008, a private research company said Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2016
Toshiba loss outlook grows amid accounting scandal fallout
Toshiba Corp. widened its full-year loss forecast as the industrial group cuts jobs and sells businesses to deal with fallout from an accounting scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2016
Panasonic cuts full-year earnings outlook amid China slowdown
Panasonic Corp. cut on Wednesday its full-year earnings forecasts, hit by the slowing of the Chinese economy and other emerging markets.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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