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Nov 2, 2013
Takata, high-powered Panasonic Impulse offense cruise past IBM Big Blue
Tetsuo Takata completed 21 of 27 for 288 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Panasonic Impulse to a 55-24 rout of the IBM Big Blue on Saturday at Amino Vital Stadium in Tokyo on the opening day of the X League second stage.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2013
Panasonic lands battery order from Indian group
Panasonic Corp. has received an order for lithium-ion batteries from Indian conglomerate Reliance Group to run mobile communications base stations, industry sources said.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2013
Panasonic to withdraw from plasma TV business
Panasonic Corp. will stop making plasma display panels for televisions at the end of this fiscal year in March, sources said Wednesday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2013
Panasonic churns out 100 millionth washing machine
Panasonic Corp. has built its 100 millionth washing machine since starting production in 1951 under the leadership of founder Konosuke Matsushita.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2013
Whirlpool to buy Sanyo China unit
Sanyo Electric Co. has reached a deal to sell its stake in a joint venture in China to U.S. home appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. for around ¥22 billion, Sanyo officials said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2013
Panasonic, university in India to work together on water treatment gear
Panasonic Corp. and Jadabpur University in eastern India will jointly develop and commercialize equipment for ground water purification for use in emerging countries, people familiar with the matter said Saturday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2013
Panasonic profit up 8.4-fold due to shakeup
Panasonic Corp. said Wednesday its group net profit for the April-June period increased 8.4-fold from a year earlier to ¥107.83 billion due mainly to positive effects of restructuring efforts and a one-off gain related to changes in its pension program.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2013
Panasonic exec sendoff: ¥1.9 billion
Struggling electronics maker Panasonic Corp. paid a total of ¥1.855 billion in retirement allowances to four board members who stepped down in fiscal 2012, the company revealed Wednesday in its invitation to a shareholders meeting later this month.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2013
Panasonic to boost alliances, M&A quest
Panasonic Corp. will step up mergers and acquisitions moves as well as collaboration with other firms, company officials said, reflecting the ailing electronics maker's strategic shift from managing the entire process from development to sales.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2013
Weak yen no respite for ailing electronics trio
A weaker yen, credited to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies, may be helping exporters in general but struggling electronics makers are not yet out of the woods.
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BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2013
Appliance makers get serious about beauty products
'Beauty' may not be the first thing that pops into people's heads when they think about electronics, but struggling Japanese home electronics manufacturers see a great deal of promise in a range of beauty gadgets targeting women, from high-tech hair dryers to steam skin moisturizers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2013
Panasonic chief vows revival, full forays into autos, homes
Embattled electronics giant Panasonic Corp. vowed Thursday to slash its losses in five business sectors, including televisions and semiconductors, by ¥130 billion over the next three years.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2013
Panasonic gets home solar sales lift
Panasonic Corp. said its solar-panel operation will probably remain profitable amid growing demand from domestic homeowners.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2013
Panasonic's first female director says gadget makers need major changes
The economist picked by struggling Panasonic Corp. to become its first female director said Japan's electronics makers need drastic changes to align their business models with those of companies including General Electric Co. and Siemens AG.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 2, 2013
Panasonic developing 4K tablet computer with Microsoft
Panasonic Corp. is developing a tablet computer for business customers that runs on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating system under their new business partnership, sources said Friday.
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LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Feb 13, 2013
Three gadgets from CES that you can take on the road.
Among the many products released at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas each year there are often some that stand out for being particularly innovative, and this year's CES was no disappointment.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2013
Panasonic scores surprise profits thanks to weakening yen, cost cuts
Panasonic Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. are considering setting up a new company possibly in the business year from April to merge their system LSI chip operations, sources said Friday.
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BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 18, 2012
2012: The year in gear
From innovative cars and cameras to phone-controlled appliances, the best of Japan's gadgets and gear in 2012.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2011
Just in case: Retailers urge customers to buy ahead
No matter where you are, you should be thinking ahead and preparing for the worst-case scenario.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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