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TOSHIBA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2015
Toshiba to end TV production, shrink staff, sell assembly plants overseas
Toshiba Corp. is planning to withdraw from TV manufacturing by selling its factories abroad, a source has said.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2015
Sharp set to spin off LCD unit in deal with Japan Display
Sharp Corp. is closer to spinning off its struggling liquid crystal display business and integrating the unit into rival Japan Display Inc. in a state-backed deal, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2015
Toshiba to seek over ¥1 billion in damages from former execs
Toshiba Corp. will likely seek more than ¥1 billion in total from five former executives in a damages suit filed by the company to hold them accountable for negligence that led to an accounting scandal, sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2015
Toshiba shareholders sue former executives over cooked books as firm fined record ¥7.37 billion
A group of shareholders file a suit against Toshiba Corp. and its former executives, seeking ¥300 million in damages over illicit accounting practices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2015
Toshiba, Fujitsu, Vaio reportedly discussing massive PC merger
The three firms are reported to be in talks on consolidating their personal computer businesses to create a behemoth with a large market share.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2015
SESC leaning toward filing criminal complaint against Toshiba ex-presidents over cooked books
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has begun investigations with an eye to filing a criminal complaint against three former Toshiba Corp. presidents over falsified financial reports, a market source said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2015
Japan's securities watchdog eyes record ¥7 billion fine for Toshiba
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission plans to recommend imposing the fine for falsifying its financial reports, sources said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2015
Japan's place in the world
Once renowned for its economic success, recent business scandals have diminished Japan's influence and prestige on the world stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 7, 2015
Without doubt, company executives will just go with the flow
Asahi Kasei. Toyo Tire & Rubber. Toshiba. What's the connection? Executives lined up before the cameras, bowing their heads in shame.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2015
Toshiba posts ¥90.5 billion operating loss for April-September period, sues executives over scandal
Toshiba sues its former management over improper accounting practices that spanned roughly seven years, and is seeking a total of u00a5300 million in damages.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Akebono Brake backpedals on earnings report amid probe into suspected inflated revenue
Akebono Brake Industry Co. delayed the release of its earnings and began an investigation into its accounting after finding evidence that the Japanese auto-parts maker inflated its revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2015
Sony CEO aims to build on recovery with Toshiba sensor deal
Sony Corp. is looking to expand on its dominant position in making the chips used to capture smartphone pictures, as President Kazuo Hirai makes progress in his turnaround effort at the struggling consumer electronics maker.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2015
Toshiba to sell image sensor production line to Sony
In an effort to rebuild its operations following an accounting scandal, Toshiba Corp. is finalizing arrangements to sell Sony Corp. its image sensor production line in Oita Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 23, 2015
Toshiba unveils trilingual robot in Odaiba
Toshiba Corp. unveiled a new multilingual android Friday who introduces herself and gives out information in three languages to tourists visiting Tokyo's popular Odaiba waterfront district.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2015
Season of scandal hits Japan with flurry of corporate confessions
Japan, which prides itself on maintaining propriety and order, has suddenly been hit by a spate of corporate scandals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 9, 2015
Toshiba edges Hitachi in NBL opener
The Toshiba Brave Thunders survived a late surge by the Hitachi Sunrockers and capped a 70-69 win in their NBL season-opening game on Friday night at Ota City General Gymnasium.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2015
Toshiba president hints at layoffs in struggling businesses
Struggling Toshiba Corp. may cut jobs as part of its restructuring of loss-making businesses such as semiconductors and home appliances, President Masashi Muromachi indicated Thursday, as the electronics-maker continues to reel from an accounting scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2015
Reappearance of old faces on Toshiba board questions commitment to reform
Scandal-hit Toshiba Corp. appointed new board members at an extraordinary shareholders meeting, vowing to improve its corporate culture and governance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2015
Toshiba mulling sale of washing machine factory in Indonesia
Toshiba Corp. is considering selling its washing machine factory in Indonesia as part of efforts to improve its finances, company sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2015
Toshiba shareholders urged to reject three executive reappointments
A U.S. advisory firm for institutional investors is calling on shareholders of struggling Toshiba Corp. to oppose President Masashi Muromachi and two other board members from being reappointed as directors.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
Money stolen via online transfers up fivefold in Tokyo
Special fraud cases in Tokyo in which stolen money was sent via online banking services grew some fivefold from the previous year in 2023.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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