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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2016
2014 Sony Pictures hackers linked to assaults elsewhere, investigators say
The perpetrators of the 2014 cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment were not activists or disgruntled employees, and likely had attacked other targets in China, India, Japan and Taiwan, according to a coalition of security companies that jointly investigated the Sony case for more than a year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 24, 2016
Why Sony Music can't easily cancel Kesha's contract
After a New York judge refused to release pop star Kesha Sebert from a recording contract with producer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, a quarter-million fans signed a petition calling for a boycott of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. And while the ruling last week was a setback for the singer, it wasn't that...
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2016
Sony to buy Israeli chipmaker Altair in push to develop Internet of Things
Sony Corp. has agreed to buy Israel's Altair Semiconductor Ltd. for $212 million, acquiring technology to power the next generation of smart appliances as the firm looks for growth beyond chips for smartphone cameras.
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 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
Oct 22, 2015
EU slaps DVD drive-makers with €116 fine
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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2015
Sony's Hirai says turnaround past midway point
Sony Corp.'s struggling electronics businesses have passed the midway point on the way to financial health, President Kazuo Hirai said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2015
Sony triggers clause to allow it to sell half of music venture stake to Jackson estate, or buy other half
Sony Corp. triggered a contract clause that would allow the Japanese electronics maker to to sell its half of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing venture it co-owns with Michael Jackson's estate, according to people familiar with the situation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2015
Sony spins out semiconductors as Hirai pushes accountability
Sony Corp. will spin out its semiconductor business into a new company as President Kazuo Hirai revamps the devices business to focus on hit products such as image sensors and considers selling underperforming assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2015
Nintendo dropped from list of top 100 brands for first time
Nintendo has for the first time failed to be listed as one of the world's top 100 brands, Interbrand announced Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Sep 14, 2015
Sony's MESH gives new purpose to old gadgets
At first glance, users may have no idea what they are and how to use Sony Corp.'s MESH — four colorful rectangular blocks the size of an eraser.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2015
Sony developing 1,000-pictures-a-second sensor
Sony Corp. built a dominant position in image sensors by helping people take high-quality photos with smartphones. Now, the company is focusing on sensors that take photos at least 10 times faster than the human eye can see.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2015
A veil of secrecy masks stepped-up cyberattacks in Asia, experts say
Once a month, cybersecurity lawyer Paul Haswell gets a call from an Asian company with the same question: We've been hacked. Who do we need to tell?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2015
How Sony sanitized films to please China's censors
In a 2013 script for the movie "Pixels," intergalactic aliens blast a hole in one of China's national treasures — the Great Wall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2015
Sony's Yoshida affirms faith in indie developers
Shuhei Yoshida, the bespectacled president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, didn't attend the BitSummit independent game festival in Kyoto on July 11 simply to deliver a speech and reaffirm Sony's commitment to indie developers — he wanted to try out some games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 14, 2015
Sony makes noise with loudspeaker launch
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. wants to turn a loudspeaker into something that engages its users rather than a passive electronic device that merely plays music.

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