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SONY

BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2015
Sony's ¥440 billion fundraising opens way to finance unit buyout
Sony Corp.'s first share sale in 26 years is fueling speculation the company may buy full control of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., a move that could save taxes and help the parent meet performance targets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2015
Sony shares nosedive as investors question fundraising drive
Sony Corp.'s plan for its first share sale in 26 years is straining investors' faith in Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai's ability to deliver on growth promises.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2015
Sony to raise about ¥440 billion in sales of shares and convertible bonds
Sony Corp. plans to raise about ¥440 billion ($3.6 billion) in a sale of shares and convertible bonds to help finance an increase in production of image sensors used in smartphones.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 27, 2015
Releases that will make you re-think your gameplay
Here comes a devlish re-release
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2015
Sony, Panasonic cling to TVs, betting on halo effect of premium sets
Japan's once-mighty electronics-makers have lost billions of dollars from TVs, but Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. won't quit, saying retreating from the world's living rooms would close the door to more promising businesses.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 6, 2015
A few ideas that may ring your bell
Someone in your way? You can ring your bell
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2015
Sony CEO Hirai's strategy questioned by former executive Iba
Kazuo Hirai is being criticized by a former Sony Corp. director who says the company's chief executive officer is abandoning its traditional engineering focus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2015
Hirai predecessor Stringer sees Sony turnaround taking hold
Sony Corp. President and CEO Kazuo Hirai is getting a vote of confidence from predecessor Howard Stringer in his effort to turn around the electronics maker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2015
Toshiba default risk surges most in Japan on accounting probe
An accounting probe of Toshiba Corp.'s infrastructure and energy projects caused its default risk to jump the most in Japan, just as the creditworthiness of Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. had been improving.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 5, 2015
'Sony Design: Making Modern'
April 29-June 14
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2015
Sony beats estimates as Hirai revamp fuels earnings growth
Sony Corp. raised its profit forecast for the second time since February as Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai's revamp stokes earnings from games and financial services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2015
Sony unveils flagship Xperia Z4 smartphone in Japan
Sony Corp. unveiled the latest version of its flagship smartphone on Monday, with the product set to debut in Japan this summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2015
Sony moves to allow young workers to study abroad
As part of efforts to give its younger workers an incentive to acquire skills that will benefit their future careers at the company, Sony Corp. said Friday it will allow its junior employees to study abroad for two years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 20, 2015
Portable and wearable gadgets, plus apps for anime and J-pop lovers
An appetizing battery charger
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015
Sony's PS4 hits China but with few games
The PlayStation 4 debuted Friday in China, but with few games and bare-bone online services as Sony navigates tight censorship rules to get a toehold in the world's biggest gaming market.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 18, 2015
North Korea Web outage was reprisal for Sony hack, U.S. lawmaker says
A December blackout of North Korea's Internet was retaliation for that nation's hacking of computers at Sony Corp.'s Hollywood studio, a top U.S. lawmaker on cybersecurity issues said without identifying who was responsible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2015
Vaio Phone to offer SIM-free option in 'wide open' market
Japan Communications Inc. unveiled on Thursday a new smartphone designed in collaboration with Vaio Corp. to energize the market for SIM-free smartphones in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2015
Sony smartphone sales may suffer as it sews together a wearables portfolio
Sony Corp. may end up selling fewer smartphones as a result of its push into wearable devices and services, and a new focus on markets outside China and the U.S.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 27, 2015
This month's latest games — from play dough to gangsters
Nintendo molds a new Kirby
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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