Japan Display reportedly expects loss on delayed shipments to Apple
Japan Display Inc. forecasted a surprise annual loss because of delayed shipments to Apple Inc. and reduced sales to Sony Corp., a source said Japan Display, which makes screens for mobile devices, couldn't secure the parts to meet Apple orders, causing the delay, while shipments ...
The tricky path abroad for Japanese games
On the website Change.org, there is a petition addressed to Bandai Namco Games signed by 711 people, as of Sept. 25, that reads simply, "Bring 'God Eater 2' to North America and EU." "God Eater 2," a highly popular action role-playing game, was released in ...
As mobile arm struggles, Sony looks to PlayStation
The head of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation division hopes to raise its profit outlook for this year, in stark contrast to the electronics firm's mobile business, which has forecast deep losses and sent Sony's stock reeling. With Sony's three core electronics businesses — the third is ...
Dividend-challenged Sony contemplates smartphone exit from China
Sony Corp. might sharply downsize its smartphone operations in China because business is unlikely to grow against competition from popular local rivals, company sources said Thursday. Sony, which on Wednesday warned of a bigger loss than previously projected for fiscal 2014 ending March due to ...
Plan your attack before you hit the gamefloor at Tokyo Game Show
It's time to press the start button for Tokyo Game Show (TGS), and while last year's edition smashed attendance records with more than 270,000 gamers showing up over the course of the event. This year's TGS hopes to be even bigger. The number of ...
Sony hikes expected annual loss as smartphone business falters
Consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. is running out of ways to reverse its declining fortunes as the Tokyo-based company’s smartphone business struggles to compete.
Sony to distribute six films a year from Jeff Robinov's studio
Sony Corp. has agreed to distribute as many as six movies a year from Studio 8, the production company led by Jeff Robinov, former president of Warner Bros. Pictures. Sony will invest an undisclosed amount in Studio 8, according to a statement Monday. The Culver City, ...
Sony Corp. has unveiled new wearable technologies including the SmartBand Talk, a wristwatch-style gadget with a curved display that allows hands-free calling and voice-controlled operation while recording your daily data, including exercise stats. Sony unveiled the product Wednesday at the IFA consumer electronics show in ...
Only one female executive made it to the top-earner list of the Nikkei 225 companies last year. She is an American who lives in New York. Nicole Seligman, president of Sony Corporation of America and Sony Entertainment Inc., is the only female among 185 executives ...
Sony's sales of PlayStation 4 top 10 million units worldwide
Global cumulative sales of the PlayStation 4 home gaming console topped 10 million units as of Sunday, Sony Corp.'s gaming unit said Wednesday. Sony, which has been struggling to rebuild its electronics business, is positioning the gaming sector as a pillar for improving its performance. Since ...
Sony Corp., which has posted losses in five of the past six years, was rejected in the first reshuffle of Japan's profit-oriented stock index while Panasonic Corp. made the cut. The government-backed JPX-Nikkei Index 400 added 30 other companies, including Mazda Motor Corp., Daiwa Securities ...
Sony to exit London Stock Exchange due to low trading volumes
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange next month after 44 years due to thin trading volumes. The Japanese electronics maker, which listed on the LSE in 1970, said its stock will continue to trade in Tokyo and ...
