Japan Shame Index Dumps Sony Stock, Adds Panasonic

Sony Corp., the consumer-electronics maker that 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.

Panasonic to pay China workers pollution compensation

Japanese electronics firm Panasonic has said it will pay its employees working in China a premium to compensate them for the country's high pollution.

Sony lowers profit forecast dramatically after movie loss piles on the misery

The flop of the film White House Down has added to earnings woes at Sony in the latest quarter, dragging the entertainment and electronics giant to a 19.3bn yen (£122m) loss.

Panasonic to expand its business in lithium-ion batteries

OSAKA: Panasonic Corp will expand its lithium-ion battery business, which last year added to a near-record net loss but is now contributing to a turnaround strategy targeting the auto sector, people familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.

Panasonic pleads guilty in auto parts price-fixing case

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has agreed to plead guilty to felony charges for its role in an auto parts price-fixing conspiracy involving at least 11 companies, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Panasonic investigated in US for alleged bribes: Report

WASHINGTON: The US government is investigating whether a unit of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corporation paid bribes abroad to facilitate business deals, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Fujitsu, Panasonic to merge chip business in FY 2013: Report

TOKYO: Fujitsu Ltd and Panasonic Corp will merge their chip units in the next fiscal year, sources said, in the latest example of Japanese firms combining struggling units to compete with the likes of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd..

Sony, Panasonic, Sharp among worst-performing firms in 2012

TOKYO: Even James Bond and Spider-Man can't rescue Sony Corp, the beleaguered Japanese electronics maker.

China protests: Panasonic suspends some operations

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has suspended some of its operations in China after anti-Japan protesters attacked two of its factories.

Sony, Panasonic tying up in advanced TV displays

TOKYO: Long-time Japanese rivals Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp are working together to develop next-generation TV panels called OLEDs in a reversal of decades of rivalry as they try to catch up with South Korea's Samsung Electronics.