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2025.04.07

09:53

Japan's Sony Corp.'s shares fell 10%.

2025.03.25

08:04

Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher

The Nikkei 225 index opened up 0.9%, Hitachi rose more than 2%, Sony rose more than 1%. The South Korean Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,653.04 points, up 0.8%.

2025.03.06

08:27

Nikkei 225 index rises 1%

The Nikkei 225 index expanded its gains to 1%, with Sony and Hitachi rising nearly 3%.

2025.02.24

15:34

According to TechInsights data, Sony's PlayStation 5 shipments reached 9.5 million units in Q4 2024, a year-on-year increase of 15.7%.

2025.02.14

08:17

Sony shares rose 10% after the company raised its profit and revenue forecasts.

2025.02.13

14:37

Sony Group's third-quarter net profit was 373.74 billion yen, compared with the market's expectation of 294.28 billion yen. The company expects full-year net profit to be 1.08 trillion yen, compared with the previous estimate of 980 billion yen.

2025.01.29

09:54

Sony Group: Lin Tao to serve as Group Chief Financial Officer

Sony Group announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment Senior Vice President Lin Tao will serve as Group Chief Financial Officer.

09:28

According to Nikkei News: Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki will serve as CEO concurrently, effective April 1.

08:09

Shares of Japan's Sony Group rose 3%.

2025.01.24

14:35

Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.1%

The Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.1%, Sony and Daiichi Sankyo fell more than 2%, and Toyota Motor fell more than 1%. South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 22.12 points, or 0.88%.

2024.12.20

15:21

Sony to buy Kadokawa stake for $320 million

Japan's Sony Group will spend $320 million to acquire a stake in Japanese content giant Kadokawa.

2024.12.13

00:01

Google: Sony and other companies plan to use Android XR operating system in devices.

2024.11.01

08:45

Sony approached CBS on Jeopardy! deal, report says

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 1) -- Japan's Sony Corp. approached CBS earlier this year about a deal to buy its program "Jeopardy!", according to Bloomberg.

2024.10.30

03:13

Sony shuts down Firewalk Studios due to loss on Concord

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 30) -- Sony is shutting down Firewalk Studios, the studio behind the first-person hero shooter game Concord.

2024.10.21

08:12

Sony, Honda to introduce AI-enabled self-driving function in new EVs

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 21) -- Sony Group and Honda will introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) self-driving assistance feature in new EVs jointly developed by the two companies, according to Nikkei.

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