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KAZUO HIRAI

Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 15, 2018
Carlos Ghosn¡¯s arrest spurs debate on executive salaries in Japan
On Dec. 10, Masaaki Tanaka, former vice president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, told a news conference he would step down as president and CEO of Japan Investment Corp., an entity set up by the government in September to develop new industries through capital investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2018
Kaz Hirai to end six-year Sony reign on high note
Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, the man credited with the electronics giant¡¯s turnaround, will assume the chairmanship and be replaced by his right-hand man.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017
Budding inventors find encouragement in Sony¡¯s Seed Accelerator Program
Sony Corp., which is emerging from five years of brutal restructuring that gutted its workforce and product lineup, wants to show off a few new things.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2017
Sony about to get its groove back, CEO Kazuo Hirai says
After five years of restructuring by Sony Corp., Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said Tuesday he is confident the once-dominant electronics giant will see an operating profit of ?500 billion, the largest in two decades, in the current business year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2016
Sony raises sales, margin targets for games ahead of virtual reality launch
Sony Corp. expects the profitability of its games division to rise this fiscal year as the company prepares to launch a virtual reality headset to complement the PlayStation and streaming services.
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 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 / 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.
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
Feb 18, 2015
Sony CEO Hirai says selling TV business now an option
After years of refusing to entertain the idea of selling its long-struggling TV business, Sony Corp. CEO Kazuo Hirai said Wednesday that putting the unit on the auction block is now an option.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2015
Revival in Sony shares credited to ascent of CFO Yoshida
Investors¡¯ newfound enthusiasm for bloated Sony owes much to ascendant CFO Kenichiro Yoshida¡¯s ability to cut jobs, exit money-losing businesses and rein in its outsized ambitions.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 1, 2015
What if ¡®The Interview¡¯ had been made in Japan?
It couldn¡¯t happen here ¡ª that was my first takeaway from the massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment prompted by the Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy ¡°The Interview.¡± In the film, the two heroes journey to North Korea ostensibly to interview its real-life leader, Kim Jong Un, but in fact,...
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2014
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2014
Sony to buy Britain¡¯s CSC media group in TV network push
Sony Corp.¡¯s movie and TV unit will snap up Britain¡¯s CSC media network, adding to a string of acquisitions designed to shift its focus from movies to higher-margin television programing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2014
Sony CEO apologizes for another steep loss
Sony Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai apologized to investors Thursday after the maker of PlayStation consoles and Xperia smartphones projected a sixth loss in seven years.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
May 31, 2014
Media eyes trend-setting Sony¡¯s loss of momentum
Let¡¯s travel back 62 years. On the evening of Dec. 4, 1952, after NHK radio signed off its regular AM programming, an announcer proclaimed: ¡°Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo and NHK now commence a joint experimental stereo broadcast.¡±
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2014
Hirai refuses to pull plug on Sony TV business
Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai said Thursday the company still expects to turn around its loss-making home electronics business, which includes TV sets, this fiscal year after completing restructuring.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2014
Sony suffering seen as prelude to Loeb-inspired revamp
Sony Corp.¡¯s latest earnings disappointment held a silver lining: the company¡¯s willingness to entertain some of activist investor Daniel Loeb¡¯s suggestions. And it may be just the beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2014
Sony revision spurs credibility crisis for Hirai
Kazuo Hirai, who took the helm at Sony Corp. two years ago to revive the Japanese icon, is losing credibility with investors who think he¡¯s not up to the job.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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