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NIKKEI INDEX ENDS HIGHEST FOR EIGHT DAY ON THURSDAY TRADING
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- Nikkei index ends highest for eight-day on Thursday trading.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 171.28 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished at 2.84 points.
- Stock issue...
NIKKEI INDEX REMAINS VOLATILE ON THURSDAY TRADING
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- Nikkei index remains volatile on Thursday trading.
- Nikkei index rose to the highest level in the morning, however, turned negative briefly in mid-afternoon.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose by 109.53 points. ...
SONY’S PLAYSTATION 5 PRE-ORDERS OVERWHELM SUPPLY; GAME CONSOLE GOES ON SALE
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- Sony’s PlayStation 5 pre-orders overwhelm supply; game console goes on sale.
- New PlayStation 5 is said to be 100 times faster than PS4.
- The PS5 device comes in two versions.
- The PS5 device with an ultra H...
NET PROFIT OF COMPANIES LISTED ON TSE’S FIRST SECTION DROPPED BY 43.6%
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- Net profit of companies listed on TSE’s First Section dropped by 43.6%.
- The air transport sector suffered a net loss of 349.7 billion yen.
- ANA Holdings Inc. last week reported a net loss of 188.4 billion yen. ...
SONY CORP. RAISES ITS CURRENT BUSINESS YEAR THROUGH MARCH EARNINGS OUTLOOK
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- Sony Corp. raises its current business year through March earnings outlook.
- The expected rise in earnings could be prompted towards the release of PS5.
- Sony expects a net profit of 800 billion yen.
- Sony for th...
DEMAND FOR ROBOTS IN JAPAN INCREASES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC
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- Demand for robots in Japan increases due to the pandemic.
- Robots are being substitutes for providing physical human contact.
- Japan’s Groove X Inc. has developed a humanoid ‘healing robot’ called ‘...
JAPANESE GAMERS’ DEMAND FOR PRE-ODER OF NEW PS5 GAME CONSOLE INCREASES
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- Japanese gamers’ demand for pre-order of new PS5 game console increases.
- Pre-order lotteries have been selling as many as 91 times more tickets than available in stock.
- Sony is set to release the new PS5 on Nov. 12....
TOKYO STOCKS DROPPED ON WEDNESDAY
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- Tokyo stocks dropped on Wednesday.
- 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell by 142.52 points.
- Topix index was down by 8.97 points.
- Sony Corp. shares fell by 1.6 percent.
On Wednesday morning (JST)...
SONY CORP. REPORTS FISCAL 2020 NET PROFIT TO FALL BY 12.4 PERCENT
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- Sony Corp. reports fiscal 2020 net profit to fall by 12.4 percent.
- In the first quarter, Sony’s operating profit fell by 1.1 percent.
- However, net profit in the April-June period rose by 53.3 percent.
- It...
Through advanced image sensors, Sony strives to meet demand for smartphones
The latest reports underline efforts taken by Sony Corp. to manufacture the in-demand image sensors. For the second consecutive year, the company runs its chip factories even through the holiday season in order to cope with the demand for sensors used in mobile phone cameras, stated the head of S...