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Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars, a person familiar with the plans says.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2026
Sony and TSMC to invest ?1 trillion in joint chip plant in Japan
The Japanese company¡¯s chip arm Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars.
Sony¡¯s Kumamoto Technology Center (center right) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.¡¯s Kumamoto Plant (center left) in Kikuyo town, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2026
Chip plants begin restarting operations in quake-hit Kumamoto
The quick recovery comes as damage was relatively limited compared with that from the two successive major earthquakes that hit the prefecture about 10 years ago.
Sony says artificial intelligence-powered tools will help artists create more entertainment content, while streamlining the production of films, videos and games across its businesses.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2026
Sony raises outlook after entertainment drives earnings jump
Sony has been shifting its resources toward accumulating entertainment assets spanning music, games and anime, while scaling back in low-margin areas in consumer electronics.
The collapsed worship hall of Yatsushiro Shrine a day after Tuesday¡¯s magnitude?7.1 earthquake that struck southern Kumamoto Prefecture
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2026
Kumamoto quake reminds us ¡ª again ¡ª of the ties that bind
Tuesday¡¯s quake was measured at magnitude 7.1, or shindo 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.
The Cinerama Dome, with its distinctive aesthetic, immersive large-format curved screen and traditional concession experience, has been a beloved destination in Hollywood for generations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2026
Sony to reopen iconic LA theater Cinerama Dome after six years
Renovations are set to begin in August on the Dome, which will be operated by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and run through early 2028.
Gaming enthusiasts check out the Sony PlayStation booth during the Tokyo Game Show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture in September.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2026
Sony hits eject on the era of owning games
Fans are losing one of their last bits of leverage over an industry that is going places many don¡¯t like and there are clear downsides from Sony¡¯s move.
From January 2028, PlayStation games will release only as digital downloads, calling into question protections about ownership over software and the long-term playability of older titles released on discs.
LIFE / Digital
Jul 2, 2026
Sony to end video game disc production in January 2028
The gaming giant says the move toward digital-only games aligns the company with consumer trends toward online marketplaces.
Sony is halting sales of its Aibo robotic dog in Japan, ending an era for the interactive pet that became an instant hit and developed its own personality.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2026
Sony discontinues Japan sales of Aibo robot puppy
The first iteration of Aibo came out in 1999, followed by numerous models over the years.
Cosm's large-screen theater in Dallas offers seating that includes high-top tables and booths designed to create a more social theater experience.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2026
Sony Pictures invests $100 million in giant-screen startup Cosm
Founded in 2020, Cosm serves food and offers seating that includes high-top tables and booths designed to create a more social theater experience.
Sony is preparing its first U.S. investment-grade bond sale in nearly 30 years, according to a source familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
Sony plans its first dollar-bond sale in nearly three decades
Selling dollar-denominated debt is more attractive to Japanese companies since BOJ policy tightening has put its benchmark interest rate at the highest level since 1995.
Â鶹´«Ã½ global soft power through anime and video games has grown in recent years in part because it largely remains more attuned to fans than investors.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2026
Don¡¯t let Wall Street crush Â鶹´«Ã½ soft power
Gamers fear that big money, foreign or otherwise, is going to ruin what might be one of the least-touched bastions of nerd entertainment.
SoftBank, which already has a foothold in the payment services industry, is among the parties that have advanced to the second round of bidding for SP.Links.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2026
SoftBank among the bidders for Blackstone¡¯s Japanese payment firm
Â鶹´«Ã½ cashless payments market has expanded for more than a decade as consumers who once overwhelmingly favored paper money turn to electronic services.
The newest Sony Bravia TVs are likely the brand's final high-end television sets before its TV and home theater business merges with TCL next year.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 28, 2026
Sony takes final bow as standalone TV maker with new Bravia sets
It¡¯s unclear whether Sony¡¯s signature techniques will carry forward, which could prompt some enthusiasts to buy what they may perceive as the last true Sony TVs to come to market.
Nojima President Hiroshi Nojima (right) and Noriharu Amiya, senior vice president of Hitachi, attend a news conference in April to announce Nojima's plan to take over Hitachi's home appliance business.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2026
The changing face of Â鶹´«Ã½ consumer electronics industry
A new wave in the ¡°Made in Japan¡± home appliances sector is seeing companies from other industries enter the market even as major manufacturers pull out due to unprofitability.
Sony Group said Friday it expects operating profit to rise about 11% to ?1.6 trillion for the year through March 2027, broadly in line with market expectations.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2026
Sony announces $3 billion buyback as memory prices take toll
Sony¡¯s shares are down 22% this year as escalating component costs erode margins across the consumer electronics industry.
A professional table tennis player competes against Sony AI autonomous robot Ace in December in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2026
Table tennis robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players
The feat could presage an array of other applications for similarly adept robots.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa holds a news conference after a Cabinet meeting at the Diet building on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2026
Sony to receive up to ?60 billion in state subsidies for image sensor plant
The state aid is intended to help ensure a stable supply of semiconductors, designated as a specified important item under the economic security promotion law.
A newly established AI company led by SoftBank, NEC, Sony Group and Honda Motor will apply for a government-backed AI development support program run by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 12, 2026
SoftBank and others set up new firm to develop high-performance AI
Engineers from SoftBank and Tokyo-based AI developer Preferred Networks Inc. are expected to participate in the development.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is restructuring for growth, leading to hundreds of job cuts across its film, TV and corporate divisions in the coming months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2026
Sony Pictures Entertainment to cut hundreds of jobs in TV and film
The job cuts at Sony Pictures come amid a deep slump and existential crisis in Hollywood, which has faced setbacks, two labor strikes and the ongoing collapse of cable TV.
Sony Bravia XR 4K televisions at a showroom in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2026
TCL-Sony deal marks China¡¯s rise to prominence in TV market
TCL¡¯s joint venture with Sony is set to surpass South Korean rivals and bookmark decades of Japanese consumer electronics dominance.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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