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Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Corporation
Panasonic Corporation
Panasonic was founded in 1918, and is now one of Japan’s largest electronics group and in 2012 was its biggest corporate employer. It is one of the world’s top five television makers and one of the world’s top 20 semiconductor manufacturers.
Chairman / President
Masahiro Shinada
CEO / Managing Director
Masahiro Shinada
CFO / Finance Director
Yoshinori Nakashima
Industry
Electronics
Website
panasonic.com
Headquarters address
1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501, Japan
Stock Code
TSE:6752 NYSE:PC
Year founded
1918
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Personal information of more than 920,000 customers, including their names, addresses and email addresses, involved in breach.

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Brazilian G1 winner Sagacious Life upstages hot field in sensational HK debut

Pierre Ng’s import surges into Classic Series contention with an upset win at $33.65 in the Class Two Panasonic Cup at Sha Tin.

Hong Kong racing

Ever Luck produces stunning debut victory after mid-race detour

Smashed late in betting, Mark Newnham’s three-year-old overcomes barrier 14 and his own inexperience to salute.

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Hong Kong racing

Bentley backs in-form Tomodachi to elevate again in Premier Bowl

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Artificial intelligence

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US-China relations

US sets 93.5% anti-dumping tariff on Chinese graphite, a key battery component

The move could further roil the global EV supply chain, which is already facing Beijing’s export controls on critical minerals.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Jane Wong, the Hong Kong actress starring in Squid Game season 3

Wong’s making headlines as a Chinese-speaking VIP in the final season of Squid Game, but she’s also starred in numerous Hong Kong films – off-screen, she enjoys time with her Japanese husband and cat.

Hong Kong actress Jane Wong appears in the latest season of Netflix’s Squid Game. Photo: @byjanew/Instagram
Japan

Sayonara, Olympics: why did top Japanese firms end pricey sponsorships?

Controversy over lack of athlete support, corruption likely among factors for Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic’s withdrawal, analysts say.

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IOC

Toyota ends sponsorship ties with IOC over ‘increasingly political’ Olympics

Chairman questions whether the event is still ‘putting athletes first’ as he ends the auto giant’s involvement after end of 10-year deal.

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong tests find half of home air purifiers ‘slow’ at removing toxic gas

Consumer Council tests of 10 air purifiers find half slow in formaldehyde removal and some exaggerated particulate filtration effectiveness.

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5G

Oppo asks Nokia to end patent fee row after Chinese court ruling

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An Oppo advertisement seen in Shenzhen. Photo: AFP
Smartphones

Panasonic sues Xiaomi, Oppo over 4G patents in China, Europe

The Japanese electronics giant says it has failed to reach licensing agreements with the two Chinese companies after years of negotiations.

Electric & new energy vehicles

The Chinese battery maker at the forefront of revolutionising EVs

As electric vehicles go mainstream, battery makers are working on viable options to lithium-ion packs. While companies make rapid progress on sodium-ion cells, its use in EVs is still some time away, say analysts.

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Japan

Has Covid-19 changed the way men urinate? Japan won’t stand for it

A study by Panasonic, which is renowned for its bathroom equipment, has found that nearly 70 per cent of men are now sitting down to relieve themselves.

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The number of men who now choose to relieve themselves has increased sharply from a 2015 survey. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

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Panasonic won’t open Chinese battery plant for Tesla

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Foreign lighting manufacturers in China are increasingly focusing on the country’s huge domestic market as the effects of US tariffs add up on their businesses.

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Foreign lighting companies in China are increasingly focusing on the mainland’s huge domestic market. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

Toyota and Panasonic to make batteries for electric vehicles in 2020

Toyota will take 51 per cent of the venture, while Panasonic will hold the remaining stake, a source say

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Japan's Panasonic Corp, best known for its televisions and home theatre systems, wants to feed Singaporeans its radishes and lettuce.

Shutting of Panasonic's last plasma plant latest nail in coffin of Japan's TV industry

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Samsung Electronics

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A pedestrian walks past a Samsung Electronics retail store in Yangon, Myanmar, on November 20, 2012. Photo: Bloomberg

Easy rider

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