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Sony Corp will cut 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce, by as early as the year-end, the Nikkei newspaper reported… Sony Corp will cut 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce, by as early as the year-end, the Nikkei newspaper reported… Elpida Memory Inc., which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this week, plunged 98 percent after the Tokyo Stock exchange removed daily limits. Elpida Memory Inc. (6665) , which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this week, plunged 98 percent after the Tokyo Stock exchange removed daily limits. The euro may rise toward its 200-day moving average of $1.3722, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. said, citing trading patterns. MetLife, Inc. announced today that it will hold an investor conference in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, September 12, 2012 . Further information, i Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Yukio Sakamoto, chief executive officer or Elpida Memory Inc., spoke yesterday in Tokyo about the company’s decision to file for… 100 year-old Japanese production entity and management firm, Yoshimoto Kogyo, has partnered with YouTube sensation NextTime Productions, the production entity behind EpicMealTime , to… TOKYO, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, today announced that the sales of the PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) portable entertainment system reached over… TOKYO, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Tigo Energy ®, the market leader in SmartModule™ technology for photovoltaic (PV) solar installations, today announced collaboration with… Elpida Memory Inc. tumbled the most in more than seven years in Tokyo trading after a failure to embrace the global consumer shift from… The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year’s nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting… LOS ANGELES and TOKYO, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Marley Coffee (OTCBB: JAMN.OB – News), a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan roasted gourmet… In recent years, many young families in Japan have started raising children together in cooperation with neighboring friend families. They go out together, share… Sintering Technologies, Inc. , a powder metal products manufacturing subsidiary of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.  , has now commenced full-scale production after enhancement of…