thumb|right|240px|[[Sony City, Sony Corporation Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo]] thumb|right|The [[Sony Building in the Ginza area of Chūō, Tokyo]] Sony Corporation (commonly referred to as Sony) (TYO: 6758) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. (FY2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from sonus, the Latin word for sound, and also from the English slang word 'sonny', since they considered themselves to be 'sonny boys', a loan word into Japanese which in the early 1950's connoted smart and presentable young men. Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. The company's current slogan is make.believe. (via Wikipedia)
Services:
Financial services
Internet service
Stock Symbol:
SNE
Operating Income:
¥ −227.8 billion / $2.087 billion
Net Income:
¥ −98.9 billion / $1.019 billion
Region:
Worldwide
Founded:
1946 in Japan
Founder:
Akio Morita
Masaru Ibuka
Products:
Electronic devices & components
Battery
Chemicals
PlayStation
Consumer & professional electronic equipments
Semiconductor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Communication & information-related equipments
Sony Music
Blu-Ray
Type:
Public
NYSE: SNE
TYO: 6758
No. of Employees:
180,500
Key People:
Howard Stringer,
Revenue:
¥7.730 trillion / $79.618 billion
Industry:
Entertainment
Consumer electronics
Location:
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Market Cap:
US$ 50 Billion (2009)
Assets:
$230.5 billion
Equity:
$50 billion
Subsidiaries:
List of the subsidiaries
Name:
ソニー株式会社
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