Toshiba Corporation
Finnish firm opts for Toshiba nuclear reactor
Feb 25, 2013 08:58 EST
Finnish power company Fennovoima said on Monday it had dropped a bid by French group Areva to build a high-power nuclear reactor in favour of a proposal by Toshiba, but added that the project could be downsized.
Dry ice vacuum cleaner robot bound for Fukushima
Feb 15, 2013 14:25 EST
A remote controlled robot that uses dry ice to vacuum up radiation was unveiled by Japanese researchers on Friday, the latest innovation to help the clean-up at Fukushima.
Toshiba's nine-month profit surges six fold
Jan 31, 2013 03:53 EST
Japan's Toshiba said Thursday net profit in the nine months to December soared six fold to 54.52 billion yen ($600 million) thanks to brisk sales in its semiconductor and power plant businesses.
Toshiba, GE expanding power generation ties
Jan 24, 2013 01:02 EST
Japanese industrial giant Toshiba and General Electric (GE) on Thursday announced plans to widen a thermal power generation alliance, after rivals Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy joined forces.
Imperial Japan's peaceful legacy in Chinese outpost
Jan 10, 2013 02:27 EST
The red sun of the Japanese flag flutters alongside the Chinese emblem's five stars at a business zone in Dalian -- a rare sight in a country still embittered by Tokyo's imperial dominance decades ago.
Toshiba boosts Westinghouse stake to 87%
Jan 07, 2013 00:58 EST
Toshiba has boosted its stake in US nuclear power plant builder Westinghouse Electric to 87 percent, the company said on Monday, as it eyes atomic opportunities outside disaster-struck Japan.
Toshiba to sell 16 percent stake in Westinghouse: report
Dec 27, 2012 14:16 EST
Japan's Toshiba is in talks with three parties about selling a stake of up to 16 percent in US nuclear power plant builder Westinghouse Electric, a report said Thursday.
Asian markets mixed as China data offset by US fears
Dec 14, 2012 06:44 EST
Asian markets were mixed Friday, with strong Chinese manufacturing figures offset by concern about the US "fiscal cliff" and downbeat Japanese business confidence data.
Japan heist unsolved, 44 years on
Dec 09, 2012 08:13 EST
On a rainy morning in December 1968, a police motorcyclist screeched to a halt in front of a cash-laden Tokyo bank vehicle and ordered four men to get out, warning it was about to explode.
Japan heist unsolved, 44 years on
Dec 08, 2012 23:03 EST
On a rainy morning in December 1968, a police motorcyclist screeched to a halt in front of a cash-laden Tokyo bank vehicle and ordered four men to get out, warning it was about to explode.
S. Korea's LG to appeal EU fine for price-fixing
Dec 06, 2012 05:22 EST
LG Electronics vowed on Thursday to appeal against a European Commission fine of nearly 500 million euros ($653 million) for price-fixing, calling the penalty unfair and discriminatory.
S.Korea's LG to appeal European fine for price-fixing
Dec 05, 2012 23:05 EST
LG Electronics vowed on Thursday to appeal against a European Commission fine of nearly 500 million euros ($653 million) for price-fixing, calling the penalty unfair and discriminatory.
EU hits screen makers with record cartel fine
Dec 05, 2012 12:58 EST
The European Commission on Wednesday hit seven top TV and computer screen makers, including LG Electronics and Philips, with a record fine of 1.5 billion euros for running decade-long price-fixing cartels.
Record 1.5-bn-euro EU fine for screen tubes cartel
Dec 05, 2012 08:38 EST
European Union anti-trust authorities announced Wednesday a record fine for running a cartel, ordering seven companies including LG Electronics and Philips to pay nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.9 billion) for jacking up the prices for TVs and computer screens for a decade.
EU fines screen tubes cartel 1.5bn euros
Dec 05, 2012 07:45 EST
European Union anti-trust authorities announced Wednesday a near-1.5-billion-euro ($1.9 billion) fine for companies in the TV and monitor tubes business found guilty of running a cartel for two decades.
Asian shares slip on US fiscal cliff fears
Nov 28, 2012 04:34 EST
Asian markets fell Wednesday, following losses on Wall Street, as traders fret US lawmakers will not agree a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
Toshiba unveils dog-like robot for Fukushima plant
Nov 21, 2012 12:07 EST
Japanese nuclear reactor maker Toshiba on Wednesday unveiled a remote-controlled robot resembling a headless dog that they hope will be used at the battered Fukushima power plant.
Japan's gadget failures: one man refuses to forget
Nov 11, 2012 03:32 EST
It gave us the Walkman, the pocket calculator and heated toilet seats, but Japan's path to innovative greatness is littered with failures such as the TV-shaped radio and the "walking" toaster.
Panasonic projects $9.6 billion loss amid overhaul
Oct 31, 2012 12:16 EDT
Panasonic said Wednesday it would book a mammoth $9.6 billion net loss this fiscal year as the Japanese consumer electronics giant undergoes a major overhaul of its troubled business.
Toshiba cuts annual forecast by 18.5%
Oct 31, 2012 07:33 EDT
Japan's Toshiba said Wednesday it had cut its annual net profit forecast for the year to March by almost a fifth, citing slowing sales in digital products and electronic devices.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Type | Corporation TYO: 6502, (LSE: TOS) |
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| Founded | 1939 (merger) |
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Hisashige Tanaka, Founder of Shibaura Engineering Works Ichisuke Fujioka and Shoichi Miyoshi, Founders of Tokyo Electric Atsutoshi Nishida, CEO |
| Products | Digital products, Electronic devices & components, Social Infrastructure, Home appliances, and others |
| Revenue | ▼¥6,654 billion (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2009)[1] |
| Net income | ▼¥-343.6 billion (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2009) |
| Website | Toshiba Worldwide |
