Michihiro Yamaki, Chairman and CEO of Sigma Corp. handed over the token donation of about 537 million yen (US$6.55 million) to Mr. Genichi Igarashi, Mayor of Bandai-machi, which is where the company’s Aizu plant is located. The money was collected from Sigma’s headquarters at home and subsidiary firms abroad to be offered to the victims of the recent tragedy, and the … [Read more...]

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the Worldwide Olympic Partner for wireless communications equipment, announced an exclusive agreement with footballer David Beckham, assigning him the role of Samsung’s global brand ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Beckham will play a key part in raising awareness of the company’s sponsorship as the worldwide Olympic partner. … [Read more...]

Panasonic Corporation, Japan announced sales amounting to  8.7 trillion Yen (Euro 72 billion) for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2011a plus of 17 percent compared to the previous year. According to Panasonic, the growth was mainly due to the inclusion of Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.’s sales, and its subsidiaries in the company’s consolidated financial results from January … [Read more...]

Canon Inc. has reported a group operating profit of around 80 billion yen (US$976 million) for the Jan-March quarter, which is an 8 percent drop year-on-year, in the wake of the disaster of  March 2011. The tragedy damaged eight of Canon’s manufacturing bases in Japan. The shortage of components brought production to a standstill in a camera factory located in the Kyusyu … [Read more...]

The Photo Marketing Association International (PMA) announced a partnership agreement with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), owner and producer of the International CES, to move the September 2011 PMA Convention and Trade Show (a.k.a. CliQ 2011) to co-locate at the 2012 International CES, scheduled for Jan. 10-13 in Las Vegas. PMA at CES will offer … [Read more...]