Nikkei (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Victor Japan, Kenwood To Cancel Own Shrs Earlier Than PlannedTOKYO (Dow Jones)--Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (6792) and Kenwood Corp. (6765) said Thursday that they will cancel their own shares Friday, earlier than their original plan for Oct. 1.
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
JVC To Offer More YouTube-Friendly CamcordersTOKYO (Nikkei)--Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (6792), or JVC, will start installing its proprietary technology enabling one-touch uploading to YouTube in all its main camcorders to be released in 2009 and beyond.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The California Public Employees' Retirement System has taken sizeable holdings in leading Japanese firms Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. , Kenwood Corp. and Victor Co. of Japan, or JVC , according to a Japanese media report Friday. The pension fund, also known as Calpers, has acquired an 11.5% stake in Toyo Tire, a 7.7% stake in Kenwood and a 6.3% stake in JVC, the Nikkei...
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Calpers Becomes Major Shareholder in Toyo Tire, Kenwood, JVCTOKYO (Nikkei)--The California Public Employees' Retirement System, known as Calpers, has emerged as a major shareholder in Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. (5105), Kenwood Corp. (6765) and Victor Co. of Japan (6792), according to a shareholding report it filed Friday with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium—European Union regulators Wednesday approved a deal between Japanese electronics companies JVC and Kenwood, saying the combination will not impede competition in European markets.JVC, officially called Victor Co. of Japan, and Kenwood Corp. announced in May that they had agreed to combine operations under a holding company that will focus on car and home audio electronics.In...
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008Calpers To Become Major Shareholder Of Toyo Tire, Kenwood, JVCTOKYO (Nikkei)--With the dissolution of an intermediary fund operated by Sparx Group Co. (8739), the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) is set to emerge as a leading shareholder in Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. (5105), Kenwood Corp. (6765) and Victor Co. of Japan (6792).
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Tokyo - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co saw a record net profit in the April-June period on increases in its overseas sales, mainly flat-panel televisions, the company said Tuesday. The Japanese home electronics company saw its net profit rise 85.8...
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
JVC Narrows April-June Op Loss To Y1.2bn By Slimming DownTOKYO (Nikkei)--Victor Co. of Japan (6792), or JVC, reduced its first-quarter group operating loss to 1.2 billion yen from 6.2 billion yen a year earlier by shedding its troubled electronic devices operations and scaling back its domestic LCD television business.
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
JVC 1Q Group Net Loss Narrows On Cost-Reduction EffortsTOKYO (Dow Jones)--Victor Co. of Japan (6792) said Monday that its net loss narrowed in the first quarter ended June as its cost-reduction efforts offset flagging sales of liquid crystal display televisions and audio products.
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
JVC, Kenwood To Combine Car Electronics Operations In FY08TOKYO (Nikkei)--Victor Co. of Japan (6792), which is better known as JVC, and Kenwood Corp. (6765) plan to consolidate their car electronics manufacturing and procurement operations in the year ending March 31, 2009, to help maximize the benefits of their planned merger.
