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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Train-truck collision

TAKASAGO, Japan - Photo taken in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, shows the driver's cabin of a train operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co. that derailed after colliding with a flatbed truck at a crossing in the western Japan city on Feb. 12. Fifteen people were injured.

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Train-truck collision

TAKASAGO, Japan - Photo shows a train operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co. that derailed after colliding with a flatbed carrier truck at a crossing near Arai Station in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2013. Fifteen people were injured.

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15 injured in collision between train, truck

TAKASAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a derailed train operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co. after a collision with a flatbed carrier truck at a crossing in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2013. Fifteen people were injured in the accident.

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Train-truck collision

TAKASAGO, Japan - Photo shows a train operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co. that derailed after colliding with a flatbed carrier truck at a crossing near Arai Station in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2013. Fifteen people were injured.

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Train-truck collision

TAKASAGO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a train operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co. that derailed after colliding with a flatbed carrier truck at a crossing near Arai Station in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2013. Fifteen people were injured.

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Train-truck collision

TAKASAGO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a train operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co. that derailed after colliding with a flatbed carrier truck at a crossing near Arai Station in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2013. Fifteen people were injured.

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Panasonic launches new group structure

OSAKA, Japan - The logo at the Sanyo Electric Co. headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, is seen replaced with ''Panasonic'' on Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. launched its new group structure on Jan. 1, 2012, reorganizing its business divisions and two wholly owned units -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. -- into three main groups as it places greater emphasis on energy-related businesses.

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Sanyo electric fan caused fire, killing couple in Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Seiichiro Sano, president of Sanyo Electric Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 23. Sano announced that an old electric fan made by Sanyo Electric Co. around 1970 caused a fire in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Aug. 20, killing a couple.

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Sanyo's headquarters

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 7, 2013, shows the No. 1 building of Sanyo Electric Co.'s headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic Corp. is in talks to sell its subsidiary Sanyo's headquarters buildings and land in Moriguchi to the city government, Kintetsu Real Estate Co. and Towa Pharmaceutical Co., sources close to the matter said Oct. 23.

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Retired rugby player

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Sinali Latu (front C) of Sanyo Electric Co. scoring a try during the 1995 national corporate rugby championship at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo.

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Panasonic to log record 780 bil. yen net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Panasonic said it expects to post its biggest-ever group net loss of 780 billion yen for the business year to March 31, 2012, due to the adverse impact of the flooding in Thailand in 2011 and a write-off related to the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co.

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Panasonic to log record 780 bil. yen net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo answers reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Panasonic said it expects to post its biggest-ever group net loss of 780 billion yen for the business year to March 31, 2012, due to the adverse impact of the flooding in Thailand in 2011 and a write-off related to the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co.

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Sanyo Electric removes logo before reorganization

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 23, 2011, shows Sanyo Electric Co.'s logo being removed from the outer wall of its headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, in preparation for the planned reorganization in January 2012 of the group led by its parent Panasonic Corp.

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Sanyo Electric removes logo before reorganization

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 23, 2011, shows Sanyo Electric Co.'s logo being removed from the outer wall of its headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, in preparation for the planned reorganization in January 2012 of the group led by its parent Panasonic Corp.

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Sanyo's IC recorder ICR-PS515RM

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Sanyo Electric Co.'s new IC recorder ICR-PS515RM. Sanyo began selling the model on Nov. 26, 2010 with the angle of the microphone capable of being adjusted.

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Sanyo Electric to mass-produce lithium-ion cells for eco-cars

KASAI, Japan - Photo shows Sanyo Electric Co.'s new plant in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, for the mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles on Oct. 18, 2010.

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Solar-power streetlight

OSAKA, Japan - A woman shows off a solar-power streetlight system jointly developed by Panasonic Electric Works Co. and Sanyo Electric Co. during a demonstration in Osaka on Oct. 14, 2010. A lithium-ion battery installed on the backside of the solar panel above lights up the lamp below.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo speaks during a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010, after the company announced it will make Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (C), Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (L) and Panasonic Electric Works Co. President Shusaku Nagae pose for photos ahead of a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make the two subsidiaries wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (R) speaks during a news conference attended by Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works Co. wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (C), Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (L) and Panasonic Electric Works Co. President Shusaku Nagae (R) attend a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make the two subsidiaries wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (C), Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (L) and Panasonic Electric Works Co. President Shusaku Nagae join hands ahead of a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make the two subsidiaries wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Automatic rice bread cooker

TOKYO, Japan - Customers taste free samples of rice bread at a cafe in Tokyo's Omotesando area on July 21, 2010. Sanyo Electric Co. began offering free samples of rice bread in its drive to sell its new automatic rice bread cooker GOPAN.

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Sanyo Electric to sell semiconductor unit to ON Semiconductor

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Sanyo Electric Co. Vice President Susumu Koike, ON Semiconductor Corp. President Keith Jackson and Sanyo Semiconductor Co. President Teruo Tabata shake hands in Tokyo on July 15, 2010, after Sanyo Electric agreed to sell its semiconductor unit to a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. chipmaker for 33 billion yen.

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Sanyo Electric to sell semiconductor unit to ON Semiconductor

TOKYO, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. Vice President Susumu Koike speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 15, 2010. The company announced it has agreed to sell its semiconductor unit Sanyo Semiconductor Co. to a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. chipmaker ON Semiconductor Corp. for 33 billion yen.

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Yamaha Motor to market electric scooter from September

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. will the ''Electric Commuter'' EC-03 scooter (photo) in Tokyo and its adjacent areas from September, with nationwide distribution starting the following month. Powered by Sanyo Electric Co. lithium-ion batteries, the eco-friendly scooter can travel for a maximum of about 43 kilometers on a single battery charge of roughly six hours.

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Panasonic to sell Sanyo's HIT solar cell panels

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a solar power generation system for homes that uses HIT solar cell panels developed by Panasonic Corp. subsidiary Sanyo Electric Co. Panasonic unveiled the system in Tokyo on May 31, 2010, with sales commencing July 1.

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Panasonic to challenge Samsung in energy, 3-D TVs

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 8, 2010. The Japanese electronic giant said it aims to use its merger with Sanyo Electric Co. to accelerate expansion in energy and green products as well as its new 3-D television business to take on South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co.

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Panasonic acquires 50% stake in Sanyo

OSAKA, Japan - This combination of undated file photos shows the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. in Osaka. Panasonic announced Dec. 10, 2009 that it acquired a 50.19 percent stake in Sanyo for 403.78 billion yen, completing a tender offer that would create one of the world's largest consumer electronics conglomerates with a strong grip on solar and battery markets.

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Panasonic gets 50.19% stake in Sanyo in successful tender offer

OSAKA, Japan - Fumio Otsubo (L), president of Panasonic Corp., and Seiichiro Sano, president of Sanyo Electric Co., shake hands during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2009, at which they announced that Panasonic has acquired a 50.19 percent stake in Sanyo for 403.78 billion yen, completing a tender offer that will create one of the world's largest consumer electronics conglomerates.

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Sanyo to recall 280,000 units of washer-dryer again

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. officials, including President Hidetoshi Arima (C), bow in apology during a news conference after announcing the company will recall again some 280,000 units in nine models of a washer-dryer as the repair work done upon their previous recall was insufficient.

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Sanyo to recall 280,000 units of washer-dryer again

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows one of nine models of a washer-dryer that Sanyo Electric Co. announced it is recalling again on Sept. 18, 2009, saying the repair work done upon their previous recall was insufficient. The company said some 280,000 units in the nine models will be recalled.

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Ex-Sanyo official based in Vietnam suspected of embezzlement

OSAKA, Japan - Morihiro Kubo (C), senior vice president of Sanyo Electric Co., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on June 15 about suspected embezzlement by a former employee who was dispatched to a wholly owned subsidiary based in Vietnam.

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Sanyo Electric logs 93.2 billion yen net loss in FY 2008

TOKYO, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano speaks during a news conference in Osaka on May 14. Sano said the company fell into the red in fiscal 2008 for the first time in two years with a group net loss of 93.23 billion yen in the year ended in March due to slumping sales of electronic devices amid the worldwide economic recession.

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Sanyo's April-December net profit drops 36%

OSAKA, Japan - Koichi Maeda, executive vice president of Sanyo Electric Co., briefs reporters on the company's group earnings report for the April-December period during a press conference at a hotel in Osaka on Feb. 5.

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Sanyo announces 1,200 job cuts

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. Executive Director Koichi Maeda announces at a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 15 that the company will cut about 1,200 jobs as sales have fallen sharply amid a deepening global economic slump.

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Panasonic to buy 70.5% stake in Sanyo from 3 shareholders

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Ohtsubo (L) and Sanyo Electric Co. President Siichiro Sano give a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 19 at which they announced that Panasonic will launch a tender offer to acquire a stake of around 70.5 percent in Sanyo from three major shareholders for 131 yen per share.

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Panasonic to buy 70.5% stake in Sanyo from 3 shareholders

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Ohtsubo (L) and Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano give a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 19 at which they announced that Panasonic will launch a tender offer to acquire a stake of around 70.5 percent in Sanyo from three major shareholders for 131 yen per share.

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3 shareholders to sell Sanyo shares for 131 yen to Panasonic

OSAKA, Japan - File photos shows headquarters of Panasonic Corp. (L) and Sanyo Electric Co. (R), both based in Osaka. Panasonic and three major Sanyo Electric shareholders have agreed the three will sell each Sanyo share for 131 yen in a tender offer Panasonic will launch, informed sources said Dec. 18.

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Sanyo Electric to conduct 4th recall of defective washer-dryers

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromoto Sekino (R), a board member of Sanyo Electric Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 18. Sekino announced that the company will implement a recall for 279,583 units of the top-open-drum-type washer-dryer for free repairs after finding that four of the products had caught fire or belched smoke.

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Panasonic to turn Sanyo Electric into subsidiary

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (L) and Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (R) shake hands during a joint press conference in Osaka on Nov. 7. The two companies said they will begin talks on forming a capital and business alliance with the aim of turning Sanyo Electric into a Panasonic subsidiary.

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Panasonic may acquire Sanyo Electric

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1 shows the head office of Sanyo Electric Co. in Osaka. Informed sources said the same day that Panasonic Corp. is considering buying Sanyo Electric by acquiring some of the preferred Sanyo shares that three major creditor institutions, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of the United States, now hold.

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Panasonic may acquire Sanyo Electric

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1 shows the head office of Panasonic Corp. in Osaka. Informed sources said the same day that Panasonic is considering buying Sanyo Electric Co. by acquiring some of the preferred Sanyo shares that three major creditor institutions, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of the United States, now hold.

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Portable solar panel for use as outdoor, emergency power source

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. unveiled on Sept. 2 a portable solar panel for use as outdoor lighting or an emergency power source. The device, 24 centimeters by 19 centimeters, is equipped with light emitting diodes on the reverse side for outdoor lighting and a USB power charger for mobile phones. When fully charged under the sun for 15 to 30 hours, the nine LEDs can light up for nine hours. The stored electricity can alternatively be used to charge a mobile phone once, Sanyo says. The retail price is set at around 16,000 yen.

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Sanyo incurs 24.4% operating profit fall in 1st quarter

OSAKA, Japan - Koichi Maeda, executive vice president of Sanyo Electric Co., announces the company's group earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 7.

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Sanyo offers to repair 880,000 microwave/electric ovens

OSAKA, Japan - Nobuaki Matsuoka (L), president of Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co., a subsidiary of Sanyo Electric Co., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on June 20 about the company's plan to repair some 880,000 microwave/electric ovens free of charge after three ovens caught on fire.

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Sanyo returns to black in FY 2007 for 1st time in 4 years

OSAKA, Japan - Seiichiro Sano, president of Sanyo Electric Co., speaks about the company's group earnings report for fiscal 2007 at a hotel in Osaka on May 22. Sanyo returned to the black for the first time in four years due to robust sales of rechargeable batteries and digital cameras.

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Sanyo corrects earnings for past 7 years

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (R) and Vice President Koichi Maeda (L) apologize at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 25. The struggling consumer electronics maker corrected its unconsolidated earnings for the past seven years, prompting the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges to allege Sanyo's past earnings reports to be false and transfer Sanyo to the supervision post for possible delisting.

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Aeon, Sanyo to develop home appliances for sale under Aeon brand

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichiro Sano (L), president of Sanyo Electric Co., and Motoya Okada, president of Aeon Co., shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 28 after a press conference. They announced the two companies will jointly develop home electronics products to be sold under Aeon's private brand Topvalu.