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| Boilerpipe Text | Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Headquarters in
Kadoma, Osaka
, Japan
Native name
パナソニック ホールディングス株式会社
Romanized
name
Panasonikku Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha
Formerly
Matsushita Electric Manufacturing Works (1918–1935)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (1935–2008)
Panasonic Corporation (2008–2022)
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1
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a
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Company type
Public
Traded as
TYO
:
6752
NAG
:
6752
Nikkei 225
component
TOPIX
Large70 component
ISIN
JP3866800000
Industry
Conglomerate
Founded
March 7, 1918
; 108 years ago
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2
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Founder
Kōnosuke Matsushita
Headquarters
Kadoma, Osaka
, Japan
34°44′38″N
135°34′12″E
/
34.7438°N 135.5701°E
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kazuhiro Tsuga (
chairman
)
Yuki Kusumi (
president
and
CEO
)
Brands
Eneloop
Lumix
Sanyo
Technics
Revenue
¥
8.496 trillion
(2024)
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]
Operating income
¥361.0 billion
(2024)
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Net income
¥444.0 billion
(2024)
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* 1
]
Total assets
¥9.411 trillion
(2024)
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* 1
]
Total equity
¥4.722 trillion
(2024)
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]
Number of employees
228,420 (2024)
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Subsidiaries
Panasonic Corporation
Panasonic Connect
Panasonic Energy
Panasonic Entertainment & Communication
Panasonic Housing Solutions
Panasonic Industry
Website
holdings
.panasonic
(corporate)
panasonic
.com
(consumer)
Footnotes / references
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a
b
c
d
e
"Annual Report 2024"
(PDF)
(Press release). Panasonic Corporation. March 31, 2024. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on November 27, 2024
. Retrieved
January 17,
2025
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Panasonic Holdings Corporation
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is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturer, headquartered in
Kadoma, Osaka
, Japan. It was founded in 1918 as
Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works
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c
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in the
Fukushima ward
of
Osaka
by
Kōnosuke Matsushita
. The company was incorporated in 1935 and renamed
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
,
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d
]
and changed its name to
Panasonic Corporation
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e
]
in 2008. In 2022, it reorganized as a
holding company
and adopted its current name.
In addition to
consumer electronics
, for which it was the world's largest manufacturer in the late 20th century, Panasonic produces a wide range of products and services, including
rechargeable batteries
, automotive and avionic systems, industrial equipment, as well as home renovation and construction.
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The company is listed on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange
and is a constituent of the
Nikkei 225
and
TOPIX 100
indices, with a secondary listing on the
Nagoya Stock Exchange
.
From 1925 to October 1, 2008, the company's corporate name was "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co." (MEI).
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On January 10, 2008, the company announced that it would change its name to "Panasonic Corporation", in effect on October 1, 2008, to conform with its global brand name "Panasonic".
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The name change was approved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2008.
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In 2022, Panasonic announced a reorganization plan which split the company into Panasonic Holdings Corporation (the former Panasonic Corporation) and conversion of its divisions into subsidiaries; the Lifestyle Updates Business Division being the division that took the Panasonic Corporation name after the reorganization. The reorganization took effect on April 1, 2022.
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1
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Panasonic Corporation currently sells virtually all of its products and services worldwide under the
Panasonic
brand, having phased out the
Sanyo
brand in the first quarter of 2012.
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It uses the marketing slogan "A Better Life, A Better World". The company has sold products under a number of other brand names during its history.
In 1927, Matsushita adopted the "
National
"
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brand name for a new lamp product.
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In 1955, the company began branding audio speakers and lamps as "
PanaSonic
" for markets outside of Japan.
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Further refined to Panasonic, taken from the words "pan" – meaning "all" – and "sonic" – meaning "sound",
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the brand was created for the Americas because the National brand was already registered by others.
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Panasonic also sold the first
bread machine
.
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The company began to use the brand name "
Technics
"
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g
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in 1965 for audio equipment.
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The use of multiple brands lasted for some decades.
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While National had been the premier brand on most Matsushita products, including audio and video, National and Panasonic were combined as National Panasonic in 1997 after the worldwide success of the
Panasonic
name.
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In 1974,
Motorola
sold its
Quasar
brand and facilities to Matsushita.
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In May 2003, the company announced that Panasonic would become its global brand, and launched the global tagline "Panasonic ideas for life."
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By March 2004, Matsushita replaced the National name for products and outdoor signboards, except for those in Japan.
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They would eventually phase out the National brand in Japan by March 2010.
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In September 2013, the company adopted a new tagline to better illustrate their vision: "A Better Life, A Better World."
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The Chinese company Shun Hing Electric Works and Engineering Co. Ltd (信興電工工程有限公司) has sold imported Panasonic and National branded products under the brand name
Rasonic
since the Matsushita Electric Industrial era. They have also sold MEI and Panasonic products under their original brand names. In June 1994, Panasonic Shun Hing Industrial Devices Sales (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (松下信興機電(香港)有限公司) and Panasonic SH Industrial Sales (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (松下電器機電(深圳)有限公司) were established by a joint venture between Matsushita Electric Industrial and Shun Hing Group respectively,
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making Rasonic a product brand for MEI and subsequently the Panasonic Corporation.
In September 2014, Panasonic announced the revival of the Technics brand, first in European markets in December of that year.
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National TV set from 1952
Panasonic, then Matsushita Electric, was founded in 1918 by
Kōnosuke Matsushita
as a vendor of duplex lamp sockets.
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In the 1920s, Matsushita began regularly launching products. In 1927, he produced a line of bicycle lamps that were the first to be marketed with the
National
brand name.
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During
World War II
, the company operated factories in Japan and other parts of Asia which produced electrical components and appliances such as
light fixtures
,
motors
,
electric irons
, wireless equipment and its first
vacuum tubes
.
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]
After the war, the Matsushita group, largely having been split into MEI and
MEW
by the dissolution imposed by the occupation force, imperfectly regrouped as a
Keiretsu
and began to supply the post-war boom in Japan with radios and appliances, as well as bicycles. Matsushita's brother-in-law,
Toshio Iue
, founded
Sanyo
as a subcontractor for components after World War II. Sanyo grew to become a competitor to Matsushita, but was later acquired by Panasonic in December 2009.
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In 1961, Matsushita traveled to the United States and met American dealers. The company began producing television sets for the U.S. market under the
Panasonic
brand name, and expanded the use of the brand to Europe in 1979.
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Its plant in 1963 produced eight TV sets per minute, accounting for 21.8% of Japan's production of cathode ray tube television sets at the time, the largest share out of any company.
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The company used the National brand outside North America from the 1950s to the 1970s (the trademark could not be used in the United States because it was already in use).
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The inability to use the National brand name led to the creation of the Panasonic brand in the United States.
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Over the next several decades, Matsushita released additional products, including black and white TVs (1952), electrical blenders, fridges (1953),
rice cookers
(1959), color TVs,
microwave ovens
(1966), and
analog synthesizers
(1975, advertised as mini-organs).
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The company debuted a high-fidelity audio speaker in Japan in 1965 with the brand
Technics
. This line of high quality stereo components became a worldwide favorite, the most famous products being its
turntables
, such as the
SL-1200
record player, known for its high-performance, precision and durability. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Matsushita continued to produce high-quality specialized electronics for niche markets, such as shortwave radios, and developed its successful line of stereo receivers, CD players and other components.
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In 1968, Matsushita began to make rotary compressors for air conditioners, and, in 1971, it began to make absorption chillers, also for air-conditioning applications.
In 1972, Matsushita established its first overseas factory, in Malaysia.
In 1973, Matsushita established "Anam National", joint venture with Anam Group in South Korea.
In 1983, Matsushita launched the
Panasonic Senior Partner
, the first fully
IBM PC compatible
Japanese-made computer.
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A year later, Panasonic released the
Executive Partner
, the first affordable portable computer with a
plasma display
.
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Around this time the company also introduced inverter air conditioners.
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In 1984, Matsushita established the
Panasoft
software label, which published software for
MSX
computers from 1984 to 1989. The company also manufactured MSX computers of their own, such as Panasonic FS-A1.
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In November 1990, Matsushita agreed to acquire an American media company,
MCA Inc.
, the predecessor of both
Universal Music Group
and
Universal Pictures
, for US$6.59 billion. The acquisition was preceded by the takeover of
Columbia Pictures
by
Sony
, the arch rival of Matsushita.
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At the time, Matsushita had dominated the home video market with the company's leading position in the electronics market. It had been strengthened by
VHS
, the de facto standard of consumer
videotape
that Matsushita and
JVC
co-introduced. Inspired by Sony's bold quest for Hollywood, Matsushita believed it could become a leader in the film industry as well. However, Matsushita subsequently sold 80% of MCA to
Seagram Company
for US$7 billion in April 1995, demoralized by the high volatility of the film industry.
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In 1992, Matsushita made the Panasonic FS-A1GT, the last model of the
MSX turbo R
computer.
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In 1993, Matsushita released the
CF-V21P
, the first
notebook computer
to have an integrated
CD-ROM
drive as an option (although only up to 80mm/3.5 inch diameter
mini CDs
instead of standard 120mm/4.7 inch diameter discs).
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In 1998, Matsushita sold Anam National to Anam Electronics.
On May 2, 2002, Panasonic Canada marked its 35th anniversary in that country by giving $5 million to help build a "music city" on Toronto's waterfront.
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In 2005, Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co. Ltd. (a joint venture between Matsushita and
Toshiba
created in 2002
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) stopped production of
CRTs
at its factory in
Horseheads
, New York.
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A year later, in 2006, it stopped production at its Malaysian factory, following heavy losses.
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In 2007, it bought the venture from Toshiba, eventually ending all production.
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On January 19, 2006, Matsushita announced that it would stop producing analog televisions (then 30% of its total TV business) from the next month, to concentrate on digital televisions.
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In 2008, all models of electric shavers from the Panasonic factory were called Panasonic shavers, and they dropped Matsushita and National from their name.
In late 2006, Matsushita began talks with
Kenwood Corporation
to sell and spin off JVC.
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As of October 1, 2008,
JVC
and Kenwood merged to create the
JVCKenwood Corporation
.
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On November 3, 2008, Panasonic and
Sanyo
announced that they were holding merger talks, which eventually resulted in the acquisition of Sanyo by Panasonic.
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The merger was completed in December 2009, and resulted in a corporation with revenues of over ¥11.2 trillion (around $110 billion).
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With the announcement that
Pioneer
would exit the production of its
Kuro
plasma HDTV displays, Panasonic purchased many of the patents and incorporated these technologies into its own
plasma displays
.
In April 2011, it was announced that Panasonic would cut its work force by 40,000 by the end of fiscal 2012 in a bid to streamline overlapping operations. The curtailment is about 10 percent of its group work force.
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In October 2011, Panasonic announced that it was going to trim its money-losing TV business by ceasing production of plasma TVs at its plant in
Amagasaki
,
Hyōgo Prefecture
by March 2012, cutting 1,000 jobs in the process.
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Also, it sold some of Sanyo's home appliances business to
Haier
.
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In January 2012, Panasonic announced that it had struck a deal with
Myspace
on its new venture,
Myspace TV
.
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Myspace TV would allow users to watch live television while chatting with other users on a laptop, tablet or the television itself. With the partnership, Myspace TV would be integrated into Panasonic Viera televisions.
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On May 11, 2012, Panasonic announced plans to acquire a 76.2% stake in FirePro Systems, an India-based company in infrastructure protection and security solutions such as fire alarm, fire suppression, video surveillance and building management.
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In April 2012, Panasonic spun off Sanyo DI Solutions, a digital camera
OEM
.
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In line with company prediction of a net loss of 765 billion yen, on November 5, 2012, the shares fell to the lowest level since February 1975 to 388 yen. In 2012, the shares plunged 41 per cent.
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On November 14, 2012, Panasonic said it would cut 10,000 jobs and make further divestments.
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On May 18, 2013, Panasonic announced that it would invest $US40 million in building a factory in
Binh Duong
,
Vietnam
, which was completed in 2014.
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In July 2013, Panasonic agreed to acquire a 13% stake in the Slovenian household appliance manufacturer
Gorenje
for around €10 million.
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That same month, Panasonic signed an agreement with
Sony
to develop
Archival Disc
, described as an
optical disc
format for long-term data
archival
purposes.
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In a press release following its announcement at
IFA
2013, Panasonic announced that it had acquired the "Cameramanager video surveillance service" with the intention of expanding its reach to cloud-based solutions.
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In 2014, Panasonic Healthcare was bought by
KKR
. Panasonic Healthcare was renamed PHC in April 2018.
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In July 2014, it was announced that Panasonic has reached a basic agreement with
Tesla Motors
to participate in the
Gigafactory
, the battery plant that the American electric vehicle manufacturer plans to build in the U.S.
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In August 2014, Tesla said the plant would be built in the Southwest or Western United States by 2020. The $US5 billion plant would employ 6,500 people, and reduce Tesla's battery costs by 30 per cent.
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Due to increased competition from China, Panasonic's Li-ion automotive market share decreased from 47% in 2014 to 34% in 2015.
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In June 2016, Tesla announced that Panasonic would be the exclusive supplier of batteries for its mass market vehicle Model 3. Batteries for the higher-end Model S sedan and Model X SUV will also be supplied by Panasonic.
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In early 2016, Panasonic president
Kazuhiro Tsuga
confirmed a planned total investment of about $1.6 billion by the company to construct Gigafactory to full capacity.
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However, after
the number of Model 3 reservations
became known in April,
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Panasonic moved production plans forward and announced a
bond
sale for $US3.86 billion, most of it to be invested in Gigafactory.
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In November 2014, Panasonic announced its partnership with Photon Interactive to create customized and personalized digital signs in stores.
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In January 2015, Panasonic announced it had stopped making TVs in China and plans to liquidate its joint venture in Shandong.
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In March 2015, Panasonic announced plans to buy US satellite communication service provider ITC Global.
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In April 2015, Panasonic announced its new range of products and relaunched its brand in South Africa. The company intends to use South Africa as a springboard into Africa, with Nigeria and Egypt as its initial targets.
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In June 2015, Panasonic reached agreements with three Australian energy utilities (Red Energy, Ergon Energy and ActewAGL) to trial its home-based battery storage options.
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In November 2015, Panasonic announced that it set up a new plant in Suzhou, China, through its subsidiary, Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd, to produce a new type of catalyst-coated diesel particulate filter (DPF) that decomposes matter contained in diesel engine exhaust gas.
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In November 2015, Panasonic starts to retail locally harvested produce from its indoor agriculture facility salads via Veggie Life branding in Singapore, from the first licensed indoor vegetable farm in the country using Panasonic's own technology.
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In February 2016, Panasonic and the City of
Denver
formed a formal partnership to make Denver the "smartest" city in the US. Joseph M. Taylor, chairman and CEO of Panasonic Corp. of America, laid out the plans for the partnership in four key areas: smart housing and small offices, energy and utilities, transportation and city services and smart buildings.
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In 2016, Panasonic debuted a transparent TV.
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In January 2016, Panasonic bought Bayer's diabetes care business for $1 billion.
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In July 2016, Panasonic unveiled its interest in making acquisitions in the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning space. According to a source, the company has put aside $US10 million for use in either an acquisition or joint venture.
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In August 2018, the company announced, to avoid potential tax issues, Panasonic would move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches.
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Panasonic Lumix S1R with prime lens 50 mm f/1.4 at
Photokina
in September 2018
On September 25, 2018, Panasonic became one of the founding members of the
L-Mount Alliance
, and announced two full-frame mirrorless cameras and a range of
L-Mount
lenses to be launched in 2019.
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The 47-megapixel Panasonic Lumix S1R and the 24-megapixel Panasonic Lumix S1 will be the first full-frame mirrorless cameras produced by Panasonic and will offer the Lumix Pro support service for professional photographers. These cameras will also be equipped with Dual Image Stabilization technology to help photographers when shooting in low-light.
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In 2019, Panasonic sold its semiconductors and security systems (security camera) businesses. The security systems division was rebranded as
i-PRO
.
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The company also decided to completely exit from the
liquid-crystal display
panel business by 2021, marking the end of its display production, to focus its resources on the automotive and industrial businesses. Panasonic's LCD plant in
Himeji
,
Hyōgo
will be overhauled to manufacture automotive batteries.
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In 2020, Panasonic exited the vending machine business, as it failed to achieve profitability, lagging behind rivals
Fuji Electric
, Sanden and Glory.
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Meanwhile, Panasonic has made an investment to take a 20% stake in
Blue Yonder
, the supply-chain management software company previously known as JDA Software, deepening the integration of the former's industrial connected technology and the latter's products that has been under way since a year ago.
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In March 2021, it was reported that Panasonic will buy Blue Yonder for $US6.45 billion after buying a 20% stake in Blue Yonder for 86 billion yen in 2020. This deal is considered one of the biggest since 2011.
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On November 19, 2020, Panasonic announced a restructuring set to be completed by 2022 in which the company spins off the domain companies as wholly owned subsidiaries while transforming itself into the holding company named
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
.
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Panasonic's plans are similar to that of its competitor,
Sony
, did on April 1, 2021, when Sony Corporation became Sony Group Corporation.
In November 2020, Panasonic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Equinor
and
Norsk Hydro
to set up a Gigafactory in Norway, for battery production.
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In January 2021, the company announced that it would end its
solar panel
production citing increasing price competition from Chinese manufacturers.
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In June 2021, it was reported that Panasonic sold its entire stake in Tesla for $US3.6 billion.
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In August 2022, it was reported that the company, which is a supplier to Tesla, was in discussions to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in the US, with
Oklahoma
named as a leading contender. This would be on top of the plant planned for
Kansas
. Each would have similar capacity.
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In the first half of 2022, Panasonic is ranked fourth in the world with a market share of 10 per cent according to SNE research.
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Construction of the battery plant in Kansas began in November 2022.
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On December 13, 2022, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., and
Lucid Group, Inc.
announced that they had entered into multi-year agreements to supply batteries for Lucid's electric vehicle.
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In February 2026, Panasonic announced that it would end its production of television sets, with
Skyworth
receiving the rights to manufacture and sell Panasonic-branded televisions.
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As of March 31, 2012, Panasonic employed about 330,000 staff (reduced to around 260,000 by March 2020) and had around 580 subsidiaries.
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Panasonic had total revenues of
¥7,846,216 million
in 2012, of which 53 per cent were generated in Japan, 25 per cent in Asia (excluding Japan), 12 per cent in the Americas and 10 per cent in Europe.
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The company invested a total of
¥520,216 million
in research and development in 2012, equivalent to 6.6 per cent of its revenues in that year.
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In 2012, Panasonic held a total of 140,146 patents worldwide.
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Panasonic was the world's top patent applicant for three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s.
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According to a research conducted by the
European Patent Office
in 2020, the number of battery-related patents having been filed by Panasonic from 2000 to 2018 was the second-highest in the world.
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In 2025, the
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
's Annual PCT Review ranked Panasonic's number of patent applications published under the
PCT System
as 12th in the world, with 1,717
patent applications
being published during 2024.
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The Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan
The Panasonic IMP Building in
Osaka
, Japan
The Panasonic R&D facility at Yokosuka Research Park, Japan
Panasonic Philippines Manufacturing Corporation Taytay Rizal
As of July 2020, Panasonic's operations are organized into seven "domain companies": Appliances, Life Solutions, Connected Solutions, Automotive, Industrial Solutions, and two overseas branches overseeing the businesses in the United States and Asia. Each of these companies may comprise multiple subsidiaries conducting actual operations.
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updated
.
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
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January 2026
)
Panasonic Homes
(formerly
PanaHome
) was a Japanese real estate and construction company and a subsidiary of Life Solutions Company, Panasonic, founded as the housing unit of Matsushita Electric Works in 1963.
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In recent years, Panasonic Homes has been involved in developing
smart cities
. In 2019, it was announced that
Toyota
and Panasonic would initiate a process to merge their housing businesses, Toyota Housing and Misawa Homes from the former and Panasonic Homes of the latter, into a joint venture scheduled to be established in January 2020 and co-controlled by the two parties, named
Prime Life Technologies Corporation
.
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Connected Solutions
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Panasonic Avionics Corporation
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]
Panasonic Avionics Corporation
(PAC), a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation of North America and a unit of Connected Solutions Company, Panasonic, is a supplier of
in-flight entertainment
(IFE) and communication systems.
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Headquartered in
Irvine, California
, where engineering, development and testing is performed while system installation, field engineering, major quality functions, certification and program management are performed at the
Bothell, Washington
, facility – Panasonic Avionics Corporation employs approximately 3,300 employees based in over 70 locations worldwide, with major facilities in London, Toulouse, Hamburg, Dallas, Dubai, and Singapore. A majority of the component manufacturing is carried out in Osaka, Japan.
In February 2017, Panasonic reported that the subsidiary was being investigated by American authorities under the
FCPA
.
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Panasonic Mobile Communications
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]
Panasonic Mobile Communications
manufactures mobile phone handsets and related equipment. As of 2012, it had around a 20 percent share of the Japanese handset market.
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Panasonic used to market mobile phone handsets worldwide, but in December 2005 announced its withdrawal from overseas markets due to poor sales. Panasonic returned to the overseas market in 2012, with the release of the Panasonic Eluga
Android
-powered smartphone. In July 2013, Panasonic announced the company will not supply a new model of
smartphone
to
NTT DoCoMo
Inc., because NTT DoCoMo will focus with Sony and Samsung products. In Q2 2013, Panasonic Mobile Communications booked a 5.4 billion yen operating loss.
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From July 2013 to January 2018,
Panasonic India
has released one more series of Android Smartphones
Panasonic P Series
, along with Eluga Series.
Automotive Systems division
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Automotive Systems Business Division, Automotive Company, Panasonic
, formerly
Panasonic Automotive Systems
(
PAS
),
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supplies OEM vehicle audio for manufactures such as
Acura
,
Honda
,
Nissan
and
Volkswagen
. Panasonic also incorporates supplying ELS and
Fender
OEM sound systems for vehicles.
Panasonic is the financial/technological partner of Tesla-owned
Giga Nevada
(Gigafactory 1) and has invested in the factory ever since the project's conception;
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in contrast to Tesla ever expanding its battery production to overseas, Panasonic has refrained from taking part in Tesla's ventures elsewhere; aside from Giga Nevada, it has its own sites in Japan from which it has served Tesla since before the completion of the Gigafactory.
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Prime Planet Energy and Solutions
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In 2020, Panasonic founded an electric vehicle battery joint venture with
Toyota
, named Prime Planet Energy & Solutions Inc. (PPES), after its status as the exclusive battery supplier to Tesla has been diminished amid the changes in market environment, such as the rises of the competitors from South Korea and China and Tesla's move to bring the development and manufacturing of battery cells in-house.
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Panasonic owns 49% of the venture.
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It was the first time the two companies joined hands in the realm of battery technology since
Primearth EV Energy
(PEVE) kicked off in 1996 to produce batteries for
hybrid electric cars
.
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Overseas operations
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Panasonic Corporation of North America
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Panasonic Corporation of North America
is Panasonic's principal subsidiary in the United States. It has been headquartered in
Newark
, New Jersey, since 2013, after being previously headquartered in
Secaucus
, since the 1980s;
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both Newark and Secaucus are located within New Jersey's
Gateway Region
.
Founded in New York City in September 1959 and a debut tenant of the
Pan Am Building
, it was known as
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
(
MECA
) prior to 2005.
On September 4, 2024, Panasonic announced its return to the U.S. TV market, 8 years after it left in 2016.
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Panasonic Eco Systems North America,
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a business unit of Panasonic North America, distributes renewable energy products in the United States and Canada. Established in 2012,
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Panasonic Eco Systems sells renewable energy systems and home energy management products, including high efficiency solar panels, battery storage systems,
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and indoor air quality products.
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It also distributes cordless assembly tools used on factory assembly lines.
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In 2016, the company began expanding its network of residential solar installers to market Panasonic Solar HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer
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) panels and battery storage nationally,
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reaching 150 authorized installers by November 2018.
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The company began offering a 25-year warranty for its HIT photovoltaic modules, compared to the industry standard at the time of 10 years, in 2017.
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In 2019, Panasonic introduced its EverVolt brand of solar and battery storage products.
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The company transitioned its solar panel manufacturing to
OEMs
in early 2021 to focus on offering a wider range of products.
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Later that year, Panasonic debuted the EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system rated for outdoor use.
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Panasonic's principal subsidiaries in Europe are
Panasonic Europe Ltd.
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and
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
.
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Panasonic Europe is headquartered in London, England, but it is moving its headquarters to
Amsterdam
, Netherlands, due to
Brexit
.
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Panasonic employs around 12,000 people in Europe, and the region generates around 10 percent of its total revenues.
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In 2012, Panasonic had around a 10 per cent share of the consumer electronics market in Europe, ranking third behind
Samsung Electronics
(with 26 per cent) and
LG Electronics
(with 12 percent).
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Panasonic operates a chain of stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland called "Panasonic Store" which exclusively sell Panasonic products. Prior to 2008 the chain was named "shop@Panasonic".
In November 2010, Panasonic Electric Works established
Panasonic Electric Works Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia d.o.o
, a new company in
Svilajnac
,
Serbia
, to manufacture energy-efficient electronic devices (ballasts) for lighting fixtures. Volume production commenced in January 2011.
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In May 2015, Panasonic launched its virtual solar service to UK consumers. The service allows users to run a simulation to provide an estimate of how much a rooftop solar installation would produce if it were installed in their home.
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Daizo Ito is Group President for Panasonic Regional Headquarters India (situated in Haryana) at Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd.
[
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Panasonic India makes washing machines, refrigerators, electric rice cookers, electric irons, mixer-grinders/blenders and other home appliances for the Indian market.
Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt Ltd (formerly known as
Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.
), an Indian company which makes electric lamps, switches, sockets and other electrical accessories, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation.
PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia
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]
PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia
(formerly known as
PT National Gobel
and
PT National Panasonic Gobel
) is the name of the company's
Indonesia
division based in
Cawang
,
East Jakarta
. Tomonobu Otsu is the current President Director and
Rachmat Gobel
is the current President Commissioner. It is a joint venture between Panasonic Corporation Japan and the Gobel Group of Indonesia.
Matsushita bought American media company
MCA Inc.
for US$6.6 billion.
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In 1995, it sold 80% of MCA's shares to Canadian drink company
Seagram
.
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MCA was renamed Universal Studios Inc. in 1996,
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after which
Universal Pictures
and
Television
transferred from
Vivendi
, then to
General Electric
, becoming what is now
NBCUniversal
, now a division of
Comcast
. The music division became
Universal Music Group
, acquired and wholly owned by Vivendi up until 2019.
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Panasonic manufactured
3DO
gaming systems from 1993 to 1996 alongside other manufacturers backing the standard, however it was not a success. There were a total of 2 million systems sold during its lifespan, although it is not known how many of these were sold by each manufacturer. Panasonic obtained exclusive rights to develop and manufacture the 3DO's successor, the
M2
, after purchasing the properties and technology from
The 3DO Company
, but ultimately backed out of releasing it in 1997 due to the highly competitive state of the console gaming market at that time.
Panasonic Healthcare
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In 2014, Panasonic Healthcare was bought by outside investors and renamed
PHCHD
, which stands for Panasonic HealthCare HD. It mainly makes cryogenic and ULT freezers for laboratories and sterilization equipment.
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Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions
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Panasonic had been in the semiconductor industry since 1957,
[
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when it started the mass production of
silicon transistors
and bipolar ICs. From 2012 onwards the company had implemented a series of measures to boost productivity of the business, including transfers of its production facilities to a joint venture with
TowerJazz
,
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and the
system-on-a-chip
designing unit to Panasonic/
Fujitsu
joint venture
Socionext
.
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In 2019, Panasonic decided to sell its remaining chip business and the stake in the joint venture with TowerJazz to
Nuvoton
following heavy losses.
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Panasonic has offered a wide range of products and services, including air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, compressors, lighting, televisions, personal computers (
Matsushita JR series
,
Let's Note
[
jp
]
), mobile phones (as a subsidiary of
TCL Electronics
), audio equipment, cameras, broadcasting equipment,
projectors
, automotive electronics, aircraft in-flight entertainment systems, semiconductors,
lithium batteries
, electrical components, optical devices, bicycles, electronic materials, video game systems (
3DO
), and photovoltaic modules.
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Ventilation appliances such as electric fans are manufactured under
KDK
and rebranded as Panasonic.
R-31 tube radio
A Panasonic
Lumix
camera
A Panasonic
Toughbook
field computer
A Panasonic mobile phone
A display of Panasonic televisions
Technics headphones
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Association football
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Panasonic owns
Gamba Osaka
, a club from the
J.League
, the Japanese professional football league.
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Panasonic is an official partner and sponsor of
AFC Champions League
and
Major League Soccer
.
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Between 1981 and 1983, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of English
football
club
Nottingham Forest F.C.
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Between 1983 and 1990, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of Dutch
football
club
FC Den Bosch
.
Between 1989 and 1993, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of French
football
club
Olympique de Marseille
.
Between 1995 and 2001, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of English
football
club
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Between 2005 and 2006, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of Brazilian
football
club
Santos F.C.
On 16 January 2010, Panasonic signed a three-year,
₹
47 million (£518,500) jersey sponsorship deal for the
India national football team
.
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Panasonic was the principal sponsor of the now-defunct
Toyota Racing
Formula One
team.
Hiro Matsushita
in 1991
Panasonic was a primary sponsor of
Toyota
's
Formula One
program,
Panasonic Toyota Racing
and which later the two parties reunited in
FIA
World Rally Championship
with
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team
starting from
2017
season onwards.
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Hiro Matsushita
, grandson of the company founder, is a former race car driver who ran a company overseeing sponsorship arrangements for the company.
Panasonic was also a sponsor in
NASCAR
's
Busch Series
in
2005
, sponsoring the No. 67 Smith Brothers Racing Dodge for
Ken Schrader
,
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Bryan Reffner
,
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C.W. Smith
,
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and
Johnny Benson Jr.
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In 2007, Panasonic became a technology partner with
Hendrick Motorsports
and served as a primary sponsor of the team's No. 24 car with
Jeff Gordon
for two races in 2014 and throughout 2015.
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On 8 September 2016, Panasonic was unveiled as the title sponsor for the new
Jaguar Formula E team
.
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Panasonic currently sponsors Japanese
IndyCar Series
driver
Takuma Sato
in his
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
car.
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Between 1988 and 2024, Panasonic was a top level sponsor of the Olympic Games.
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Panasonic was the official partner and sponsor of the
Boston Celtics
from 1975 to 1989, along with
Technics
.
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Various Panasonic ads appeared at the old
Boston Garden
during the 1980s.
Panasonic owns
Panasonic Wild Knights
a rugby club base in
Gunma
just outside of Tokyo. They compete in the highest level of rugby in Japan
Top League
.
Panasonic is the current sponsor for the ride
Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek
at
Tokyo Disneyland Park
. It opened in 2009.
On 14 February 2017, Panasonic was unveiled as the main sponsor of
Lega Basket Serie A
, the highest professional basketball league in Italy and one of the top ranked national domestic league in Europe.
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Environmental record
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Panasonic is ranked in joint 11th place (out of 16) in
Greenpeace
's Guide to Greener Electronics, which ranks electronics manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products and make their operations more sustainable.
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The company is one of the top scorers on the Products criteria, praised for its good product life cycles and the number of products which are free from
polyvinyl chloride
plastic (PVC). It also scores maximum points for the energy efficiency of its products with 100 percent of its TVs meeting the latest
Energy Star
standards and exceeding the standby power requirement.
However, Panasonic's score is let down by its low score on the Energy criteria, with the Guide stating it must focus on planned reductions of greenhouse gases (GHG), set targets to reduce GHG emissions by at least 30% by 2015 and increase renewable energy use by 2020.
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In 2014, an article in
The Guardian
reported that Panasonic will compensate its expatriate workers in China a "hazard pay" as compensation for the chronic air pollution they are subjected to as they work.
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In 2020, Panasonic joined
WIPO GREEN
as an official partner in an effort to address climate change.
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In February 2022, the
Wall Street Journal
reported that Panasonic got its highest-emitting Chinese factory to "virtually net zero" carbon dioxide.
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Chairman:
Kazuhiro Tsuga
(since April 2021)
President and CEO:
Yuki Kusumi
[
jp
]
(since April 2021)
List of former chairmen
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]
Kōnosuke Matsushita
(1961–1973)
Arataro Takahashi (1973–1977)
Masaharu Matsushita
(1973–2000)
Yoichi Morishita (2000–2006)
Kunio Nakamura
(2006–2012)
Fumio Ōtsubo
(2012–2021)
List of former presidents and CEOs
[
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]
Kōnosuke Matsushita
(1918–1961)
Masaharu Matsushita
(1961–1977)
Toshihiko Yamashita (1977–1986)
Akio Tanii (1986–1993)
Yoichi Morishita (1993–2000)
Kunio Nakamura
(2000–2006)
Fumio Ōtsubo
(2006–2012)
Kazuhiro Tsuga
(2012–2021)
"Just slightly ahead of our time" (1971–2003, outside of Japan)
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"Even more than you expected [out of the blue]" (1970s–1996, Australia)
"What's on Panasonic" (1990–1996)
"The quest for zero defect" (1990s–2003, South Africa)
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"Panasonic, The One That I Want" (1996–2003, USA)
"What's New by Panasonic" (1996–2003)
"Ideas For Life" (2003–2013, Global)
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"A Better Life, A Better World" (2013–2023)
[
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"Wonders!" (2014–2017, Japan)
"Let's Live Life Better" (2017–2018, Indonesia)
"Live Your Best" (2022–present, Global)
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"Create Today. Enrich Tomorrow." (2022–present)
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"Make New" (2023–present, Japan)
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List of Panasonic camcorders
List of companies of Japan
Konosuke Matsushita
Masaharu Matsushita
Hiro Matsushita
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- [3 History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#History)
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- [3\.1 20th century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#20th_century)
- [3\.2 2000 to present](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#2000_to_present)
- [4 Current operations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Current_operations)
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- [4\.1 Life Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Life_Solutions)
- [4\.1.1 Panasonic Homes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_Homes)
- [4\.2 Connected Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Connected_Solutions)
- [4\.2.1 Panasonic Avionics Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_Avionics_Corporation)
- [4\.2.2 Panasonic Mobile Communications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_Mobile_Communications)
- [4\.3 Automotive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Automotive)
- [4\.3.1 Automotive Systems division](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Automotive_Systems_division)
- [4\.3.2 Giga Nevada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Giga_Nevada)
- [4\.3.3 Prime Planet Energy and Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Prime_Planet_Energy_and_Solutions)
- [4\.4 Industrial Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Industrial_Solutions)
- [4\.5 Overseas operations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Overseas_operations)
- [4\.5.1 Panasonic Corporation of North America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_Corporation_of_North_America)
- [4\.5.2 Panasonic Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_Europe)
- [4\.5.3 Panasonic India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_India)
- [4\.5.4 PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#PT_Panasonic_Gobel_Indonesia)
- [5 Former operations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Former_operations)
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- [5\.1 MCA Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#MCA_Inc.)
- [5\.2 Panasonic 3DO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_3DO)
- [5\.3 Panasonic Healthcare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_Healthcare)
- [5\.4 Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Panasonic_Semiconductor_Solutions)
- [6 Products](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Products)
- [7 Sponsorships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Sponsorships)
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- [7\.1 Association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Association_football)
- [7\.2 Motorsports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Motorsports)
- [7\.3 Other](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Other)
- [8 Environmental record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Environmental_record)
- [9 Senior leadership](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Senior_leadership)
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- [9\.1 List of former chairmen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#List_of_former_chairmen)
- [9\.2 List of former presidents and CEOs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#List_of_former_presidents_and_CEOs)
- [10 Slogan history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Slogan_history)
- [11 See also](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#See_also)
- [12 Notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Notes)
- [13 References](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#References)
- [14 Further reading](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#Further_reading)
- [15 External links](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#External_links)
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# Panasonic
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- [العربية](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83 "باناسونيك – Arabic")
- [مصرى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83 "پاناسونيك – Egyptian Arabic")
- [Asturianu](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Asturian")
- [Azərbaycanca](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Azerbaijani")
- [تۆرکجه](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9 "پاناسونیک – South Azerbaijani")
- [Bikol Central](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Central Bikol")
- [Български](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA "Панасоник – Bulgarian")
- [বাংলা](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95 "প্যানাসনিক – Bangla")
- [Català](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Catalan")
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- [کوردی](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%86%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9 "پاناسۆنیک – Central Kurdish")
- [Čeština](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – Czech")
- [Dansk](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Danish")
- [Deutsch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – German")
- [Ελληνικά](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Greek")
- [Esperanto](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita "Matsushita – Esperanto")
- [Español](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Spanish")
- [Eesti](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – Estonian")
- [Euskara](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Basque")
- [فارسی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9 "پاناسونیک – Persian")
- [Suomi](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Finnish")
- [Français](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – French")
- [Galego](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Galician")
- [ગુજરાતી](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%95 "પેનાસોનિક – Gujarati")
- [Hausa](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Hausa")
- [עברית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A7 "פנסוניק – Hebrew")
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- [Hrvatski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Croatian")
- [Magyar](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Hungarian")
- [Հայերեն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%AF "Պանասոնիկ – Armenian")
- [Bahasa Indonesia](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Indonesian")
- [Italiano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Italian")
- [日本語](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%8A%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9 "パナソニックホールディングス – Japanese")
- [Jawa](https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Javanese")
- [ქართული](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Georgian")
- [Qaraqalpaqsha](https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Kara-Kalpak")
- [Қазақша](https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Kazakh")
- [한국어](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8C%8C%EB%82%98%EC%86%8C%EB%8B%89_%ED%99%80%EB%94%A9%EC%8A%A4 "파나소닉 홀딩스 – Korean")
- [Kurdî](https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Kurdish")
- [Lietuvių](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Lithuanian")
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- [मैथिली](https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95 "पानासोनिक – Maithili")
- [Македонски](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA "Панасоник – Macedonian")
- [മലയാളം](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D "പാനസോണിക് – Malayalam")
- [Bahasa Melayu](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – Malay")
- [नेपाली](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95 "पानासोनिक – Nepali")
- [Nederlands](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – Dutch")
- [Norsk bokmål](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Norwegian Bokmål")
- [Polski](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – Polish")
- [Piemontèis](https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita "Matsushita – Piedmontese")
- [Português](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – Portuguese")
- [Runa Simi](https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Quechua")
- [Română](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita_Electric "Matsushita Electric – Romanian")
- [Русский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Russian")
- [Саха тыла](https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Yakut")
- [Sicilianu](https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Sicilian")
- [Scots](https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Scots")
- [Simple English](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Simple English")
- [Slovenčina](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(spolo%C4%8Dnos%C5%A5\) "Panasonic (spoločnosť) – Slovak")
- [Shqip](https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Albanian")
- [Српски / srpski](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Serbian")
- [Svenska](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation – Swedish")
- [தமிழ்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D "பேனசோனிக் – Tamil")
- [ไทย](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%84 "พานาโซนิค – Thai")
- [Tagalog](https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Tagalog")
- [Tolışi](https://tly.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Talysh")
- [Türkçe](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Turkish")
- [Українська](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Ukrainian")
- [اردو](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DA%A9_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%86 "پینا سونک کارپوریشن – Urdu")
- [Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Uzbek")
- [Vèneto](https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Venetian")
- [Tiếng Việt](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Vietnamese")
- [吴语](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E4%B8%8B%E7%94%B5%E5%99%A8 "松下电器 – Wu")
- [Yorùbá](https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Yoruba")
- [閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí](https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic "Panasonic – Minnan")
- [粵語](https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E4%B8%8B "松下 – Cantonese")
- [中文](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E4%B8%8B%E9%9B%BB%E5%99%A8 "松下電器 – Chinese")
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Japanese multinational electronics corporation
Not to be confused with [Pensonic Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensonic_Group "Pensonic Group").
For other uses, see [Panasonic (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(disambiguation\) "Panasonic (disambiguation)").
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic_Group_logo.svg) | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PanasonicHeadquarters.JPG)Headquarters in [Kadoma, Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadoma,_Osaka "Kadoma, Osaka"), Japan | |
| Native name | パナソニック ホールディングス株式会社 |
| [Romanized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization "Romanization") name | *Panasonikku Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha* |
| Formerly | Matsushita Electric Manufacturing Works (1918–1935) Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (1935–2008) Panasonic Corporation (2008–2022)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Holdco-1)[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-2) |
| Company type | [Public](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_company "Public company") |
| [Traded as](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticker_symbol "Ticker symbol") | [TYO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange "Tokyo Stock Exchange"): [6752](https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/StockSearch.do?callJorEFlg=1&method=topsearch&topSearchStr=6752) [NAG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Stock_Exchange "Nagoya Stock Exchange"): [6752](https://www.nse.or.jp/e/meigara/stocksch/list.html?schKey_Code=6752) [Nikkei 225](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 "Nikkei 225") component [TOPIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPIX "TOPIX") Large70 component |
| [ISIN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Securities_Identification_Number "International Securities Identification Number") | [JP3866800000](https://isin.toolforge.org/?language=en&isin=JP3866800000) |
| Industry | [Conglomerate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conglomerate_\(company\) "Conglomerate (company)") |
| Founded | March 7, 1918; 108 years ago (1918-03-07)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-holdings.panasonic-3) |
| Founder | [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") |
| Headquarters | [Kadoma, Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadoma,_Osaka "Kadoma, Osaka"), Japan [34°44′38″N 135°34′12″E / 34\.7438°N 135.5701°E / 34\.7438; 135.5701](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Panasonic¶ms=34.7438_N_135.5701_E_type:landamrk_region:JP-27) |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Kazuhiro Tsuga ([chairman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman "Chairman")) Yuki Kusumi ([president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_\(corporate_title\) "President (corporate title)") and [CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer "Chief executive officer")) |
| Brands | [Eneloop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneloop "Eneloop") [Lumix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumix "Lumix") [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") [Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)") |
| Revenue |  [¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen "Japanese yen")8\.496 trillion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Operating income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes "Earnings before interest and taxes") |  ¥361.0 billion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Net income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_income "Net income") |  ¥444.0 billion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Total assets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset "Asset") |  ¥9.411 trillion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Total equity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_\(finance\) "Equity (finance)") |  ¥4.722 trillion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| Number of employees | 228,420 (2024)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-5) |
| [Subsidiaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary "Subsidiary") | Panasonic Corporation [Panasonic Connect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Connect "Panasonic Connect") [Panasonic Energy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Energy&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Energy (page does not exist)") [Panasonic Entertainment & Communication](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Entertainment_%26_Communication&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Entertainment & Communication (page does not exist)") [Panasonic Housing Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Housing_Solutions&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Housing Solutions (page does not exist)") [Panasonic Industry](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Industry&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Industry (page does not exist)") |
| Website | [holdings.panasonic](https://holdings.panasonic/) (corporate) [panasonic.com](https://panasonic.com/) (consumer) |
| **Footnotes / references** ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-2) [***d***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-3) [***e***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-4) ["Annual Report 2024"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241127105626/https://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/investors/pdf/annual/2024/pana_ar2024e_a4.pdf) (PDF) (Press release). Panasonic Corporation. March 31, 2024. Archived from [the original](https://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/investors/pdf/annual/2024/pana_ar2024e_a4.pdf) (PDF) on November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025. | |
**Panasonic Holdings Corporation**[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-6) is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturer, headquartered in [Kadoma, Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadoma,_Osaka "Kadoma, Osaka"), Japan. It was founded in 1918 as **Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works**[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-7) in the [Fukushima ward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima-ku,_Osaka "Fukushima-ku, Osaka") of [Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka "Osaka") by [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita"). The company was incorporated in 1935 and renamed **Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.**,[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-8) and changed its name to **Panasonic Corporation**[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-9) in 2008. In 2022, it reorganized as a [holding company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company "Holding company") and adopted its current name.
In addition to [consumer electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics "Consumer electronics"), for which it was the world's largest manufacturer in the late 20th century, Panasonic produces a wide range of products and services, including [rechargeable batteries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery "Rechargeable battery"), automotive and avionic systems, industrial equipment, as well as home renovation and construction.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-10)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-11)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-12)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-13)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-14) The company is listed on the [Tokyo Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange "Tokyo Stock Exchange") and is a constituent of the [Nikkei 225](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 "Nikkei 225") and [TOPIX 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPIX "TOPIX") indices, with a secondary listing on the [Nagoya Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Stock_Exchange "Nagoya Stock Exchange").
## Corporate name
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From 1925 to October 1, 2008, the company's corporate name was "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co." (MEI).[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-15)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-16) On January 10, 2008, the company announced that it would change its name to "Panasonic Corporation", in effect on October 1, 2008, to conform with its global brand name "Panasonic".[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-:2-17)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-18)[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-19) The name change was approved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2008.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-:2-17)
In 2022, Panasonic announced a reorganization plan which split the company into Panasonic Holdings Corporation (the former Panasonic Corporation) and conversion of its divisions into subsidiaries; the Lifestyle Updates Business Division being the division that took the Panasonic Corporation name after the reorganization. The reorganization took effect on April 1, 2022.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Holdco-1)
## Brand names
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Panasonic Corporation currently sells virtually all of its products and services worldwide under the **Panasonic** brand, having phased out the [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") brand in the first quarter of 2012.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-20) It uses the marketing slogan "A Better Life, A Better World". The company has sold products under a number of other brand names during its history.
In 1927, Matsushita adopted the "[National](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)")"[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-21) brand name for a new lamp product.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-22) In 1955, the company began branding audio speakers and lamps as "*PanaSonic*" for markets outside of Japan.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-brand_history@.net-23)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-24) Further refined to Panasonic, taken from the words "pan" – meaning "all" – and "sonic" – meaning "sound",[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-branhist-25) the brand was created for the Americas because the National brand was already registered by others.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-branhist-25) Panasonic also sold the first [bread machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_machine "Bread machine").[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-26)
The company began to use the brand name "[Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)")"[\[g\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-27) in 1965 for audio equipment.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-brand_history@.net-23) The use of multiple brands lasted for some decades.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-brand_history@.net-23) While National had been the premier brand on most Matsushita products, including audio and video, National and Panasonic were combined as National Panasonic in 1997 after the worldwide success of the [Panasonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(brand\) "Panasonic (brand)") name.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-28)
In 1974, [Motorola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola "Motorola") sold its [Quasar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar_\(brand\) "Quasar (brand)") brand and facilities to Matsushita.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-times1-29)
In May 2003, the company announced that Panasonic would become its global brand, and launched the global tagline "Panasonic ideas for life."[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global_slogan@.co.jp{{in_lang|ja}}-30) By March 2004, Matsushita replaced the National name for products and outdoor signboards, except for those in Japan.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global_slogan@.co.jp{{in_lang|ja}}-30) They would eventually phase out the National brand in Japan by March 2010.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-31)
In September 2013, the company adopted a new tagline to better illustrate their vision: "A Better Life, A Better World."[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global_slogan_2013revision-32)
The Chinese company Shun Hing Electric Works and Engineering Co. Ltd (信興電工工程有限公司) has sold imported Panasonic and National branded products under the brand name [Rasonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasonic "Rasonic") since the Matsushita Electric Industrial era. They have also sold MEI and Panasonic products under their original brand names. In June 1994, Panasonic Shun Hing Industrial Devices Sales (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (松下信興機電(香港)有限公司) and Panasonic SH Industrial Sales (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (松下電器機電(深圳)有限公司) were established by a joint venture between Matsushita Electric Industrial and Shun Hing Group respectively,[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-33)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-34) making Rasonic a product brand for MEI and subsequently the Panasonic Corporation.
In September 2014, Panasonic announced the revival of the Technics brand, first in European markets in December of that year.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-35)
## History
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### 20th century
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National TV set from 1952
Panasonic, then Matsushita Electric, was founded in 1918 by [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") as a vendor of duplex lamp sockets.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-36) In the 1920s, Matsushita began regularly launching products. In 1927, he produced a line of bicycle lamps that were the first to be marketed with the *[National](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)")* brand name.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-37) During [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II"), the company operated factories in Japan and other parts of Asia which produced electrical components and appliances such as [light fixtures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb "Incandescent light bulb"), [motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_motor "Electric motor"), [electric irons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironing "Ironing"), wireless equipment and its first [vacuum tubes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube "Vacuum tube").[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-38)
After the war, the Matsushita group, largely having been split into MEI and [MEW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Electric_Works "Panasonic Electric Works") by the dissolution imposed by the occupation force, imperfectly regrouped as a *[Keiretsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu "Keiretsu")* and began to supply the post-war boom in Japan with radios and appliances, as well as bicycles. Matsushita's brother-in-law, [Toshio Iue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Iue "Toshio Iue"), founded [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") as a subcontractor for components after World War II. Sanyo grew to become a competitor to Matsushita, but was later acquired by Panasonic in December 2009.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-39)
In 1961, Matsushita traveled to the United States and met American dealers. The company began producing television sets for the U.S. market under the *Panasonic* brand name, and expanded the use of the brand to Europe in 1979.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global-40)
Its plant in 1963 produced eight TV sets per minute, accounting for 21.8% of Japan's production of cathode ray tube television sets at the time, the largest share out of any company.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-41)
The company used the National brand outside North America from the 1950s to the 1970s (the trademark could not be used in the United States because it was already in use).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-thestar20180402-42) The inability to use the National brand name led to the creation of the Panasonic brand in the United States.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-thestar20180402-42) Over the next several decades, Matsushita released additional products, including black and white TVs (1952), electrical blenders, fridges (1953), [rice cookers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_cooker "Rice cooker") (1959), color TVs, [microwave ovens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven "Microwave oven") (1966), and [analog synthesizers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_synthesizer "Analog synthesizer") (1975, advertised as mini-organs).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-thestar20180402-42)[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-43)
The company debuted a high-fidelity audio speaker in Japan in 1965 with the brand *Technics*. This line of high quality stereo components became a worldwide favorite, the most famous products being its [turntables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turntables "Turntables"), such as the [SL-1200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL-1200 "SL-1200") record player, known for its high-performance, precision and durability. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Matsushita continued to produce high-quality specialized electronics for niche markets, such as shortwave radios, and developed its successful line of stereo receivers, CD players and other components.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-44)
In 1968, Matsushita began to make rotary compressors for air conditioners, and, in 1971, it began to make absorption chillers, also for air-conditioning applications.
In 1972, Matsushita established its first overseas factory, in Malaysia.
In 1973, Matsushita established "Anam National", joint venture with Anam Group in South Korea.
In 1983, Matsushita launched the [Panasonic Senior Partner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Senior_Partner "Panasonic Senior Partner"), the first fully [IBM PC compatible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible "IBM PC compatible") Japanese-made computer.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-45) A year later, Panasonic released the [Executive Partner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Executive_Partner "Panasonic Executive Partner"), the first affordable portable computer with a [plasma display](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display "Plasma display").[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Howitt1985-46) Around this time the company also introduced inverter air conditioners.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-47)
In 1984, Matsushita established the *Panasoft* software label, which published software for [MSX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX "MSX") computers from 1984 to 1989. The company also manufactured MSX computers of their own, such as Panasonic FS-A1.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-48)
In November 1990, Matsushita agreed to acquire an American media company, [MCA Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Inc. "MCA Inc."), the predecessor of both [Universal Music Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group "Universal Music Group") and [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures"), for US\$6.59 billion. The acquisition was preceded by the takeover of [Columbia Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures "Columbia Pictures") by [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony"), the arch rival of Matsushita.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-49)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-50) At the time, Matsushita had dominated the home video market with the company's leading position in the electronics market. It had been strengthened by [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS"), the de facto standard of consumer [videotape](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape "Videotape") that Matsushita and [JVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVC "JVC") co-introduced. Inspired by Sony's bold quest for Hollywood, Matsushita believed it could become a leader in the film industry as well. However, Matsushita subsequently sold 80% of MCA to [Seagram Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagram "Seagram") for US\$7 billion in April 1995, demoralized by the high volatility of the film industry.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-51)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-52)
In 1992, Matsushita made the Panasonic FS-A1GT, the last model of the [MSX turbo R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX_turbo_R "MSX turbo R") computer.[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-53)
In 1993, Matsushita released the [CF-V21P](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_CF-V21P "Panasonic CF-V21P"), the first [notebook computer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notebook_computer "Notebook computer") to have an integrated [CD-ROM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM "CD-ROM") drive as an option (although only up to 80mm/3.5 inch diameter [mini CDs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_CD "Mini CD") instead of standard 120mm/4.7 inch diameter discs).[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-ptg-54): 111
In 1998, Matsushita sold Anam National to Anam Electronics.
### 2000 to present
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On May 2, 2002, Panasonic Canada marked its 35th anniversary in that country by giving \$5 million to help build a "music city" on Toronto's waterfront.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-55)
In 2005, Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co. Ltd. (a joint venture between Matsushita and [Toshiba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba "Toshiba") created in 2002[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-56)) stopped production of [CRTs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube "Cathode-ray tube") at its factory in [Horseheads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseheads "Horseheads"), New York.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-57) A year later, in 2006, it stopped production at its Malaysian factory, following heavy losses.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-58)[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-59)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-60) In 2007, it bought the venture from Toshiba, eventually ending all production.[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-61)
On January 19, 2006, Matsushita announced that it would stop producing analog televisions (then 30% of its total TV business) from the next month, to concentrate on digital televisions.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-62)
In 2008, all models of electric shavers from the Panasonic factory were called Panasonic shavers, and they dropped Matsushita and National from their name.
In late 2006, Matsushita began talks with [Kenwood Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenwood_Corporation "Kenwood Corporation") to sell and spin off JVC.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-63) As of October 1, 2008, [JVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVC "JVC") and Kenwood merged to create the [JVCKenwood Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVCKenwood "JVCKenwood").[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-64)
On November 3, 2008, Panasonic and [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") announced that they were holding merger talks, which eventually resulted in the acquisition of Sanyo by Panasonic.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-65)[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-66) The merger was completed in December 2009, and resulted in a corporation with revenues of over ¥11.2 trillion (around \$110 billion).[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-67)
With the announcement that [Pioneer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation "Pioneer Corporation") would exit the production of its [Kuro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Kuro "Pioneer Kuro") plasma HDTV displays, Panasonic purchased many of the patents and incorporated these technologies into its own [plasma displays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display "Plasma display").
In April 2011, it was announced that Panasonic would cut its work force by 40,000 by the end of fiscal 2012 in a bid to streamline overlapping operations. The curtailment is about 10 percent of its group work force.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-68)
In October 2011, Panasonic announced that it was going to trim its money-losing TV business by ceasing production of plasma TVs at its plant in [Amagasaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amagasaki "Amagasaki"), [Hyōgo Prefecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture "Hyōgo Prefecture") by March 2012, cutting 1,000 jobs in the process.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-69) Also, it sold some of Sanyo's home appliances business to [Haier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier "Haier").[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-70)
In January 2012, Panasonic announced that it had struck a deal with [Myspace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace "Myspace") on its new venture, [Myspace TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace#MySpaceTV "MySpace").[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-71) Myspace TV would allow users to watch live television while chatting with other users on a laptop, tablet or the television itself. With the partnership, Myspace TV would be integrated into Panasonic Viera televisions.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-72)
On May 11, 2012, Panasonic announced plans to acquire a 76.2% stake in FirePro Systems, an India-based company in infrastructure protection and security solutions such as fire alarm, fire suppression, video surveillance and building management.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-73)
In April 2012, Panasonic spun off Sanyo DI Solutions, a digital camera [OEM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OEM "OEM").[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-74)
In line with company prediction of a net loss of 765 billion yen, on November 5, 2012, the shares fell to the lowest level since February 1975 to 388 yen. In 2012, the shares plunged 41 per cent.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-75) On November 14, 2012, Panasonic said it would cut 10,000 jobs and make further divestments.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-76)
On May 18, 2013, Panasonic announced that it would invest \$US40 million in building a factory in [Binh Duong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%ACnh_D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng,_Ho_Chi_Minh_City "Bình Dương, Ho Chi Minh City"), [Vietnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam "Vietnam"), which was completed in 2014.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-investvine-77)
In July 2013, Panasonic agreed to acquire a 13% stake in the Slovenian household appliance manufacturer [Gorenje](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorenje "Gorenje") for around €10 million.[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-78) That same month, Panasonic signed an agreement with [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony") to develop [Archival Disc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archival_Disc "Archival Disc"), described as an [optical disc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc "Optical disc") format for long-term data [archival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive "Archive") purposes.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-79)
In a press release following its announcement at [IFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFA_Berlin "IFA Berlin") 2013, Panasonic announced that it had acquired the "Cameramanager video surveillance service" with the intention of expanding its reach to cloud-based solutions.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-80)
In 2014, Panasonic Healthcare was bought by [KKR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts "Kohlberg Kravis Roberts"). Panasonic Healthcare was renamed PHC in April 2018.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Densford-81)
In July 2014, it was announced that Panasonic has reached a basic agreement with [Tesla Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Motors "Tesla Motors") to participate in the [Gigafactory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory_1 "Gigafactory 1"), the battery plant that the American electric vehicle manufacturer plans to build in the U.S.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-82) In August 2014, Tesla said the plant would be built in the Southwest or Western United States by 2020. The \$US5 billion plant would employ 6,500 people, and reduce Tesla's battery costs by 30 per cent.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-BatteryPlant-83)
Due to increased competition from China, Panasonic's Li-ion automotive market share decreased from 47% in 2014 to 34% in 2015.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-84) In June 2016, Tesla announced that Panasonic would be the exclusive supplier of batteries for its mass market vehicle Model 3. Batteries for the higher-end Model S sedan and Model X SUV will also be supplied by Panasonic.[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-85) In early 2016, Panasonic president [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") confirmed a planned total investment of about \$1.6 billion by the company to construct Gigafactory to full capacity.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-86) However, after [the number of Model 3 reservations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_3#Market "Tesla Model 3") became known in April,[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-verge2016-07-28-87) Panasonic moved production plans forward and announced a [bond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_\(finance\) "Bond (finance)") sale for \$US3.86 billion, most of it to be invested in Gigafactory.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-88)
In November 2014, Panasonic announced its partnership with Photon Interactive to create customized and personalized digital signs in stores.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-89)
In January 2015, Panasonic announced it had stopped making TVs in China and plans to liquidate its joint venture in Shandong.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-90)
In March 2015, Panasonic announced plans to buy US satellite communication service provider ITC Global.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-91)
In April 2015, Panasonic announced its new range of products and relaunched its brand in South Africa. The company intends to use South Africa as a springboard into Africa, with Nigeria and Egypt as its initial targets.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-92)
In June 2015, Panasonic reached agreements with three Australian energy utilities (Red Energy, Ergon Energy and ActewAGL) to trial its home-based battery storage options.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-93)
In November 2015, Panasonic announced that it set up a new plant in Suzhou, China, through its subsidiary, Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd, to produce a new type of catalyst-coated diesel particulate filter (DPF) that decomposes matter contained in diesel engine exhaust gas.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-94)
In November 2015, Panasonic starts to retail locally harvested produce from its indoor agriculture facility salads via Veggie Life branding in Singapore, from the first licensed indoor vegetable farm in the country using Panasonic's own technology.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-95)
In February 2016, Panasonic and the City of [Denver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver "Denver") formed a formal partnership to make Denver the "smartest" city in the US. Joseph M. Taylor, chairman and CEO of Panasonic Corp. of America, laid out the plans for the partnership in four key areas: smart housing and small offices, energy and utilities, transportation and city services and smart buildings.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-96)
In 2016, Panasonic debuted a transparent TV.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-97)
In January 2016, Panasonic bought Bayer's diabetes care business for \$1 billion.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Densford-81)
In July 2016, Panasonic unveiled its interest in making acquisitions in the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning space. According to a source, the company has put aside \$US10 million for use in either an acquisition or joint venture.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-98)
In August 2018, the company announced, to avoid potential tax issues, Panasonic would move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-99)[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-100)
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Panasonic Lumix S1R with prime lens 50 mm f/1.4 at [Photokina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photokina "Photokina") in September 2018
On September 25, 2018, Panasonic became one of the founding members of the [L-Mount Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-Mount_Alliance "L-Mount Alliance"), and announced two full-frame mirrorless cameras and a range of [L-Mount](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_L-Mount "Leica L-Mount") lenses to be launched in 2019.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-101) The 47-megapixel Panasonic Lumix S1R and the 24-megapixel Panasonic Lumix S1 will be the first full-frame mirrorless cameras produced by Panasonic and will offer the Lumix Pro support service for professional photographers. These cameras will also be equipped with Dual Image Stabilization technology to help photographers when shooting in low-light.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-102)
In 2019, Panasonic sold its semiconductors and security systems (security camera) businesses. The security systems division was rebranded as [i-PRO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-PRO "I-PRO").[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-japantimes20191128-103)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-104)[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-105) The company also decided to completely exit from the [liquid-crystal display](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display "Liquid-crystal display") panel business by 2021, marking the end of its display production, to focus its resources on the automotive and industrial businesses. Panasonic's LCD plant in [Himeji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himeji "Himeji"), [Hyōgo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture "Hyōgo Prefecture") will be overhauled to manufacture automotive batteries.[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-106)
In 2020, Panasonic exited the vending machine business, as it failed to achieve profitability, lagging behind rivals [Fuji Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Electric "Fuji Electric"), Sanden and Glory.[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-107)[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-108)[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-109)
Meanwhile, Panasonic has made an investment to take a 20% stake in [Blue Yonder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Yonder "Blue Yonder"), the supply-chain management software company previously known as JDA Software, deepening the integration of the former's industrial connected technology and the latter's products that has been under way since a year ago.[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-110) In March 2021, it was reported that Panasonic will buy Blue Yonder for \$US6.45 billion after buying a 20% stake in Blue Yonder for 86 billion yen in 2020. This deal is considered one of the biggest since 2011.[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-111)
On November 19, 2020, Panasonic announced a restructuring set to be completed by 2022 in which the company spins off the domain companies as wholly owned subsidiaries while transforming itself into the holding company named *Panasonic Holdings Corporation*.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-112) Panasonic's plans are similar to that of its competitor, [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony"), did on April 1, 2021, when Sony Corporation became Sony Group Corporation.
In November 2020, Panasonic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with [Equinor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinor "Equinor") and [Norsk Hydro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsk_Hydro "Norsk Hydro") to set up a Gigafactory in Norway, for battery production.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-113)[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-114)
In January 2021, the company announced that it would end its [solar panel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel "Solar panel") production citing increasing price competition from Chinese manufacturers.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-115)
In June 2021, it was reported that Panasonic sold its entire stake in Tesla for \$US3.6 billion.[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-116)
In August 2022, it was reported that the company, which is a supplier to Tesla, was in discussions to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in the US, with [Oklahoma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma "Oklahoma") named as a leading contender. This would be on top of the plant planned for [Kansas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas "Kansas"). Each would have similar capacity.[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-117) In the first half of 2022, Panasonic is ranked fourth in the world with a market share of 10 per cent according to SNE research.[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-118) Construction of the battery plant in Kansas began in November 2022.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-119)
On December 13, 2022, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., and [Lucid Group, Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_Group "Lucid Group") announced that they had entered into multi-year agreements to supply batteries for Lucid's electric vehicle.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-120)[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-121)
In February 2026, Panasonic announced that it would end its production of television sets, with [Skyworth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyworth "Skyworth") receiving the rights to manufacture and sell Panasonic-branded televisions.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-122)
## Current operations
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As of March 31, 2012, Panasonic employed about 330,000 staff (reduced to around 260,000 by March 2020) and had around 580 subsidiaries.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123) Panasonic had total revenues of ¥7,846,216 million in 2012, of which 53 per cent were generated in Japan, 25 per cent in Asia (excluding Japan), 12 per cent in the Americas and 10 per cent in Europe.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123) The company invested a total of ¥520,216 million in research and development in 2012, equivalent to 6.6 per cent of its revenues in that year.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123)
In 2012, Panasonic held a total of 140,146 patents worldwide.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123) Panasonic was the world's top patent applicant for three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-124) According to a research conducted by the [European Patent Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Patent_Office "European Patent Office") in 2020, the number of battery-related patents having been filed by Panasonic from 2000 to 2018 was the second-highest in the world.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-125) In 2025, the [World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization "World Intellectual Property Organization")'s Annual PCT Review ranked Panasonic's number of patent applications published under the [PCT System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_Cooperation_Treaty "Patent Cooperation Treaty") as 12th in the world, with 1,717 [patent applications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_application "Patent application") being published during 2024.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-126)
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic_Center_Tokyo_-01.jpg "The Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan")
The Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan
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The Panasonic IMP Building in [Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka "Osaka"), Japan
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PMC_YRP_Research_Center_20090609.jpg "The Panasonic R&D facility at Yokosuka Research Park, Japan")
The Panasonic R\&D facility at Yokosuka Research Park, Japan
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Panasonic Philippines Manufacturing Corporation Taytay Rizal
As of July 2020, Panasonic's operations are organized into seven "domain companies": Appliances, Life Solutions, Connected Solutions, Automotive, Industrial Solutions, and two overseas branches overseeing the businesses in the United States and Asia. Each of these companies may comprise multiple subsidiaries conducting actual operations.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-127)
### Life Solutions
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#### Panasonic Homes
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**Panasonic Homes** (formerly **PanaHome**) was a Japanese real estate and construction company and a subsidiary of Life Solutions Company, Panasonic, founded as the housing unit of Matsushita Electric Works in 1963.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-128) In recent years, Panasonic Homes has been involved in developing [smart cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city "Smart city"). In 2019, it was announced that [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota") and Panasonic would initiate a process to merge their housing businesses, Toyota Housing and Misawa Homes from the former and Panasonic Homes of the latter, into a joint venture scheduled to be established in January 2020 and co-controlled by the two parties, named **Prime Life Technologies Corporation**.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-129)
### Connected Solutions
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#### Panasonic Avionics Corporation
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Main article: [Panasonic Avionics Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Avionics_Corporation "Panasonic Avionics Corporation")
**Panasonic Avionics Corporation** (PAC), a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation of North America and a unit of Connected Solutions Company, Panasonic, is a supplier of [in-flight entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-flight_entertainment "In-flight entertainment") (IFE) and communication systems.[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Aero-130) Headquartered in [Irvine, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine,_California "Irvine, California"), where engineering, development and testing is performed while system installation, field engineering, major quality functions, certification and program management are performed at the [Bothell, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothell,_Washington "Bothell, Washington"), facility – Panasonic Avionics Corporation employs approximately 3,300 employees based in over 70 locations worldwide, with major facilities in London, Toulouse, Hamburg, Dallas, Dubai, and Singapore. A majority of the component manufacturing is carried out in Osaka, Japan.
In February 2017, Panasonic reported that the subsidiary was being investigated by American authorities under the [FCPA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act").[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-131)
#### Panasonic Mobile Communications
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**Panasonic Mobile Communications** manufactures mobile phone handsets and related equipment. As of 2012, it had around a 20 percent share of the Japanese handset market.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-132) Panasonic used to market mobile phone handsets worldwide, but in December 2005 announced its withdrawal from overseas markets due to poor sales. Panasonic returned to the overseas market in 2012, with the release of the Panasonic Eluga [Android](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_\(operating_system\) "Android (operating system)")\-powered smartphone. In July 2013, Panasonic announced the company will not supply a new model of [smartphone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone "Smartphone") to [NTT DoCoMo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_DoCoMo "NTT DoCoMo") Inc., because NTT DoCoMo will focus with Sony and Samsung products. In Q2 2013, Panasonic Mobile Communications booked a 5.4 billion yen operating loss.[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-133) From July 2013 to January 2018, **Panasonic India** has released one more series of Android Smartphones **Panasonic P Series**, along with Eluga Series.
### Automotive
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#### Automotive Systems division
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**Automotive Systems Business Division, Automotive Company, Panasonic**, formerly **Panasonic Automotive Systems** (**PAS**),[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-134) supplies OEM vehicle audio for manufactures such as [Acura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura "Acura"), [Honda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda "Honda"), [Nissan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan "Nissan") and [Volkswagen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen "Volkswagen"). Panasonic also incorporates supplying ELS and [Fender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_\(company\) "Fender (company)") OEM sound systems for vehicles.
#### Giga Nevada
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Main article: [Giga Nevada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giga_Nevada "Giga Nevada")
Panasonic is the financial/technological partner of Tesla-owned [Giga Nevada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giga_Nevada "Giga Nevada") (Gigafactory 1) and has invested in the factory ever since the project's conception;[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-135) in contrast to Tesla ever expanding its battery production to overseas, Panasonic has refrained from taking part in Tesla's ventures elsewhere; aside from Giga Nevada, it has its own sites in Japan from which it has served Tesla since before the completion of the Gigafactory.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-136)
#### Prime Planet Energy and Solutions
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In 2020, Panasonic founded an electric vehicle battery joint venture with [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota"), named Prime Planet Energy & Solutions Inc. (PPES), after its status as the exclusive battery supplier to Tesla has been diminished amid the changes in market environment, such as the rises of the competitors from South Korea and China and Tesla's move to bring the development and manufacturing of battery cells in-house.[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-137) Panasonic owns 49% of the venture.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-138) It was the first time the two companies joined hands in the realm of battery technology since [Primearth EV Energy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primearth_EV_Energy "Primearth EV Energy") (PEVE) kicked off in 1996 to produce batteries for [hybrid electric cars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_electric_vehicle "Hybrid electric vehicle").
### Industrial Solutions
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### Overseas operations
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#### Panasonic Corporation of North America
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**Panasonic Corporation of North America** is Panasonic's principal subsidiary in the United States. It has been headquartered in [Newark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey "Newark, New Jersey"), New Jersey, since 2013, after being previously headquartered in [Secaucus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey "Secaucus, New Jersey"), since the 1980s;[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-139) both Newark and Secaucus are located within New Jersey's [Gateway Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Region "Gateway Region").
Founded in New York City in September 1959 and a debut tenant of the [Pan Am Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetLife_Building "MetLife Building"), it was known as **Matsushita Electric Corporation of America** (**MECA**) prior to 2005.
On September 4, 2024, Panasonic announced its return to the U.S. TV market, 8 years after it left in 2016.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-140)
Panasonic Eco Systems North America,[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-141) a business unit of Panasonic North America, distributes renewable energy products in the United States and Canada. Established in 2012,[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-142) Panasonic Eco Systems sells renewable energy systems and home energy management products, including high efficiency solar panels, battery storage systems,[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-143) and indoor air quality products.[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-144)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-145) It also distributes cordless assembly tools used on factory assembly lines.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-146) In 2016, the company began expanding its network of residential solar installers to market Panasonic Solar HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Masterson-147)) panels and battery storage nationally,[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Thurston-148) reaching 150 authorized installers by November 2018.[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-149)[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Thurston-148) The company began offering a 25-year warranty for its HIT photovoltaic modules, compared to the industry standard at the time of 10 years, in 2017.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-150) In 2019, Panasonic introduced its EverVolt brand of solar and battery storage products.[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-151)[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Masterson-147) The company transitioned its solar panel manufacturing to [OEMs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer "Original equipment manufacturer") in early 2021 to focus on offering a wider range of products.[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Masterson-147) Later that year, Panasonic debuted the EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system rated for outdoor use.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-152)
#### Panasonic Europe
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Panasonic's principal subsidiaries in Europe are **Panasonic Europe Ltd.**[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-153) and **Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH**.[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-154) Panasonic Europe is headquartered in London, England, but it is moving its headquarters to [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam "Amsterdam"), Netherlands, due to [Brexit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit "Brexit").[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-155) Panasonic employs around 12,000 people in Europe, and the region generates around 10 percent of its total revenues.[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-reut20413-156) In 2012, Panasonic had around a 10 per cent share of the consumer electronics market in Europe, ranking third behind [Samsung Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics "Samsung Electronics") (with 26 per cent) and [LG Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Electronics "LG Electronics") (with 12 percent).[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-reut20413-156)
Panasonic operates a chain of stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland called "Panasonic Store" which exclusively sell Panasonic products. Prior to 2008 the chain was named "shop@Panasonic".
In November 2010, Panasonic Electric Works established **Panasonic Electric Works Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia d.o.o**, a new company in [Svilajnac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svilajnac "Svilajnac"), [Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia "Serbia"), to manufacture energy-efficient electronic devices (ballasts) for lighting fixtures. Volume production commenced in January 2011.[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-157)
In May 2015, Panasonic launched its virtual solar service to UK consumers. The service allows users to run a simulation to provide an estimate of how much a rooftop solar installation would produce if it were installed in their home.[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-158)
#### Panasonic India
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Daizo Ito is Group President for Panasonic Regional Headquarters India (situated in Haryana) at Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd.[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Corporate_profile_of_Panasonic_India_Pvt_Ltd-159) Panasonic India makes washing machines, refrigerators, electric rice cookers, electric irons, mixer-grinders/blenders and other home appliances for the Indian market.
Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt Ltd (formerly known as [Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Electricals_Pvt._Ltd. "Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.")), an Indian company which makes electric lamps, switches, sockets and other electrical accessories, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation.
#### PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia
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**PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia** (formerly known as **[PT National Gobel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)")** and **PT National Panasonic Gobel**) is the name of the company's [Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia "Indonesia") division based in [Cawang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawang "Cawang"), [East Jakarta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Jakarta "East Jakarta"). Tomonobu Otsu is the current President Director and [Rachmat Gobel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachmat_Gobel "Rachmat Gobel") is the current President Commissioner. It is a joint venture between Panasonic Corporation Japan and the Gobel Group of Indonesia.
## Former operations
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### MCA Inc.
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Matsushita bought American media company [MCA Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Inc. "MCA Inc.") for US\$6.6 billion.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-160)[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-161) In 1995, it sold 80% of MCA's shares to Canadian drink company [Seagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagram "Seagram").[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-162)[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-163)[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-164) MCA was renamed Universal Studios Inc. in 1996,[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-165) after which [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") and [Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Television "Universal Television") transferred from [Vivendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi "Vivendi"), then to [General Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric "General Electric"), becoming what is now [NBCUniversal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBCUniversal "NBCUniversal"), now a division of [Comcast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast "Comcast"). The music division became [Universal Music Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group "Universal Music Group"), acquired and wholly owned by Vivendi up until 2019.[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-166)
### Panasonic 3DO
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Main article: [3DO Interactive Multiplayer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer "3DO Interactive Multiplayer")
Panasonic manufactured [3DO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO "3DO") gaming systems from 1993 to 1996 alongside other manufacturers backing the standard, however it was not a success. There were a total of 2 million systems sold during its lifespan, although it is not known how many of these were sold by each manufacturer. Panasonic obtained exclusive rights to develop and manufacture the 3DO's successor, the [M2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_M2 "Panasonic M2"), after purchasing the properties and technology from [The 3DO Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company "The 3DO Company"), but ultimately backed out of releasing it in 1997 due to the highly competitive state of the console gaming market at that time.
### Panasonic Healthcare
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In 2014, Panasonic Healthcare was bought by outside investors and renamed *PHCHD*, which stands for Panasonic HealthCare HD. It mainly makes cryogenic and ULT freezers for laboratories and sterilization equipment.[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-auto-167)[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-businesswire.com-168)
### Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions
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Panasonic had been in the semiconductor industry since 1957,[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-169) when it started the mass production of [silicon transistors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_transistor "Silicon transistor") and bipolar ICs. From 2012 onwards the company had implemented a series of measures to boost productivity of the business, including transfers of its production facilities to a joint venture with [TowerJazz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Semiconductor "Tower Semiconductor"),[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-170) and the [system-on-a-chip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip "System on a chip") designing unit to Panasonic/[Fujitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu "Fujitsu") joint venture [Socionext](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socionext "Socionext").[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-171)
In 2019, Panasonic decided to sell its remaining chip business and the stake in the joint venture with TowerJazz to [Nuvoton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvoton "Nuvoton") following heavy losses.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-japantimes20191128-103)
## Products
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Panasonic has offered a wide range of products and services, including air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, compressors, lighting, televisions, personal computers ([Matsushita JR series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita_JR_series "Matsushita JR series"), [Let's Note](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Note "Let's Note") \[[jp](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88 "jp:レッツノート")\]), mobile phones (as a subsidiary of [TCL Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCL_Electronics "TCL Electronics")), audio equipment, cameras, broadcasting equipment, [projectors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Panasonic_video_projectors "List of Panasonic video projectors"), automotive electronics, aircraft in-flight entertainment systems, semiconductors, [lithium batteries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_batteries "Lithium batteries"), electrical components, optical devices, bicycles, electronic materials, video game systems ([3DO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer "3DO Interactive Multiplayer")), and photovoltaic modules.[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-annrep2013-172) Ventilation appliances such as electric fans are manufactured under [KDK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDK "KDK") and rebranded as Panasonic.
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic,_IFA_2018,_Berlin_\(P1070161\).jpg "R-31 tube radio")
R-31 tube radio
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic_G80.jpg "A Panasonic Lumix camera")
A Panasonic [Lumix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-G85/G80 "Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85/G80") camera
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Camcorder_VHS-C,_Panasonic_NV-RX17.jpg "Panasonic camcorder VHS-C")
Panasonic [camcorder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camcorder "Camcorder") [VHS-C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS-C "VHS-C")
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasoniccfu1.jpg "A Panasonic Toughbook field computer")
A Panasonic [Toughbook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughbook "Toughbook") field computer
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SoftBank_001P_Gold01.jpg "A Panasonic mobile phone")
A Panasonic mobile phone
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IFA_2010_Internationale_Funkausstellung_Berlin_124.JPG "A display of Panasonic televisions")
A display of Panasonic televisions
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Technics_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%81.JPG "Technics headphones")
Technics headphones
## Sponsorships
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### Association football
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Panasonic owns [Gamba Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamba_Osaka "Gamba Osaka"), a club from the [J.League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.League "J.League"), the Japanese professional football league.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-173)
Panasonic is an official partner and sponsor of [AFC Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Champions_League "AFC Champions League") and [Major League Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer").[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-174)
Between 1981 and 1983, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of English [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Nottingham Forest F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C. "Nottingham Forest F.C.")[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-175)
Between 1983 and 1990, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of Dutch [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [FC Den Bosch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Den_Bosch "FC Den Bosch").
Between 1989 and 1993, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of French [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Olympique de Marseille](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympique_de_Marseille "Olympique de Marseille").
Between 1995 and 2001, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of English [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Huddersfield Town F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huddersfield_Town_F.C. "Huddersfield Town F.C.")
Between 2005 and 2006, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of Brazilian [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Santos F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_F.C. "Santos F.C.")
On 16 January 2010, Panasonic signed a three-year, ₹ 47 million (£518,500) jersey sponsorship deal for the [India national football team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_men%27s_national_football_team "India men's national football team").[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-176)
### Motorsports
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[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_F1_Canada_2006_\(crop\).PNG)
Panasonic was the principal sponsor of the now-defunct [Toyota Racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Racing_\(Formula_One_team\) "Toyota Racing (Formula One team)") [Formula One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One "Formula One") team.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hiro_Matsushita_in_1989.jpg)
[Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita") in 1991
Panasonic was a primary sponsor of [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota")'s [Formula One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One "Formula One") program, **Panasonic Toyota Racing** and which later the two parties reunited in [FIA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA "FIA") [World Rally Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rally_Championship "World Rally Championship") with [Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Gazoo_Racing_WRT "Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT") starting from [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Rally_Championship "2017 World Rally Championship") season onwards.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-177) [Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita"), grandson of the company founder, is a former race car driver who ran a company overseeing sponsorship arrangements for the company.
Panasonic was also a sponsor in [NASCAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR "NASCAR")'s [Busch Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busch_Series "Busch Series") in [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_NASCAR_Busch_Series "2005 NASCAR Busch Series"), sponsoring the No. 67 Smith Brothers Racing Dodge for [Ken Schrader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Schrader "Ken Schrader"),[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-178) [Bryan Reffner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Reffner "Bryan Reffner"),[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-179) [C.W. Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.W._Smith_\(racing_driver\) "C.W. Smith (racing driver)"),[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-180) and [Johnny Benson Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Benson_Jr. "Johnny Benson Jr.")[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-181) In 2007, Panasonic became a technology partner with [Hendrick Motorsports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports "Hendrick Motorsports") and served as a primary sponsor of the team's No. 24 car with [Jeff Gordon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gordon "Jeff Gordon") for two races in 2014 and throughout 2015.[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-182)
On 8 September 2016, Panasonic was unveiled as the title sponsor for the new [Jaguar Formula E team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Racing "Jaguar Racing").[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-183) Panasonic currently sponsors Japanese [IndyCar Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndyCar_Series "IndyCar Series") driver [Takuma Sato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuma_Sato "Takuma Sato") in his [Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahal_Letterman_Lanigan_Racing "Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing") car.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-184)
### Other
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Between 1988 and 2024, Panasonic was a top level sponsor of the Olympic Games.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-185)[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-186)
Panasonic was the official partner and sponsor of the [Boston Celtics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Celtics "Boston Celtics") from 1975 to 1989, along with [Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)").[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-187) Various Panasonic ads appeared at the old [Boston Garden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Garden "Boston Garden") during the 1980s.
Panasonic owns [Panasonic Wild Knights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Wild_Knights "Panasonic Wild Knights") a rugby club base in [Gunma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunma "Gunma") just outside of Tokyo. They compete in the highest level of rugby in Japan [Top League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_League "Top League").
Panasonic is the current sponsor for the ride [Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc._Ride_%26_Go_Seek "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek") at [Tokyo Disneyland Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Disneyland "Tokyo Disneyland"). It opened in 2009.
On 14 February 2017, Panasonic was unveiled as the main sponsor of [Lega Basket Serie A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lega_Basket_Serie_A "Lega Basket Serie A"), the highest professional basketball league in Italy and one of the top ranked national domestic league in Europe.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-188)
## Environmental record
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Panasonic is ranked in joint 11th place (out of 16) in [Greenpeace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace "Greenpeace")'s Guide to Greener Electronics, which ranks electronics manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products and make their operations more sustainable.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Guide_to_Greener_Electronics-189) The company is one of the top scorers on the Products criteria, praised for its good product life cycles and the number of products which are free from [polyvinyl chloride](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride "Polyvinyl chloride") plastic (PVC). It also scores maximum points for the energy efficiency of its products with 100 percent of its TVs meeting the latest [Energy Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Star "Energy Star") standards and exceeding the standby power requirement.
However, Panasonic's score is let down by its low score on the Energy criteria, with the Guide stating it must focus on planned reductions of greenhouse gases (GHG), set targets to reduce GHG emissions by at least 30% by 2015 and increase renewable energy use by 2020.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Guide_to_Greener_Electronics-189)
In 2014, an article in *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")* reported that Panasonic will compensate its expatriate workers in China a "hazard pay" as compensation for the chronic air pollution they are subjected to as they work.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-190)
In 2020, Panasonic joined [WIPO GREEN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIPO_GREEN "WIPO GREEN") as an official partner in an effort to address climate change.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-191)
In February 2022, the *Wall Street Journal* reported that Panasonic got its highest-emitting Chinese factory to "virtually net zero" carbon dioxide.[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-192)
## Senior leadership
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- *Chairman:* [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") (since April 2021)
- *President and CEO:* [Yuki Kusumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yuki_Kusumi&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yuki Kusumi (page does not exist)") \[[jp](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A5%A0%E8%A6%8B%E9%9B%84%E8%A6%8F "jp:楠見雄規")\] (since April 2021)
### List of former chairmen
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1. [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") (1961–1973)
2. Arataro Takahashi (1973–1977)
3. [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita") (1973–2000)
4. Yoichi Morishita (2000–2006)
5. [Kunio Nakamura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakamura "Kunio Nakamura") (2006–2012)
6. [Fumio Ōtsubo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_%C5%8Ctsubo "Fumio Ōtsubo") (2012–2021)
### List of former presidents and CEOs
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1. [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") (1918–1961)
2. [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita") (1961–1977)
3. Toshihiko Yamashita (1977–1986)
4. Akio Tanii (1986–1993)
5. Yoichi Morishita (1993–2000)
6. [Kunio Nakamura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakamura "Kunio Nakamura") (2000–2006)
7. [Fumio Ōtsubo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_%C5%8Ctsubo "Fumio Ōtsubo") (2006–2012)
8. [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") (2012–2021)
## Slogan history
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- "Just slightly ahead of our time" (1971–2003, outside of Japan)[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-193)
- "Even more than you expected \[out of the blue\]" (1970s–1996, Australia)
- "What's on Panasonic" (1990–1996)
- "The quest for zero defect" (1990s–2003, South Africa)[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-194)
- "Panasonic, The One That I Want" (1996–2003, USA)
- "What's New by Panasonic" (1996–2003)
- "Ideas For Life" (2003–2013, Global)[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-195)
- "A Better Life, A Better World" (2013–2023)[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-196)
- "Wonders!" (2014–2017, Japan)
- "Let's Live Life Better" (2017–2018, Indonesia)
- "Live Your Best" (2022–present, Global)[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-197)
- "Create Today. Enrich Tomorrow." (2022–present)[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-198)
- "Make New" (2023–present, Japan)[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-199)
## See also
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[Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals "Wikipedia:Contents/Portals"):
-  [Companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Companies "Portal:Companies")
-  [Telecommunication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Telecommunication "Portal:Telecommunication")
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nuvola_apps_ksim.png) [Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Electronics "Portal:Electronics")
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Noun-technology.svg) [Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Technology "Portal:Technology")
- [List of Panasonic camcorders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Panasonic_camcorders "List of Panasonic camcorders")
- [List of companies of Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Japan "List of companies of Japan")
- [Konosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konosuke_Matsushita "Konosuke Matsushita")
- [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita")
- [Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita")
- [Panasonic Cycle Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Cycle_Technology "Panasonic Cycle Technology")
## Notes
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1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-2)** Since April 2022, the "Panasonic Corporation" legal name is used for the now-renamed Panasonic Holdings' Lifestyle Updates Business Division.
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-6)** パナソニック ホールディングス株式会社; IPA: [\[panasoɲikkɯ̥\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Japanese "Help:IPA/Japanese")
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-7)** 松下電気器具製作所
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-8)** 松下電器産業株式会社
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-9)** パナソニック株式会社
6. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-21)** ナショナル, *Nashonaru*
7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-27)** テクニクス, *Tekunikusu*
## References
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1. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-Holdco_1-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-Holdco_1-1)
["Panasonic Announces New Group Structure and Personnel Changes to Executive Officers and Others \| Management/Financials \| Company \| Press Release"](https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/data/2022/02/en220224-8/en220224-8.html).
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-holdings.panasonic_3-0)**
["1918 – Corporate History"](http://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/about/history/chronicle/1918.html). Panasonic. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-5)**
["About Panasonic"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240925194936/https://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/about.html). Archived from [the original](https://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/about.html) on September 25, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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## Further reading
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- [Kotter, John P.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kotter "John Kotter") (1997). [*Matsushita Leadership: Lessons from the 20th Century's Most Remarkable Entrepreneur*](https://books.google.com/books?id=H02ar1hD7nAC). New York: The Free Press. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)")
[9780684834603](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780684834603 "Special:BookSources/9780684834603")
. [OCLC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCLC_\(identifier\) "OCLC (identifier)") [35620432](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/35620432).
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| Current | [Panasonic Avionics Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Avionics_Corporation "Panasonic Avionics Corporation") [Panasonic Cycle Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Cycle_Technology "Panasonic Cycle Technology") [Panasonic Electric Works](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Electric_Works "Panasonic Electric Works") (acquired in 2012) [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") (acquired in 2009) [Anchor Electricals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Electricals_Pvt._Ltd. "Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.") (acquired in 2007) [Blue Yonder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Yonder "Blue Yonder") (acquired in 2021) |
| Former | [JVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVC "JVC") (spun off and merged with [Kenwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenwood_Corporation "Kenwood Corporation")) [MCA Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Inc. "MCA Inc.") (including [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") & [Universal Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Television "Universal Television"); Sold to Seagram's) [Ripcord Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripcord_Games "Ripcord Games") (defunct) [Universal Lighting Technologies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Lighting_Technologies "Universal Lighting Technologies") (sold to Atar capital in 2021) |
| Brands | [Eneloop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneloop "Eneloop") Eluga [KDK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDK "KDK") [Lumix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumix "Lumix") [National](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)") (phased out) [Panasonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(brand\) "Panasonic (brand)") [Quasar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar_\(brand\) "Quasar (brand)") [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") NXT Kaizen [Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)") [Varicam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicam "Varicam") |
| Products | |
| | |
| Consoles | [3DO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO "3DO") [Panasonic M2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_M2 "Panasonic M2") [Panasonic Q](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Q "Panasonic Q") [Jungle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_\(console\) "Jungle (console)") |
| [Turntables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)") | [Technics SL-1200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-1200 "Technics SL-1200") [Technics SL-10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-10 "Technics SL-10") [Technics SL-J2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-J2 "Technics SL-J2") |
| Other | [Bicycles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Cycle_Technology "Panasonic Cycle Technology") [Camcorders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Panasonic_camcorders "List of Panasonic camcorders") [CD interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_CD_interface "Panasonic CD interface") [Hospi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospi "Hospi") [MN103](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MN103 "MN103") [Panapet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panapet "Panapet") [Panasonic JR series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita_JR_series "Matsushita JR series") [Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Toot-a-Loop_Radio "Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio") [Toughpad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Toughpad "Panasonic Toughpad") [Toughbook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Toughbook "Panasonic Toughbook") [Panasonic TR-005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_TR-005 "Panasonic TR-005") [Venus Engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Engine "Venus Engine") |
| Formats and standards | [Archival Disc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archival_Disc "Archival Disc") [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") [D5 HD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D5_HD "D5 HD") [DVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD "DVD") [M-3DI Standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-3DI_Standard "M-3DI Standard") [Micro Four Thirds system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds_system "Micro Four Thirds system") [MicroP2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroP2 "MicroP2") [MII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MII_\(videocassette_format\) "MII (videocassette format)") [Nintendo optical discs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_optical_discs "Nintendo optical discs") [P2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P2_\(storage_media\) "P2 (storage media)") [Secure Digital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital "Secure Digital") [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS") [Viera Cast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viera_Cast "Viera Cast") [VX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_\(videocassette_format\) "VX (videocassette format)") |
| People | [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita") [Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita") [Hirofumi Hirano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirofumi_Hirano "Hirofumi Hirano") [Toshio Iue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Iue "Toshio Iue") [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") |
| Other | [Gamba Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamba_Osaka "Gamba Osaka") [Osaka Bluteon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Bluteon "Osaka Bluteon") [Panasonic Wild Knights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Wild_Knights "Panasonic Wild Knights") [Panasonic cycling team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(cycling_team\) "Panasonic (cycling team)") [Panasonic Toyota Racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_in_Formula_One "Toyota in Formula One") [Panasonic Gobel Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Gobel_Awards "Panasonic Gobel Awards") [Panasonic Impulse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Impulse "Panasonic Impulse") |
|  [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Panasonic_Corporation "Category:Panasonic Corporation") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Template:Kōnosuke Matsushita") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Template talk:Kōnosuke Matsushita") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Special:EditPage/Template:Kōnosuke Matsushita")[Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") | | |
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| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Panasonic "Template:Panasonic") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Panasonic "Template talk:Panasonic") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Panasonic "Special:EditPage/Template:Panasonic")[Panasonic]() | | |
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| Current | [Panasonic Avionics Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Avionics_Corporation "Panasonic Avionics Corporation") [Panasonic Cycle Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Cycle_Technology "Panasonic Cycle Technology") [Panasonic Electric Works](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Electric_Works "Panasonic Electric Works") (acquired in 2012) [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") (acquired in 2009) [Anchor Electricals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Electricals_Pvt._Ltd. "Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.") (acquired in 2007) [Blue Yonder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Yonder "Blue Yonder") (acquired in 2021) | |
| Former | [JVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVC "JVC") (spun off and merged with [Kenwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenwood_Corporation "Kenwood Corporation")) [MCA Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Inc. "MCA Inc.") (including [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") & [Universal Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Television "Universal Television"); Sold to Seagram's) [Ripcord Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripcord_Games "Ripcord Games") (defunct) [Universal Lighting Technologies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Lighting_Technologies "Universal Lighting Technologies") (sold to Atar capital in 2021) | |
| Brands | [Eneloop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneloop "Eneloop") Eluga [KDK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDK "KDK") [Lumix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumix "Lumix") [National](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)") (phased out) [Panasonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(brand\) "Panasonic (brand)") [Quasar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar_\(brand\) "Quasar (brand)") [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") NXT Kaizen [Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)") [Varicam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicam "Varicam") | |
| Products | | |
| | | |
| Consoles | [3DO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO "3DO") [Panasonic M2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_M2 "Panasonic M2") [Panasonic Q](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Q "Panasonic Q") [Jungle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_\(console\) "Jungle (console)") | |
| [Turntables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)") | [Technics SL-1200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-1200 "Technics SL-1200") [Technics SL-10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-10 "Technics SL-10") [Technics SL-J2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-J2 "Technics SL-J2") | |
| Other | [Bicycles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Cycle_Technology "Panasonic Cycle Technology") [Camcorders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Panasonic_camcorders "List of Panasonic camcorders") [CD interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_CD_interface "Panasonic CD interface") [Hospi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospi "Hospi") [MN103](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MN103 "MN103") [Panapet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panapet "Panapet") [Panasonic JR series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita_JR_series "Matsushita JR series") [Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Toot-a-Loop_Radio "Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio") [Toughpad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Toughpad "Panasonic Toughpad") [Toughbook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Toughbook "Panasonic Toughbook") [Panasonic TR-005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_TR-005 "Panasonic TR-005") [Venus Engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Engine "Venus Engine") | |
| Formats and standards | [Archival Disc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archival_Disc "Archival Disc") [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") [D5 HD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D5_HD "D5 HD") [DVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD "DVD") [M-3DI Standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-3DI_Standard "M-3DI Standard") [Micro Four Thirds system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds_system "Micro Four Thirds system") [MicroP2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroP2 "MicroP2") [MII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MII_\(videocassette_format\) "MII (videocassette format)") [Nintendo optical discs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_optical_discs "Nintendo optical discs") [P2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P2_\(storage_media\) "P2 (storage media)") [Secure Digital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital "Secure Digital") [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS") [Viera Cast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viera_Cast "Viera Cast") [VX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_\(videocassette_format\) "VX (videocassette format)") | |
| People | [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita") [Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita") [Hirofumi Hirano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirofumi_Hirano "Hirofumi Hirano") [Toshio Iue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Iue "Toshio Iue") [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") | |
| Other | [Gamba Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamba_Osaka "Gamba Osaka") [Osaka Bluteon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Bluteon "Osaka Bluteon") [Panasonic Wild Knights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Wild_Knights "Panasonic Wild Knights") [Panasonic cycling team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(cycling_team\) "Panasonic (cycling team)") [Panasonic Toyota Racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_in_Formula_One "Toyota in Formula One") [Panasonic Gobel Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Gobel_Awards "Panasonic Gobel Awards") [Panasonic Impulse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Impulse "Panasonic Impulse") | |
|  [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Panasonic_Corporation "Category:Panasonic Corporation") | | |
| Related topics | [Sherman Brothers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Brothers "Sherman Brothers") [Management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management "Management") [Countries' greatest people TV series and media polls](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countries%27_greatest_people_TV_series_and_media_polls&action=edit&redlink=1 "Countries' greatest people TV series and media polls (page does not exist)") [Japan topics](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japan_topics&action=edit&redlink=1 "Japan topics (page does not exist)") [Inventions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventions "Inventions") | |
| Family | [Mumeno Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mumeno_Matsushita&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mumeno Matsushita (page does not exist)") (wife) [Toshio Iue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Iue "Toshio Iue") (brother in law) [Matsushita Sachiko](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matsushita_Sachiko&action=edit&redlink=1 "Matsushita Sachiko (page does not exist)") (daughter) [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita") (son in law) [Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita") (grandson) [Masayuki Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masayuki_Matsushita&action=edit&redlink=1 "Masayuki Matsushita (page does not exist)") (grandson) | |
| [In popular culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_popular_culture "In popular culture") | [Meet the World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_World "Meet the World") (April 15, 1983 - June 30, 2002) Ikkei Watanabe - Drama "Soichiro Tahara's Human Discovery Special Approaching the Management Strategy of the Late Konosuke Matsushita" (TV Asahi (2001) [Tatsuya Nakadai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuya_Nakadai "Tatsuya Nakadai") portrayed Kōnosuke Matsushita in "陽はまた昇る (The sun rises again)" (Film, 2004) [Shunji Fujimur](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shunji_Fujimur&action=edit&redlink=1 "Shunji Fujimur (page does not exist)") portrayed Kōnosuke Matsushita in "100 Japanese Who Change the World (JAPAN ☆ ALL STARS" TV TOKYO) (2008)" (Documentary,2008) [Akira Takarada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Takarada "Akira Takarada") portrayed Kōnosuke Matsushita in "The Men Who Brought Life to Hakone" (Film, 2008) [Kunihiko Mitamura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunihiko_Mitamura "Kunihiko Mitamura") portrayed Kōnosuke Matsushita in "Rubicon's Decision" (2009) [Michitaka Tsutsui](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michitaka_Tsutsui&action=edit&redlink=1 "Michitaka Tsutsui (page does not exist)") portrayed Kōnosuke Matsushita in "God's Wife" (TV Drama, 2011) | |
| [Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards "Awards") | [Order of the House of Orange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_House_of_Orange "Order of the House of Orange") *Decorated Commander in the Order of Orange* (1958) [Order of the Sacred Treasure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Sacred_Treasure "Order of the Sacred Treasure") [Order of the Rising Sun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Rising_Sun "Order of the Rising Sun") (29 April 1981) [Order of the Paulownia Flowers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Paulownia_Flowers "Order of the Paulownia Flowers") (29 April 1987) [Order of the Defender of the Realm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Defender_of_the_Realm "Order of the Defender of the Realm") *Honorary Commander* (Panglima Mangku Negara which carries the title "Tan Sri" 1979) [Medal with Blue Ribbon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medals_of_Honor_\(Japan\) "Medals of Honor (Japan)") [Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_with_Dark_Blue_Ribbon "Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon") [China Reform Friendship Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Reform_Friendship_Medal "China Reform Friendship Medal") (2018) | |
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[Pitsos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitsos "Pitsos") [Profilo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profilo "Profilo") [Siemens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens "Siemens") [Thermador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermador "Thermador") [Bticino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bticino "Bticino") [Colston-Ariston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colston-Ariston "Colston-Ariston") [Cuisinart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisinart "Cuisinart") [Danby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danby_\(appliances\) "Danby (appliances)") [De Dietrich Remeha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Dietrich_Remeha "De Dietrich Remeha") [De' Longhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%27_Longhi "De' Longhi") [Kenwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenwood_Limited "Kenwood Limited") [Dualit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualit "Dualit") [Dustbot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustbot "Dustbot") [Dyson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_\(company\) "Dyson (company)") [Edesa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edesa "Edesa") [Electrolux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolux "Electrolux") [AEG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEG_\(brand\) "AEG (brand)") [Anova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anova_Culinary "Anova Culinary") [Frigidaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigidaire "Frigidaire") [Kelvinator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvinator "Kelvinator") [Lehel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehel_\(appliances\) "Lehel (appliances)") [Parkinson Cowan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson_Cowan "Parkinson Cowan") [White-Westinghouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-Westinghouse "White-Westinghouse") [Zanussi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanussi "Zanussi") [Elica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elica "Elica") [Faema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faema "Faema") [Fulgor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgor "Fulgor") [Gaggia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaggia "Gaggia") [Giacomini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomini "Giacomini") [Gree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gree_Electric "Gree Electric") [Haceb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haceb "Haceb") [Haier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier "Haier") [Candy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_\(company\) "Candy (company)") [Fisher & Paykel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_%26_Paykel "Fisher & Paykel") [GE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_Appliances "GE Appliances")\* [Hoover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoover_Company "The Hoover Company") [Hotpoint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotpoint "Hotpoint")\* [Hamilton Beach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Beach_Brands "Hamilton Beach Brands") [Proctor Silex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor_Silex "Proctor Silex") [Havells](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havells "Havells") [Hisense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisense "Hisense") [Asko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asko_Appliances "Asko Appliances") [Gorenje](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorenje "Gorenje") [Kelon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisense_Kelon "Hisense Kelon") [IKEA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA "IKEA") [InSinkErator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSinkErator "InSinkErator") [iRobot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRobot "IRobot") [Roomba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba "Roomba") [Scooba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooba_\(brand\) "Scooba (brand)") [JS Global Lifestyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Global_Lifestyle "JS Global Lifestyle") [Joyoung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyoung "Joyoung") [Kenmore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenmore_\(brand\) "Kenmore (brand)") [Khind-Mistral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khind_Holdings "Khind Holdings") [Kleenmaid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleenmaid "Kleenmaid") [LG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Electronics "LG Electronics") [Liebherr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebherr "Liebherr") [Lofra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofra "Lofra") [Mabe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabe_\(company\) "Mabe (company)") [Magic Bullet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Bullet_\(appliance\) "Magic Bullet (appliance)") [Magic Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Chef "Magic Chef") [Medion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medion "Medion") [Middleby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleby_Corporation "Middleby Corporation") [AGA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGA_cooker "AGA cooker") [La Cornue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cornue "La Cornue") [Rangemaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGA_Rangemaster_Group "AGA Rangemaster Group") [Rayburn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayburn_range "Rayburn range") [Viking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Range "Viking Range") [Midea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midea_Group "Midea Group") [Eureka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_\(company\) "Eureka (company)") [Toshiba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba "Toshiba")\* [Miele](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miele "Miele") [Mitsubishi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Electric "Mitsubishi Electric") [Moffat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moffat_\(company\) "Moffat (company)") [Morphy Richards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphy_Richards "Morphy Richards") [Newell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell_Brands "Newell Brands") [Crock-Pot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crock-Pot "Crock-Pot") [Holmes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_Products "Holmes Products") [Mr. Coffee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Coffee "Mr. Coffee") [Oster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osterizer "Osterizer") [Sunbeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_Products "Sunbeam Products") [OXO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OXO_\(kitchen_utensils_brand\) "OXO (kitchen utensils brand)") [Panasonic]() [KDK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDK "KDK") [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") [Pars Khazar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars_Khazar "Pars Khazar") [Peerless-Premier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerless-Premier_Appliance_Company "Peerless-Premier Appliance Company") [Pensonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensonic "Pensonic") [Philips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips "Philips") [Pyramis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramis "Pyramis") [Roborock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roborock "Roborock") [Saeco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeco "Saeco") [Samsung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics "Samsung Electronics") [Dacor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacor_\(kitchen_appliances\) "Dacor (kitchen appliances)") [SEB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_SEB "Groupe SEB") [Krups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krups "Krups") [Moulinex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulinex "Moulinex") [Rowenta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowenta "Rowenta") [Supor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supor "Supor") [Tefal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefal "Tefal") [Servis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servis "Servis") [Severin Elektro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severin_Elektro "Severin Elektro") [SharkNinja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SharkNinja "SharkNinja") [Sharp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation "Sharp Corporation") [Sisil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisil "Sisil") [Skyworth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyworth "Skyworth") [Smeg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smeg_\(appliances\) "Smeg (appliances)") [Snowa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowa "Snowa") [Spectrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_Brands "Spectrum Brands") [Black+Decker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%2BDecker "Black+Decker")\* [George Foreman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_Grill "George Foreman Grill") [Remington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_\(personal_care_brand\) "Remington (personal care brand)") [Russell Hobbs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hobbs "Russell Hobbs") [Toastmaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toastmaster_\(appliances\) "Toastmaster (appliances)") [Sub-Zero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Zero_\(brand\) "Sub-Zero (brand)") [Tiger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Corporation "Tiger Corporation") [Vestel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestel "Vestel") [Vestfrost](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestfrost "Vestfrost") [Finlux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlux "Finlux") [Videocon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon "Videocon") [Voltas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltas "Voltas") [Vorwerk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorwerk_\(company\) "Vorwerk (company)") [West Bend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bend_Housewares "West Bend Housewares") [Whirlpool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool_Corporation "Whirlpool Corporation") [Admiral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_\(electrical_appliances\) "Admiral (electrical appliances)") [Amana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amana_Corporation "Amana Corporation") [Jenn-Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenn-Air "Jenn-Air") [KitchenAid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KitchenAid "KitchenAid") [Maytag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maytag "Maytag") [Winia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winia_Electronics "Winia Electronics") [Xiaomi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaomi "Xiaomi") [Zojirushi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zojirushi_Corporation "Zojirushi Corporation") [Zyliss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyliss "Zyliss") |
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| Core 30 | [Astellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astellas_Pharma "Astellas Pharma") [Daiichi Sankyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daiichi_Sankyo "Daiichi Sankyo") [Daikin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikin "Daikin") [FANUC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FANUC "FANUC") [Hitachi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi "Hitachi") [Honda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda "Honda") [Hoya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoya_Corporation "Hoya Corporation") [Itochu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itochu "Itochu") [KDDI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDDI "KDDI") [Keyence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyence "Keyence") [Mitsubishi Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Corporation "Mitsubishi Corporation") [Mitsui & Co](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_%26_Co "Mitsui & Co") [Mizuho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuho_Financial_Group "Mizuho Financial Group") [MUFG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUFG "MUFG") [Murata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murata_Manufacturing "Murata Manufacturing") [Nidec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidec "Nidec") [Nintendo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo "Nintendo") [NTT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Telegraph_%26_Telephone "Nippon Telegraph & Telephone") [Recruit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruit_\(company\) "Recruit (company)") [Seven & i Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_%26_i_Holdings "Seven & i Holdings") [Shin-Etsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-Etsu_Chemical "Shin-Etsu Chemical") [SMBC Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMBC_Group "SMBC Group") [SMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMC_Corporation "SMC Corporation") [SoftBank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftBank "SoftBank") [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony") [Takeda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_Pharmaceutical_Company "Takeda Pharmaceutical Company") [Tokio Marine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokio_Marine "Tokio Marine") [Tokyo Electron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Electron "Tokyo Electron") [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota") |
| Large 70 | [ÆON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEON_\(company\) "AEON (company)") [Ajinomoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto "Ajinomoto") [ANA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Nippon_Airways "All Nippon Airways") [Asahi Group Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Breweries "Asahi Breweries") [Asahi Kasei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Kasei "Asahi Kasei") [Bandai Namco Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings "Bandai Namco Holdings") [Bridgestone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone "Bridgestone") [Canon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Inc. "Canon Inc.") [Chugai Pharmaceutical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chugai_Pharmaceutical "Chugai Pharmaceutical") [Dai-ichi Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai-ichi_Life "Dai-ichi Life") [Daiwa House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daiwa_House "Daiwa House") [Denso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denso "Denso") [Eisai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisai_\(company\) "Eisai (company)") [ENEOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneos_Holdings "Eneos Holdings") [Fast Retailing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Retailing "Fast Retailing") [Fujifilm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm "Fujifilm") [Fujitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu "Fujitsu") [Japan Exchange Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Exchange_Group "Japan Exchange Group") [Japan Post Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Post_Holdings "Japan Post Holdings") [JR Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Japan_Railway_Company "Central Japan Railway Company") [JR East](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Japan_Railway_Company "East Japan Railway Company") [JR West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Japan_Railway_Company "West Japan Railway Company") [JT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Tobacco "Japan Tobacco") [Kao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kao_Corporation "Kao Corporation") [Kirin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirin_\(company\) "Kirin (company)") [Komatsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komatsu_\(company\) "Komatsu (company)") [Kubota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubota_Corporation "Kubota Corporation") [Kyocera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyocera "Kyocera") [Lasertec](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF "jp:レーザーテック") [M3.com](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC "jp:エムスリー") [Marubeni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marubeni "Marubeni") [Mitsubishi Chemical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Chemical_Holdings "Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings") [Mitsubishi Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Electric "Mitsubishi Electric") [Mitsubishi Estate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Estate "Mitsubishi Estate") [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries") [Mitsui Fudosan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_Fudosan "Mitsui Fudosan") [MS\&AD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS%26AD_Insurance_Group "MS&AD Insurance Group") [Nippon Steel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Steel "Nippon Steel") [Nippon Yusen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Yusen "Nippon Yusen") [Nissan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan "Nissan") [Nitori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitori "Nitori") [Nomura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomura_Holdings "Nomura Holdings") [Olympus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Corporation "Olympus Corporation") [Omron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omron "Omron") [Ono Pharmaceutical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ono_Pharmaceutical "Ono Pharmaceutical") [Oriental Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Land "Oriental Land") [Orix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orix "Orix") [Otsuka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otsuka_Pharmaceutical "Otsuka Pharmaceutical") [Panasonic]() [Renesas Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renesas_Electronics "Renesas Electronics") [Resona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resona_Holdings "Resona Holdings") [Secom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secom "Secom") [Sekisui House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekisui_House "Sekisui House") [Shimano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimano "Shimano") [Shionogi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shionogi "Shionogi") [Shiseido](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiseido "Shiseido") [Sompo Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sompo_Japan_Nipponkoa_Holdings "Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings") [Subaru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Corporation "Subaru Corporation") [Sumitomo Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Corporation "Sumitomo Corporation") [Sumitomo Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Electric "Sumitomo Electric") [Sumitomo Metal Mining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Group "Sumitomo Group") [Sumitomo Mitsui Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Trust "Sumitomo Mitsui Trust") [Sumitomo Realty & Development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Realty_%26_Development "Sumitomo Realty & Development") [Suzuki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki "Suzuki") [Sysmex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysmex_Corporation "Sysmex Corporation") [Terumo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terumo "Terumo") [Toray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toray_Industries "Toray Industries") [Toshiba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba "Toshiba") [Unicharm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicharm "Unicharm") [Z Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Holdings "Z Holdings") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Nikkei_225 "Template:Nikkei 225") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Nikkei_225 "Template talk:Nikkei 225") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Nikkei_225 "Special:EditPage/Template:Nikkei 225") [Nikkei 225](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 "Nikkei 225") companies of [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan "Japan") | |
| [7\&i](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_%26_i_Holdings "Seven & i Holdings") [Advantest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advantest "Advantest") [ÆON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEON_\(company\) "AEON (company)") [AGC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGC_Inc. "AGC Inc.") [Ajinomoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto "Ajinomoto") [Alps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps_Electric "Alps Electric") [ANA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Nippon_Airways "All Nippon Airways") [Amada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amada_Co "Amada Co") [Aozora Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aozora_Bank "Aozora Bank") [Asahi Breweries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Breweries "Asahi Breweries") [Asahi Kasei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Kasei "Asahi Kasei") [Astellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astellas_Pharma "Astellas Pharma") [Bandai Namco Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings "Bandai Namco Holdings") [Bridgestone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone "Bridgestone") [Canon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Inc. "Canon Inc.") [Casio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio "Casio") [Chiba Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiba_Bank "Chiba Bank") [Chuden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chubu_Electric_Power "Chubu Electric Power") [Chugai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chugai_Pharmaceutical_Co. "Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.") [Citizen Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Watch "Citizen Watch") [Comsys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comsys "Comsys") [CyberAgent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyberAgent "CyberAgent") [Concordia Financial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Yokohama "Bank of Yokohama") [Credit Saison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_Saison "Credit Saison") [Dai-ichi Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai-ichi_Life "Dai-ichi Life") [Daiichi Sankyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daiichi_Sankyo "Daiichi Sankyo") [Daikin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikin "Daikin") [Daiwa House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daiwa_House "Daiwa House") [Daiwa Securities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daiwa_Securities_Group "Daiwa Securities Group") [Denka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denki_Kagaku_Kogyo "Denki Kagaku Kogyo") [DeNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeNA "DeNA") [Denso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denso "Denso") [Dentsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentsu "Dentsu") [Disco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Corporation "Disco Corporation") [DNP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Nippon_Printing "Dai Nippon Printing") [Dowa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowa_Holdings "Dowa Holdings") [Ebara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebara_Corporation "Ebara Corporation") [Eisai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisai_\(company\) "Eisai (company)") [ENEOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneos_Holdings "Eneos Holdings") [Fanuc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FANUC "FANUC") [Fast Retailing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Retailing "Fast Retailing") [Fuji Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Electric "Fuji Electric") [Fujifilm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm "Fujifilm") [Fujikura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujikura "Fujikura") [Fujitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu "Fujitsu") [Fukuoka Financial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_Financial_Group "Fukuoka Financial Group") [Furukawa Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furukawa_Electric "Furukawa Electric") [GS Yuasa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GS_Yuasa "GS Yuasa") [Hino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hino_Motors "Hino Motors") [Hitachi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi "Hitachi") [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Construction_Machinery "Hitachi Construction Machinery") [Kanadevia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanadevia "Kanadevia") [Honda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda "Honda") [Hoya Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoya_Corporation "Hoya Corporation") [IHI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHI_Corporation "IHI Corporation") [INPEX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inpex "Inpex") [Isetan-Mitsukoshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetan_Mitsukoshi_Holdings "Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings") [Isuzu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isuzu "Isuzu") [Itochu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itochu "Itochu") [Japan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines "Japan Airlines") [Japan Exchange Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Exchange_Group "Japan Exchange Group") [Japan Post Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Post_Holdings "Japan Post Holdings") [JFE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFE_Holdings "JFE Holdings") [J. Front Retailing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Front_Retailing "J. Front Retailing") [JGC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JGC_Corporation "JGC Corporation") [JR Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Japan_Railway_Company "Central Japan Railway Company") [JR East](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Japan_Railway_Company "East Japan Railway Company") [JR West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Japan_Railway_Company "West Japan Railway Company") [JSW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Steel_Works "Japan Steel Works") [JT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Tobacco "Japan Tobacco") [JTEKT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JTEKT "JTEKT") [Kajima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajima "Kajima") [KEPCO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_Electric_Power_Company "Kansai Electric Power Company") [Kao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kao_Corporation "Kao Corporation") [Kawasaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries "Kawasaki Heavy Industries") [KDDI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDDI "KDDI") [Keio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keio_Corporation "Keio Corporation") [Keisei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisei_Electric_Railway "Keisei Electric Railway") [Keyence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyence "Keyence") [Kikkoman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikkoman "Kikkoman") [Kirin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirin_Company "Kirin Company") [K Line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Line "K Line") [Kobelco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Steel "Kobe Steel") [Komatsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komatsu_\(company\) "Komatsu (company)") [Konami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami "Konami") [Konica Minolta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konica_Minolta "Konica Minolta") [Kubota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubota "Kubota") [Kuraray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuraray "Kuraray") [Kyocera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyocera "Kyocera") [Kyowa Hakko Kirin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyowa_Hakko_Kirin "Kyowa Hakko Kirin") [LY Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LY_Corporation "LY Corporation") [Lasertec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasertec_Corporation "Lasertec Corporation") [M3](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M3,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1 "M3, Inc. (page does not exist)") \[[ja](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC "ja:エムスリー")\] [Marubeni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marubeni "Marubeni") [Marui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marui "Marui") [Mazda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda "Mazda") [Meiji Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Holdings "Meiji Holdings") [Mercari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercari "Mercari") [Minebea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minebea "Minebea") [Mitsubishi Chemical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Chemical_Holdings "Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings") [Mitsubishi Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Corporation "Mitsubishi Corporation") [Mitsubishi Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Electric "Mitsubishi Electric") [Mitsubishi Estate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Estate "Mitsubishi Estate") [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries") [Mitsubishi Materials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Materials "Mitsubishi Materials") [Mitsubishi Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Motors "Mitsubishi Motors") [Mitsui & Co](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_%26_Co "Mitsui & Co") [Mitsui Chemicals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_Chemicals "Mitsui Chemicals") [Mitsui Fudosan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_Fudosan "Mitsui Fudosan") [Mitsui Kinzoku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui "Mitsui") [MinebeaMitsumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinebeaMitsumi "MinebeaMitsumi") [Mizuho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuho_Financial_Group "Mizuho Financial Group") [MOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_OSK_Lines "Mitsui OSK Lines") [MS\&AD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS%26AD_Insurance_Group "MS&AD Insurance Group") [MUFG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUFG "MUFG") [MUJI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUJI "MUJI") [Murata Manufacturing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murata_Manufacturing "Murata Manufacturing") [NEC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC "NEC") [Nexon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexon "Nexon") [NEG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Electric_Glass "Nippon Electric Glass") [NGK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGK_Insulators "NGK Insulators") [Nichirei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichirei "Nichirei") [Nidec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidec "Nidec") [Nikon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon "Nikon") [Nintendo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo "Nintendo") [Nippon Light Metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Light_Metal "Nippon Light Metal") [Nippon Ham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Ham "Nippon Ham") [Nippon Soda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Soda "Nippon Soda") [Nissan Motor Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan "Nissan") [Nissan Chemical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Chemical_Corporation "Nissan Chemical Corporation") [Nisshin Seifun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisshin_Seifun_Group "Nisshin Seifun Group") [Nissui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissui "Nissui") [Nittobo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitto_Boseki "Nitto Boseki") [Nitto Denko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitto_Denko "Nitto Denko") [Nitori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitori "Nitori") [Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sompo_Japan_Nipponkoa_Holdings "Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings") [Nomura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomura_Holdings "Nomura Holdings") [Nomura Research Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomura_Research_Institute "Nomura Research Institute") [NSK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSK_Ltd. "NSK Ltd.") [Nippon Steel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Steel "Nippon Steel") [NTN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTN_Corporation "NTN Corporation") [NTT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Telegraph_and_Telephone "Nippon Telegraph and Telephone") [NTT Data](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_Data "NTT Data") [NYK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Yusen "Nippon Yusen") [Obayashi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obayashi_Corporation "Obayashi Corporation") [Odakyu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odakyu_Electric_Railway "Odakyu Electric Railway") [Oji Holdings Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oji_Paper_Company "Oji Paper Company") [OKI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKI_\(company\) "OKI (company)") [Okuma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okuma_Corporation "Okuma Corporation") [Olympus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Corporation "Olympus Corporation") [Omron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omron "Omron") [Oriental Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oriental_Land_Company "The Oriental Land Company") [Osaka Gas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Gas "Osaka Gas") [Panasonic]() [Rakuten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakuten "Rakuten") [Recruit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruit_\(company\) "Recruit (company)") [Resona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resona_Holdings "Resona Holdings") [Ricoh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricoh "Ricoh") [Sapporo Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo_Brewery "Sapporo Brewery") [SCREEN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCREEN_Holdings "SCREEN Holdings") [Secom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secom "Secom") [Sekisui House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekisui_House "Sekisui House") [Sharp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation "Sharp Corporation") [Shimz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimizu_Corporation "Shimizu Corporation") [Shin-Etsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-Etsu_Chemical "Shin-Etsu Chemical") [Shionogi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shionogi "Shionogi") [Shiseido](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiseido "Shiseido") [Shizuoka Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuoka_Bank "Shizuoka Bank") [Resonac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonac "Resonac") [SMC Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMC_Corporation "SMC Corporation") [Idemitsu Kosan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idemitsu_Kosan "Idemitsu Kosan") [Socionext](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socionext "Socionext") [SoftBank Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftBank_Group "SoftBank Group") [SoftBank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftBank "SoftBank") [Sojitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sojitz "Sojitz") [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony") [Subaru Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Corporation "Subaru Corporation") [SUMCO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUMCO "SUMCO") [Sumitomo Chemical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Chemical "Sumitomo Chemical") [Sumitomo Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Corporation "Sumitomo Corporation") [Sumitomo Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Electric_Industries "Sumitomo Electric Industries") [Sumitomo Heavy Industries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Heavy_Industries "Sumitomo Heavy Industries") [Sumitomo Metal Mining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Group "Sumitomo Group") [Sumitomo Mitsui Financial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group "Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group") [Sumitomo Mitsui Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Trust_Holdings "Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings") [Sumitomo Pharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Pharma "Sumitomo Pharma") [Sumitomo Realty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Realty_%26_Development "Sumitomo Realty & Development") [Suzuki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki "Suzuki") [T\&D](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%26D_Holdings "T&D Holdings") [Taiheiyo Cement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiheiyo_Cement "Taiheiyo Cement") [Taisei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisei_Corporation "Taisei Corporation") [Taiyo Yuden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyo_Yuden "Taiyo Yuden") [Takashimaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashimaya "Takashimaya") [Takeda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_Pharmaceutical_Company "Takeda Pharmaceutical Company") [TDK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TDK "TDK") [Teijin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teijin "Teijin") [TEPCO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Electric_Power_Company "Tokyo Electric Power Company") [Terumo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terumo "Terumo") [Tobu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobu_Railway "Tobu Railway") [Toho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toho "Toho") [Toho Zinc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toho_Zinc "Toho Zinc") [Tokai Carbon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokai_Carbon "Tokai Carbon") [Tokuyama Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokuyama_Corporation "Tokuyama Corporation") [Tokio Marine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokio_Marine "Tokio Marine") [Tokyo Electron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Electron "Tokyo Electron") [Tokyo Gas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Gas "Tokyo Gas") [Tokyo Tatemono](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tatemono "Tokyo Tatemono") [Tokyu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyu_Corporation "Tokyu Corporation") [Tokyu Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyu_Land "Tokyu Land") [Toppan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toppan "Toppan") [Toray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toray_Industries "Toray Industries") [Toto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_Ltd. "Toto Ltd.") [Toyobo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyobo "Toyobo") [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota") [Toyota Tsusho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Tsusho "Toyota Tsusho") [Trend Micro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trend_Micro "Trend Micro") [UBE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBE_Corporation "UBE Corporation") [Yamaha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Corporation "Yamaha Corporation") [Yamaha Motor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Motor_Company "Yamaha Motor Company") [Yamato Transport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_Transport "Yamato Transport") [Yasakawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaskawa_Electric_Corporation "Yaskawa Electric Corporation") [Yokogawa Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokogawa_Electric "Yokogawa Electric") [Yokohama Rubber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Rubber_Company "Yokohama Rubber Company") [ZOZO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZOZO "ZOZO") | |
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| Current | [Aiwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiwa "Aiwa") [Alaxala Networks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaxala_Networks "Alaxala Networks") [Alinco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alinco "Alinco") [Alps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps_Electric "Alps Electric") [Alpine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_Electronics "Alpine Electronics") [Anritsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anritsu "Anritsu") [AOR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOR_\(company\) "AOR (company)") [Audio-Technica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio-Technica "Audio-Technica") [Bandai Namco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings "Bandai Namco Holdings") [Brother](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Industries "Brother Industries") [Canon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Inc. "Canon Inc.") [Casio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio "Casio") [CatEye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CatEye "CatEye") [Citizen Watch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Watch "Citizen Watch") [Cosina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosina "Cosina") [D+M Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%2BM_Group "D+M Group") [Denon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denon "Denon") [Marantz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marantz "Marantz") [Daikin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikin "Daikin") [Denso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denso "Denso") [Denso Ten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denso_Ten "Denso Ten") [DNP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Nippon_Printing "Dai Nippon Printing") [Eiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiki "Eiki") [Eizo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eizo "Eizo") [Elecom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elecom "Elecom") [ESP Guitars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP_Guitars "ESP Guitars") [FANUC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FANUC "FANUC") [Fostex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fostex "Fostex") [Fuji Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Electric "Fuji Electric") [Fujifilm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm "Fujifilm") [Business Innovation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm_Business_Innovation "Fujifilm Business Innovation") [Fujitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu "Fujitsu") [Furuno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furuno "Furuno") [Futaba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futaba_Corporation "Futaba Corporation") [Hamamatsu Photonics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamamatsu_Photonics "Hamamatsu Photonics") [Hirose Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirose_Electric_Group "Hirose Electric Group") [Hitachi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi "Hitachi") [Clarion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarion_\(company\) "Clarion (company)") [Maxell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxell "Maxell") [Hoya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoya_Corporation "Hoya Corporation") [Ibanez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez "Ibanez") [Ibiden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibiden "Ibiden") [Icom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icom_Incorporated "Icom Incorporated") [Ikegami Tsushinki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikegami_Tsushinki "Ikegami Tsushinki") [Iwatsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwatsu_Electric "Iwatsu Electric") [Japan Display](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Display "Japan Display") [JEOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JEOL "JEOL") [JRC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Radio_Company "Japan Radio Company") [JR Propo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Remote_Control "Japan Remote Control") [JVCKenwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVCKenwood "JVCKenwood") [JVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVC "JVC") [Kenwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenwood_Corporation "Kenwood Corporation") [Kawai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawai_Musical_Instruments "Kawai Musical Instruments") [Keyence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyence "Keyence") [Kioxia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kioxia "Kioxia") [Kiramek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiramek "Kiramek") [Konami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami "Konami") [Konica Minolta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konica_Minolta "Konica Minolta") [KO PROPO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KO_PROPO "KO PROPO") [Korg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg "Korg") [Kyocera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyocera "Kyocera") [Luxman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxman "Luxman") [Mabuchi Motor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabuchi_Motor "Mabuchi Motor") [Mamiya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamiya "Mamiya") [Maspro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maspro_Denkoh "Maspro Denkoh") [Melco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melco "Melco") [Micron Memory Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Memory_Japan "Micron Memory Japan") [MinebeaMitsumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinebeaMitsumi "MinebeaMitsumi") [Mitsumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsumi_Electric "Mitsumi Electric") [Mitsubishi Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Electric "Mitsubishi Electric") [Murata Manufacturing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murata_Manufacturing "Murata Manufacturing") [Mutoh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutoh_Europe_nv "Mutoh Europe nv") [Nakamichi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakamichi "Nakamichi") [NEC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC "NEC") [Mobile Communications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_Mobile_Communications "NEC Mobile Communications") [Nichia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichia "Nichia") [Nichicon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichicon "Nichicon") [Nidec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidec "Nidec") [Nidec Copal Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidec_Copal_Corporation "Nidec Copal Corporation") [Nihon Dempa Kogyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Dempa_Kogyo "Nihon Dempa Kogyo") [Nikon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon "Nikon") [Nintendo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo "Nintendo") [Nippon Chemi-Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Chemi-Con "Nippon Chemi-Con") [Nitto Denko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitto_Denko "Nitto Denko") [NKK Switches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKK_switches "NKK switches") [Oki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oki_Electric_Industry "Oki Electric Industry") [Olympus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Corporation "Olympus Corporation") [Omron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omron "Omron") [Onkyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkyo "Onkyo") [Integra Home Theater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integra_Home_Theater "Integra Home Theater") [Orion Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Electric "Orion Electric") [Panasonic]() [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") [Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)") [Pioneer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation "Pioneer Corporation") [Pixela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixela_Corporation "Pixela Corporation") [Plextor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plextor "Plextor") [Renesas Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renesas_Electronics "Renesas Electronics") [Ricoh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricoh "Ricoh") [Pentax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax "Pentax") [Riso Kagaku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riso_Kagaku_Corporation "Riso Kagaku Corporation") [Rohm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohm "Rohm") [Roland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Corporation "Roland Corporation") [Rubycon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubycon_Corporation "Rubycon Corporation") [Sanwa Electronic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanwa_Electronic "Sanwa Electronic") [SCREEN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCREEN_Holdings "SCREEN Holdings") [Sega Sammy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Sammy_Holdings "Sega Sammy Holdings") [Sega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega "Sega") [Seiko Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiko_Group "Seiko Group") [Pulsar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar_\(watch\) "Pulsar (watch)") [Seiko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiko "Seiko") [Epson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson "Epson") [Orient Watch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Watch "Orient Watch") [Seiko Instruments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiko_Instruments "Seiko Instruments") [Samsung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung "Samsung") [Samsung Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics "Samsung Electronics") [Sharp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation "Sharp Corporation") [Shimadzu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimadzu "Shimadzu") [Shindengen Electric Manufacturing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shindengen_Electric_Manufacturing "Shindengen Electric Manufacturing") [Sigma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Corporation "Sigma Corporation") [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony") [SNK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNK "SNK") [Square Enix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Enix "Square Enix") [Taito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito "Taito") [Stanley Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Electric "Stanley Electric") [Star Micronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Micronics "Star Micronics") [Stax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Ltd "Stax Ltd") [Sumitomo Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitomo_Electric_Industries "Sumitomo Electric Industries") [Taiyo Yuden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyo_Yuden "Taiyo Yuden") [Tamron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamron "Tamron") [TDK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TDK "TDK") [TEAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEAC_Corporation "TEAC Corporation") [Tiger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Corporation "Tiger Corporation") [TOA Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOA_Corporation "TOA Corporation") [Tokyo Electron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Electron "Tokyo Electron") [Topcon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topcon "Topcon") [Toshiba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba "Toshiba") [Uniden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniden "Uniden") [Ushio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushio,_Inc. "Ushio, Inc.") [Wacom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom "Wacom") [Yaesu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaesu_\(brand\) "Yaesu (brand)") [Yamaha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Corporation "Yamaha Corporation") [Yaskawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaskawa_Electric_Corporation "Yaskawa Electric Corporation") [Yokogawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokogawa_Electric "Yokogawa Electric") [Zojirushi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zojirushi "Zojirushi") [Zoom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Corporation "Zoom Corporation") [Zuken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuken "Zuken") |
| Defunct | [Aiwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiwa "Aiwa") [Akai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akai "Akai") [Bronica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronica "Bronica") [Chinon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinon_Industries "Chinon Industries") [Contax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contax "Contax") [Funai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funai "Funai") [JOLED](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JOLED "JOLED") [Konica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konica "Konica") [Minolta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta "Minolta") [National](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)") [Norita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norita "Norita") [Okaya Optical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okaya_Optical "Okaya Optical") [Sansui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansui_Electric "Sansui Electric") |
| Other | [Electronic Industries Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Industries_Association_of_Japan "Electronic Industries Association of Japan") [INCJ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_Network_Corporation_of_Japan "Innovation Network Corporation of Japan") [Japan Electronic Industries Development Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Electronic_Industries_Development_Association "Japan Electronic Industries Development Association") [Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Electronics_and_Information_Technology_Industries_Association "Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association") [Yagi–Uda antenna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yagi%E2%80%93Uda_antenna "Yagi–Uda antenna") |
|  **[Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Electronics_industry_in_Japan "Category:Electronics industry in Japan")** | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Power_tool_manufacturers "Template:Power tool manufacturers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Power_tool_manufacturers "Template talk:Power tool manufacturers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Power_tool_manufacturers "Special:EditPage/Template:Power tool manufacturers")[Power tool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_tool "Power tool") manufacturers | |
| [Altendorf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altendorf_GmbH "Altendorf GmbH") [Bosch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosch_\(company\) "Bosch (company)") [Dremel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dremel "Dremel") [Einhell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einhell "Einhell") [Emak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emak "Emak") [Emerson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Electric_Company "Emerson Electric Company") [Fein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fein_\(company\) "Fein (company)") [Festool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festool "Festool") [Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge "Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge") [Hilti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilti "Hilti") [Hitachi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi "Hitachi") [Honda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda "Honda") [Husqvarna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husqvarna_AB "Husqvarna AB") [Gardena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardena_\(company\) "Gardena (company)") [Jonsered](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonsereds_Fabrikers_AB "Jonsereds Fabrikers AB") [McCulloch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCulloch_Motors_Corporation "McCulloch Motors Corporation") [Nemo Power Tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_Power_Tools "Nemo Power Tools") [Poulan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulan "Poulan") [Weed Eater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weed_Eater "Weed Eater") [Ingersoll Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingersoll_Rand "Ingersoll Rand") [Apex Tool Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_Tool_Group "Apex Tool Group") [Illinois Tool Works](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Tool_Works "Illinois Tool Works") [Miller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Electric "Miller Electric") [Paslode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paslode "Paslode") [Kyeyang Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyeyang_Electric "Kyeyang Electric") [Mafell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafell "Mafell") [Makita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makita "Makita") [Dolmar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolmar "Dolmar") [MAT Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAT_Holdings "MAT Holdings") [Metabo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabo "Metabo") [Mondial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondial_\(company\) "Mondial (company)") [Oregon Tool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Tool "Oregon Tool") [Panasonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation "Panasonic Corporation") [Positec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positec "Positec") [Rockwell Tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_Tools "Rockwell Tools") [WORX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WORX "WORX") [Ridgid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgid "Ridgid") [SawStop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SawStop "SawStop") [Scheppach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheppach_\(company\) "Scheppach (company)") [Skil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skil "Skil") [Stanley Black & Decker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Black_%26_Decker "Stanley Black & Decker") [Black+Decker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%2BDecker "Black+Decker") [Bostitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostitch "Bostitch") [Craftsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_\(tools\) "Craftsman (tools)") [Cub Cadet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cub_Cadet "Cub Cadet") [DeWalt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWalt "DeWalt") [Mac Tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Tools "Mac Tools") [MTD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTD_Holdings "MTD Holdings") [Porter-Cable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter-Cable "Porter-Cable") [Sidchrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidchrome "Sidchrome") [Stiga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiga "Stiga") [Stihl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stihl "Stihl") [Techtronic Industries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techtronic_Industries "Techtronic Industries") [AEG Electric Tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEG_\(brand\) "AEG (brand)") (under license from [Electrolux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolux "Electrolux")) [Homelite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelite_Corporation "Homelite Corporation") [Milwaukee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Electric_Tool_Corporation "Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation") [Ryobi Power Tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryobi "Ryobi") (under license from [Ryobi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryobi "Ryobi")) [Yamabiko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamabiko_Corporation "Yamabiko Corporation") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Japanese_bicycle_manufacturers "Template:Japanese bicycle manufacturers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Japanese_bicycle_manufacturers "Template talk:Japanese bicycle manufacturers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Japanese_bicycle_manufacturers "Special:EditPage/Template:Japanese bicycle manufacturers")[Japanese bicycle manufacturers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_bicycle_brands_and_manufacturers "List of Japanese bicycle brands and manufacturers") | |
| Current | [Bridgestone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone "Bridgestone") [Kuwahara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwahara_\(bicycle_company\) "Kuwahara (bicycle company)") [Miyata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyata "Miyata") [Panasonic]() [Nagasawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiaki_Nagasawa "Yoshiaki Nagasawa") [Fuji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Bikes "Fuji Bikes") [Nishiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishiki_\(bicycle_company\) "Nishiki (bicycle company)") [Yamaha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Motor_Company "Yamaha Motor Company") |
| Defunct | [Koga Miyata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOGA "KOGA") [Lotus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_\(bicycles\) "Lotus (bicycles)") [SunTour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunTour "SunTour") |
| Components | [Bridgestone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone "Bridgestone") [CatEye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CatEye "CatEye") [Inoue Rubber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoue_Rubber "Inoue Rubber") [Shimano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimano "Shimano") [Sugino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugino "Sugino") [SunTour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunTour "SunTour") [Tange International Co.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tange_International_Co. "Tange International Co.") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Major_computer_hardware_companies "Template:Major computer hardware companies") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Major_computer_hardware_companies "Template talk:Major computer hardware companies") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Major_computer_hardware_companies "Special:EditPage/Template:Major computer hardware companies")Major [personal computer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer "Personal computer"), [server](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_\(computing\) "Server (computing)"), and [mainframe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_computer "Mainframe computer") hardware companies | |
| Companies with annual revenue of over US\$3 billion | |
| [Personal computers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer "Personal computer"), and [servers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_\(computing\) "Server (computing)") | |
| | |
| Servers only | [Cisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco "Cisco") [Dell EMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_EMC "Dell EMC") [HPE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Packard_Enterprise "Hewlett Packard Enterprise") [IBM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM "IBM") [Inspur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspur "Inspur") [NetApp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetApp "NetApp") [Oracle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation "Oracle Corporation") |
| [Mainframes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_computer "Mainframe computer") | [Fujitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu "Fujitsu") [HPE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Packard_Enterprise "Hewlett Packard Enterprise") [IBM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM "IBM") |
| See also [Largest IT companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_information_technology_companies_by_revenue "List of largest information technology companies by revenue") [Computer hardware manufacturers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_hardware_manufacturers "List of computer hardware manufacturers") [Home computer hardware companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Home_computer_hardware_companies "Category:Home computer hardware companies") [Server hardware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Server_hardware "Category:Server hardware") [Mainframe computers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mainframe_computers "Category:Mainframe computers") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Major_imaging_companies "Template:Major imaging companies") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Major_imaging_companies "Template talk:Major imaging companies") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Major_imaging_companies "Special:EditPage/Template:Major imaging companies")Major [imaging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaging "Imaging") companies | |
| Companies with an annual revenue of over US\$3 billion | |
| [Apple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") [Canon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Inc. "Canon Inc.") [Epson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson "Epson") [Fujifilm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm "Fujifilm") [Hikvision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikvision "Hikvision") [HP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Inc. "HP Inc.") [Kodak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak "Kodak") [Konica Minolta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konica_Minolta "Konica Minolta") [Kyocera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyocera "Kyocera") [Nikon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon "Nikon") [Oki Electric Industry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oki_Electric_Industry "Oki Electric Industry") [Olympus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Corporation "Olympus Corporation") [Panasonic]() [Ricoh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricoh "Ricoh") [Pentax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax "Pentax") [Samsung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics "Samsung Electronics") [Sharp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation "Sharp Corporation") [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony") [Toshiba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba "Toshiba") [Xerox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox "Xerox") [Lexmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexmark "Lexmark") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Major_mobile_device_companies "Template:Major mobile device companies") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Major_mobile_device_companies "Template talk:Major mobile device companies") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Major_mobile_device_companies "Special:EditPage/Template:Major mobile device companies")Major [mobile device](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_device "Mobile device") companies | |
| Companies with an annual revenue of over US\$3 billion | |
| [Advan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advan_\(brand\) "Advan (brand)") [Alba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba_\(brand\) "Alba (brand)") [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_\(company\) "Amazon (company)") [Apple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") [Asus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus "Asus") [BlackBerry Limited](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_Limited "BlackBerry Limited") [BLU Products](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLU_Products "BLU Products") [Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_\(brand\) "Bush (brand)") [Dell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell "Dell") [Foxconn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn "Foxconn") [Sharp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation "Sharp Corporation") [InFocus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InFocus "InFocus") [Nokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia "Nokia") [Fujitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu "Fujitsu") [Gionee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gionee "Gionee") [Google](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google "Google") ([Fitbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitbit "Fitbit")) [Haier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier "Haier") [Hisense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisense "Hisense") [Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_\(brand\) "Honor (brand)") [HTC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC "HTC") [HP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Inc. "HP Inc.") [Huawei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei "Huawei") [Intel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel "Intel") [Kyocera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyocera "Kyocera") [Lenovo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo "Lenovo") [Motorola Mobility](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Mobility "Motorola Mobility") [LG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Electronics "LG Electronics") [Meizu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meizu "Meizu") [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft "Microsoft") [Lumia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Lumia "Microsoft Lumia") [HMD Global](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMD_Global "HMD Global") [Nokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia "Nokia") [Nubia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubia_Technology "Nubia Technology") [Onyx Boox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onyx_Boox "Onyx Boox") [Oppo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppo "Oppo") [OnePlus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnePlus "OnePlus") [Realme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realme "Realme") [Panasonic]() [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony") [TCL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCL_Technology "TCL Technology") [Alcatel Mobile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatel_Mobile "Alcatel Mobile") [BlackBerry Mobile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_Mobile "BlackBerry Mobile") [RCA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Corporation "RCA Corporation") [Palm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm,_Inc. "Palm, Inc.") [Toshiba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba "Toshiba") [Transsion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsion "Transsion") [Tecno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecno_Mobile "Tecno Mobile") [Infinix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinix_Mobile "Infinix Mobile") [Itel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itel_Mobile "Itel Mobile") [Tinno Mobile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinno_Mobile "Tinno Mobile") [Wiko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiko "Wiko") [True](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Corporation "True Corporation") [Vaio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaio "Vaio") [VinSmart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VinSmart "VinSmart") [Vivo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivo_\(technology_company\) "Vivo (technology company)") [iQOO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQOO "IQOO") [Xiaomi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaomi "Xiaomi") [Redmi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmi "Redmi") [POCO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POCO_\(company\) "POCO (company)") [ZTE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE "ZTE") Zoostorm | |
| See also [Largest IT companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_technology_companies_by_revenue "List of largest technology companies by revenue") [Category:Mobile technology companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mobile_technology_companies "Category:Mobile technology companies") [Category:Mobile phone manufacturers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mobile_phone_manufacturers "Category:Mobile phone manufacturers") | |
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| Companies with an annual revenue of over US\$3 billion | |
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PanasonicHeadquarters.JPG)Headquarters in [Kadoma, Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadoma,_Osaka "Kadoma, Osaka"), Japan | |
| Native name | パナソニック ホールディングス株式会社 |
| [Romanized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization "Romanization") name | *Panasonikku Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha* |
| Formerly | Matsushita Electric Manufacturing Works (1918–1935) Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (1935–2008) Panasonic Corporation (2008–2022)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Holdco-1)[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-2) |
| Company type | [Public](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_company "Public company") |
| [Traded as](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticker_symbol "Ticker symbol") | [TYO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange "Tokyo Stock Exchange"): [6752](https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/StockSearch.do?callJorEFlg=1&method=topsearch&topSearchStr=6752) [NAG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Stock_Exchange "Nagoya Stock Exchange"): [6752](https://www.nse.or.jp/e/meigara/stocksch/list.html?schKey_Code=6752) [Nikkei 225](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 "Nikkei 225") component [TOPIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPIX "TOPIX") Large70 component |
| [ISIN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Securities_Identification_Number "International Securities Identification Number") | [JP3866800000](https://isin.toolforge.org/?language=en&isin=JP3866800000) |
| Industry | [Conglomerate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conglomerate_\(company\) "Conglomerate (company)") |
| Founded | March 7, 1918; 108 years ago[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-holdings.panasonic-3) |
| Founder | [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") |
| Headquarters | [Kadoma, Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadoma,_Osaka "Kadoma, Osaka"), Japan [34°44′38″N 135°34′12″E / 34\.7438°N 135.5701°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Panasonic¶ms=34.7438_N_135.5701_E_type:landamrk_region:JP-27) |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Kazuhiro Tsuga ([chairman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman "Chairman")) Yuki Kusumi ([president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_\(corporate_title\) "President (corporate title)") and [CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer "Chief executive officer")) |
| Brands | [Eneloop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneloop "Eneloop") [Lumix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumix "Lumix") [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") [Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)") |
| Revenue |  [¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen "Japanese yen")8\.496 trillion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Operating income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes "Earnings before interest and taxes") |  ¥361.0 billion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Net income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_income "Net income") |  ¥444.0 billion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Total assets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset "Asset") |  ¥9.411 trillion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| [Total equity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_\(finance\) "Equity (finance)") |  ¥4.722 trillion (2024)[\[\* 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-report2-4) |
| Number of employees | 228,420 (2024)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-5) |
| [Subsidiaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary "Subsidiary") | Panasonic Corporation [Panasonic Connect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Connect "Panasonic Connect") [Panasonic Energy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Energy&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Energy (page does not exist)") [Panasonic Entertainment & Communication](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Entertainment_%26_Communication&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Entertainment & Communication (page does not exist)") [Panasonic Housing Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Housing_Solutions&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Housing Solutions (page does not exist)") [Panasonic Industry](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panasonic_Industry&action=edit&redlink=1 "Panasonic Industry (page does not exist)") |
| Website | [holdings.panasonic](https://holdings.panasonic/) (corporate) [panasonic.com](https://panasonic.com/) (consumer) |
| **Footnotes / references** ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-2) [***d***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-3) [***e***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-report2_4-4) ["Annual Report 2024"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241127105626/https://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/investors/pdf/annual/2024/pana_ar2024e_a4.pdf) (PDF) (Press release). Panasonic Corporation. March 31, 2024. Archived from [the original](https://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/investors/pdf/annual/2024/pana_ar2024e_a4.pdf) (PDF) on November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025. | |
**Panasonic Holdings Corporation**[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-6) is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturer, headquartered in [Kadoma, Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadoma,_Osaka "Kadoma, Osaka"), Japan. It was founded in 1918 as **Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works**[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-7) in the [Fukushima ward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima-ku,_Osaka "Fukushima-ku, Osaka") of [Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka "Osaka") by [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita"). The company was incorporated in 1935 and renamed **Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.**,[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-8) and changed its name to **Panasonic Corporation**[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-9) in 2008. In 2022, it reorganized as a [holding company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company "Holding company") and adopted its current name.
In addition to [consumer electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics "Consumer electronics"), for which it was the world's largest manufacturer in the late 20th century, Panasonic produces a wide range of products and services, including [rechargeable batteries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery "Rechargeable battery"), automotive and avionic systems, industrial equipment, as well as home renovation and construction.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-10)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-11)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-12)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-13)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-14) The company is listed on the [Tokyo Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange "Tokyo Stock Exchange") and is a constituent of the [Nikkei 225](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 "Nikkei 225") and [TOPIX 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPIX "TOPIX") indices, with a secondary listing on the [Nagoya Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Stock_Exchange "Nagoya Stock Exchange").
From 1925 to October 1, 2008, the company's corporate name was "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co." (MEI).[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-15)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-16) On January 10, 2008, the company announced that it would change its name to "Panasonic Corporation", in effect on October 1, 2008, to conform with its global brand name "Panasonic".[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-:2-17)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-18)[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-19) The name change was approved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2008.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-:2-17)
In 2022, Panasonic announced a reorganization plan which split the company into Panasonic Holdings Corporation (the former Panasonic Corporation) and conversion of its divisions into subsidiaries; the Lifestyle Updates Business Division being the division that took the Panasonic Corporation name after the reorganization. The reorganization took effect on April 1, 2022.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Holdco-1)
Panasonic Corporation currently sells virtually all of its products and services worldwide under the **Panasonic** brand, having phased out the [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") brand in the first quarter of 2012.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-20) It uses the marketing slogan "A Better Life, A Better World". The company has sold products under a number of other brand names during its history.
In 1927, Matsushita adopted the "[National](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)")"[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-21) brand name for a new lamp product.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-22) In 1955, the company began branding audio speakers and lamps as "*PanaSonic*" for markets outside of Japan.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-brand_history@.net-23)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-24) Further refined to Panasonic, taken from the words "pan" – meaning "all" – and "sonic" – meaning "sound",[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-branhist-25) the brand was created for the Americas because the National brand was already registered by others.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-branhist-25) Panasonic also sold the first [bread machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_machine "Bread machine").[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-26)
The company began to use the brand name "[Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)")"[\[g\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-27) in 1965 for audio equipment.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-brand_history@.net-23) The use of multiple brands lasted for some decades.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-brand_history@.net-23) While National had been the premier brand on most Matsushita products, including audio and video, National and Panasonic were combined as National Panasonic in 1997 after the worldwide success of the [Panasonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_\(brand\) "Panasonic (brand)") name.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-28)
In 1974, [Motorola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola "Motorola") sold its [Quasar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar_\(brand\) "Quasar (brand)") brand and facilities to Matsushita.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-times1-29)
In May 2003, the company announced that Panasonic would become its global brand, and launched the global tagline "Panasonic ideas for life."[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global_slogan@.co.jp{{in_lang|ja}}-30) By March 2004, Matsushita replaced the National name for products and outdoor signboards, except for those in Japan.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global_slogan@.co.jp{{in_lang|ja}}-30) They would eventually phase out the National brand in Japan by March 2010.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-31)
In September 2013, the company adopted a new tagline to better illustrate their vision: "A Better Life, A Better World."[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global_slogan_2013revision-32)
The Chinese company Shun Hing Electric Works and Engineering Co. Ltd (信興電工工程有限公司) has sold imported Panasonic and National branded products under the brand name [Rasonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasonic "Rasonic") since the Matsushita Electric Industrial era. They have also sold MEI and Panasonic products under their original brand names. In June 1994, Panasonic Shun Hing Industrial Devices Sales (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (松下信興機電(香港)有限公司) and Panasonic SH Industrial Sales (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (松下電器機電(深圳)有限公司) were established by a joint venture between Matsushita Electric Industrial and Shun Hing Group respectively,[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-33)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-34) making Rasonic a product brand for MEI and subsequently the Panasonic Corporation.
In September 2014, Panasonic announced the revival of the Technics brand, first in European markets in December of that year.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-35)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic,_IFA_2018,_Berlin_\(P1070160\).jpg)
National TV set from 1952
Panasonic, then Matsushita Electric, was founded in 1918 by [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") as a vendor of duplex lamp sockets.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-36) In the 1920s, Matsushita began regularly launching products. In 1927, he produced a line of bicycle lamps that were the first to be marketed with the *[National](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)")* brand name.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-37) During [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II"), the company operated factories in Japan and other parts of Asia which produced electrical components and appliances such as [light fixtures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb "Incandescent light bulb"), [motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_motor "Electric motor"), [electric irons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironing "Ironing"), wireless equipment and its first [vacuum tubes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube "Vacuum tube").[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-38)
After the war, the Matsushita group, largely having been split into MEI and [MEW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Electric_Works "Panasonic Electric Works") by the dissolution imposed by the occupation force, imperfectly regrouped as a *[Keiretsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu "Keiretsu")* and began to supply the post-war boom in Japan with radios and appliances, as well as bicycles. Matsushita's brother-in-law, [Toshio Iue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Iue "Toshio Iue"), founded [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") as a subcontractor for components after World War II. Sanyo grew to become a competitor to Matsushita, but was later acquired by Panasonic in December 2009.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-39)
In 1961, Matsushita traveled to the United States and met American dealers. The company began producing television sets for the U.S. market under the *Panasonic* brand name, and expanded the use of the brand to Europe in 1979.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-global-40)
Its plant in 1963 produced eight TV sets per minute, accounting for 21.8% of Japan's production of cathode ray tube television sets at the time, the largest share out of any company.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-41)
The company used the National brand outside North America from the 1950s to the 1970s (the trademark could not be used in the United States because it was already in use).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-thestar20180402-42) The inability to use the National brand name led to the creation of the Panasonic brand in the United States.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-thestar20180402-42) Over the next several decades, Matsushita released additional products, including black and white TVs (1952), electrical blenders, fridges (1953), [rice cookers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_cooker "Rice cooker") (1959), color TVs, [microwave ovens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven "Microwave oven") (1966), and [analog synthesizers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_synthesizer "Analog synthesizer") (1975, advertised as mini-organs).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-thestar20180402-42)[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-43)
The company debuted a high-fidelity audio speaker in Japan in 1965 with the brand *Technics*. This line of high quality stereo components became a worldwide favorite, the most famous products being its [turntables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turntables "Turntables"), such as the [SL-1200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL-1200 "SL-1200") record player, known for its high-performance, precision and durability. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Matsushita continued to produce high-quality specialized electronics for niche markets, such as shortwave radios, and developed its successful line of stereo receivers, CD players and other components.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-44)
In 1968, Matsushita began to make rotary compressors for air conditioners, and, in 1971, it began to make absorption chillers, also for air-conditioning applications.
In 1972, Matsushita established its first overseas factory, in Malaysia.
In 1973, Matsushita established "Anam National", joint venture with Anam Group in South Korea.
In 1983, Matsushita launched the [Panasonic Senior Partner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Senior_Partner "Panasonic Senior Partner"), the first fully [IBM PC compatible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible "IBM PC compatible") Japanese-made computer.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-45) A year later, Panasonic released the [Executive Partner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Executive_Partner "Panasonic Executive Partner"), the first affordable portable computer with a [plasma display](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display "Plasma display").[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Howitt1985-46) Around this time the company also introduced inverter air conditioners.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-47)
In 1984, Matsushita established the *Panasoft* software label, which published software for [MSX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX "MSX") computers from 1984 to 1989. The company also manufactured MSX computers of their own, such as Panasonic FS-A1.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-48)
In November 1990, Matsushita agreed to acquire an American media company, [MCA Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Inc. "MCA Inc."), the predecessor of both [Universal Music Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group "Universal Music Group") and [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures"), for US\$6.59 billion. The acquisition was preceded by the takeover of [Columbia Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures "Columbia Pictures") by [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony"), the arch rival of Matsushita.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-49)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-50) At the time, Matsushita had dominated the home video market with the company's leading position in the electronics market. It had been strengthened by [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS"), the de facto standard of consumer [videotape](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape "Videotape") that Matsushita and [JVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVC "JVC") co-introduced. Inspired by Sony's bold quest for Hollywood, Matsushita believed it could become a leader in the film industry as well. However, Matsushita subsequently sold 80% of MCA to [Seagram Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagram "Seagram") for US\$7 billion in April 1995, demoralized by the high volatility of the film industry.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-51)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-52)
In 1992, Matsushita made the Panasonic FS-A1GT, the last model of the [MSX turbo R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX_turbo_R "MSX turbo R") computer.[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-53)
In 1993, Matsushita released the [CF-V21P](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_CF-V21P "Panasonic CF-V21P"), the first [notebook computer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notebook_computer "Notebook computer") to have an integrated [CD-ROM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM "CD-ROM") drive as an option (although only up to 80mm/3.5 inch diameter [mini CDs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_CD "Mini CD") instead of standard 120mm/4.7 inch diameter discs).[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-ptg-54): 111
In 1998, Matsushita sold Anam National to Anam Electronics.
On May 2, 2002, Panasonic Canada marked its 35th anniversary in that country by giving \$5 million to help build a "music city" on Toronto's waterfront.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-55)
In 2005, Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co. Ltd. (a joint venture between Matsushita and [Toshiba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba "Toshiba") created in 2002[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-56)) stopped production of [CRTs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube "Cathode-ray tube") at its factory in [Horseheads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseheads "Horseheads"), New York.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-57) A year later, in 2006, it stopped production at its Malaysian factory, following heavy losses.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-58)[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-59)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-60) In 2007, it bought the venture from Toshiba, eventually ending all production.[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-61)
On January 19, 2006, Matsushita announced that it would stop producing analog televisions (then 30% of its total TV business) from the next month, to concentrate on digital televisions.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-62)
In 2008, all models of electric shavers from the Panasonic factory were called Panasonic shavers, and they dropped Matsushita and National from their name.
In late 2006, Matsushita began talks with [Kenwood Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenwood_Corporation "Kenwood Corporation") to sell and spin off JVC.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-63) As of October 1, 2008, [JVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVC "JVC") and Kenwood merged to create the [JVCKenwood Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JVCKenwood "JVCKenwood").[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-64)
On November 3, 2008, Panasonic and [Sanyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo "Sanyo") announced that they were holding merger talks, which eventually resulted in the acquisition of Sanyo by Panasonic.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-65)[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-66) The merger was completed in December 2009, and resulted in a corporation with revenues of over ¥11.2 trillion (around \$110 billion).[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-67)
With the announcement that [Pioneer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation "Pioneer Corporation") would exit the production of its [Kuro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Kuro "Pioneer Kuro") plasma HDTV displays, Panasonic purchased many of the patents and incorporated these technologies into its own [plasma displays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display "Plasma display").
In April 2011, it was announced that Panasonic would cut its work force by 40,000 by the end of fiscal 2012 in a bid to streamline overlapping operations. The curtailment is about 10 percent of its group work force.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-68)
In October 2011, Panasonic announced that it was going to trim its money-losing TV business by ceasing production of plasma TVs at its plant in [Amagasaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amagasaki "Amagasaki"), [Hyōgo Prefecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture "Hyōgo Prefecture") by March 2012, cutting 1,000 jobs in the process.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-69) Also, it sold some of Sanyo's home appliances business to [Haier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier "Haier").[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-70)
In January 2012, Panasonic announced that it had struck a deal with [Myspace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace "Myspace") on its new venture, [Myspace TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace#MySpaceTV "MySpace").[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-71) Myspace TV would allow users to watch live television while chatting with other users on a laptop, tablet or the television itself. With the partnership, Myspace TV would be integrated into Panasonic Viera televisions.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-72)
On May 11, 2012, Panasonic announced plans to acquire a 76.2% stake in FirePro Systems, an India-based company in infrastructure protection and security solutions such as fire alarm, fire suppression, video surveillance and building management.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-73)
In April 2012, Panasonic spun off Sanyo DI Solutions, a digital camera [OEM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OEM "OEM").[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-74)
In line with company prediction of a net loss of 765 billion yen, on November 5, 2012, the shares fell to the lowest level since February 1975 to 388 yen. In 2012, the shares plunged 41 per cent.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-75) On November 14, 2012, Panasonic said it would cut 10,000 jobs and make further divestments.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-76)
On May 18, 2013, Panasonic announced that it would invest \$US40 million in building a factory in [Binh Duong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%ACnh_D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng,_Ho_Chi_Minh_City "Bình Dương, Ho Chi Minh City"), [Vietnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam "Vietnam"), which was completed in 2014.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-investvine-77)
In July 2013, Panasonic agreed to acquire a 13% stake in the Slovenian household appliance manufacturer [Gorenje](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorenje "Gorenje") for around €10 million.[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-78) That same month, Panasonic signed an agreement with [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony") to develop [Archival Disc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archival_Disc "Archival Disc"), described as an [optical disc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc "Optical disc") format for long-term data [archival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive "Archive") purposes.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-79)
In a press release following its announcement at [IFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFA_Berlin "IFA Berlin") 2013, Panasonic announced that it had acquired the "Cameramanager video surveillance service" with the intention of expanding its reach to cloud-based solutions.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-80)
In 2014, Panasonic Healthcare was bought by [KKR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts "Kohlberg Kravis Roberts"). Panasonic Healthcare was renamed PHC in April 2018.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Densford-81)
In July 2014, it was announced that Panasonic has reached a basic agreement with [Tesla Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Motors "Tesla Motors") to participate in the [Gigafactory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory_1 "Gigafactory 1"), the battery plant that the American electric vehicle manufacturer plans to build in the U.S.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-82) In August 2014, Tesla said the plant would be built in the Southwest or Western United States by 2020. The \$US5 billion plant would employ 6,500 people, and reduce Tesla's battery costs by 30 per cent.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-BatteryPlant-83)
Due to increased competition from China, Panasonic's Li-ion automotive market share decreased from 47% in 2014 to 34% in 2015.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-84) In June 2016, Tesla announced that Panasonic would be the exclusive supplier of batteries for its mass market vehicle Model 3. Batteries for the higher-end Model S sedan and Model X SUV will also be supplied by Panasonic.[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-85) In early 2016, Panasonic president [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") confirmed a planned total investment of about \$1.6 billion by the company to construct Gigafactory to full capacity.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-86) However, after [the number of Model 3 reservations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_3#Market "Tesla Model 3") became known in April,[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-verge2016-07-28-87) Panasonic moved production plans forward and announced a [bond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_\(finance\) "Bond (finance)") sale for \$US3.86 billion, most of it to be invested in Gigafactory.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-88)
In November 2014, Panasonic announced its partnership with Photon Interactive to create customized and personalized digital signs in stores.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-89)
In January 2015, Panasonic announced it had stopped making TVs in China and plans to liquidate its joint venture in Shandong.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-90)
In March 2015, Panasonic announced plans to buy US satellite communication service provider ITC Global.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-91)
In April 2015, Panasonic announced its new range of products and relaunched its brand in South Africa. The company intends to use South Africa as a springboard into Africa, with Nigeria and Egypt as its initial targets.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-92)
In June 2015, Panasonic reached agreements with three Australian energy utilities (Red Energy, Ergon Energy and ActewAGL) to trial its home-based battery storage options.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-93)
In November 2015, Panasonic announced that it set up a new plant in Suzhou, China, through its subsidiary, Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd, to produce a new type of catalyst-coated diesel particulate filter (DPF) that decomposes matter contained in diesel engine exhaust gas.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-94)
In November 2015, Panasonic starts to retail locally harvested produce from its indoor agriculture facility salads via Veggie Life branding in Singapore, from the first licensed indoor vegetable farm in the country using Panasonic's own technology.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-95)
In February 2016, Panasonic and the City of [Denver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver "Denver") formed a formal partnership to make Denver the "smartest" city in the US. Joseph M. Taylor, chairman and CEO of Panasonic Corp. of America, laid out the plans for the partnership in four key areas: smart housing and small offices, energy and utilities, transportation and city services and smart buildings.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-96)
In 2016, Panasonic debuted a transparent TV.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-97)
In January 2016, Panasonic bought Bayer's diabetes care business for \$1 billion.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Densford-81)
In July 2016, Panasonic unveiled its interest in making acquisitions in the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning space. According to a source, the company has put aside \$US10 million for use in either an acquisition or joint venture.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-98)
In August 2018, the company announced, to avoid potential tax issues, Panasonic would move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-99)[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-100)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic.Lumix.S1R.50f1.4.jpg)
Panasonic Lumix S1R with prime lens 50 mm f/1.4 at [Photokina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photokina "Photokina") in September 2018
On September 25, 2018, Panasonic became one of the founding members of the [L-Mount Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-Mount_Alliance "L-Mount Alliance"), and announced two full-frame mirrorless cameras and a range of [L-Mount](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_L-Mount "Leica L-Mount") lenses to be launched in 2019.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-101) The 47-megapixel Panasonic Lumix S1R and the 24-megapixel Panasonic Lumix S1 will be the first full-frame mirrorless cameras produced by Panasonic and will offer the Lumix Pro support service for professional photographers. These cameras will also be equipped with Dual Image Stabilization technology to help photographers when shooting in low-light.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-102)
In 2019, Panasonic sold its semiconductors and security systems (security camera) businesses. The security systems division was rebranded as [i-PRO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-PRO "I-PRO").[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-japantimes20191128-103)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-104)[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-105) The company also decided to completely exit from the [liquid-crystal display](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display "Liquid-crystal display") panel business by 2021, marking the end of its display production, to focus its resources on the automotive and industrial businesses. Panasonic's LCD plant in [Himeji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himeji "Himeji"), [Hyōgo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture "Hyōgo Prefecture") will be overhauled to manufacture automotive batteries.[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-106)
In 2020, Panasonic exited the vending machine business, as it failed to achieve profitability, lagging behind rivals [Fuji Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Electric "Fuji Electric"), Sanden and Glory.[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-107)[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-108)[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-109)
Meanwhile, Panasonic has made an investment to take a 20% stake in [Blue Yonder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Yonder "Blue Yonder"), the supply-chain management software company previously known as JDA Software, deepening the integration of the former's industrial connected technology and the latter's products that has been under way since a year ago.[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-110) In March 2021, it was reported that Panasonic will buy Blue Yonder for \$US6.45 billion after buying a 20% stake in Blue Yonder for 86 billion yen in 2020. This deal is considered one of the biggest since 2011.[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-111)
On November 19, 2020, Panasonic announced a restructuring set to be completed by 2022 in which the company spins off the domain companies as wholly owned subsidiaries while transforming itself into the holding company named *Panasonic Holdings Corporation*.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-112) Panasonic's plans are similar to that of its competitor, [Sony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony "Sony"), did on April 1, 2021, when Sony Corporation became Sony Group Corporation.
In November 2020, Panasonic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with [Equinor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinor "Equinor") and [Norsk Hydro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsk_Hydro "Norsk Hydro") to set up a Gigafactory in Norway, for battery production.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-113)[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-114)
In January 2021, the company announced that it would end its [solar panel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel "Solar panel") production citing increasing price competition from Chinese manufacturers.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-115)
In June 2021, it was reported that Panasonic sold its entire stake in Tesla for \$US3.6 billion.[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-116)
In August 2022, it was reported that the company, which is a supplier to Tesla, was in discussions to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in the US, with [Oklahoma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma "Oklahoma") named as a leading contender. This would be on top of the plant planned for [Kansas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas "Kansas"). Each would have similar capacity.[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-117) In the first half of 2022, Panasonic is ranked fourth in the world with a market share of 10 per cent according to SNE research.[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-118) Construction of the battery plant in Kansas began in November 2022.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-119)
On December 13, 2022, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., and [Lucid Group, Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_Group "Lucid Group") announced that they had entered into multi-year agreements to supply batteries for Lucid's electric vehicle.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-120)[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-121)
In February 2026, Panasonic announced that it would end its production of television sets, with [Skyworth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyworth "Skyworth") receiving the rights to manufacture and sell Panasonic-branded televisions.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-122)
As of March 31, 2012, Panasonic employed about 330,000 staff (reduced to around 260,000 by March 2020) and had around 580 subsidiaries.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123) Panasonic had total revenues of ¥7,846,216 million in 2012, of which 53 per cent were generated in Japan, 25 per cent in Asia (excluding Japan), 12 per cent in the Americas and 10 per cent in Europe.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123) The company invested a total of ¥520,216 million in research and development in 2012, equivalent to 6.6 per cent of its revenues in that year.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123)
In 2012, Panasonic held a total of 140,146 patents worldwide.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-pananrep-123) Panasonic was the world's top patent applicant for three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-124) According to a research conducted by the [European Patent Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Patent_Office "European Patent Office") in 2020, the number of battery-related patents having been filed by Panasonic from 2000 to 2018 was the second-highest in the world.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-125) In 2025, the [World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization "World Intellectual Property Organization")'s Annual PCT Review ranked Panasonic's number of patent applications published under the [PCT System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_Cooperation_Treaty "Patent Cooperation Treaty") as 12th in the world, with 1,717 [patent applications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_application "Patent application") being published during 2024.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-126)
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The Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan
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The Panasonic IMP Building in [Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka "Osaka"), Japan
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PMC_YRP_Research_Center_20090609.jpg "The Panasonic R&D facility at Yokosuka Research Park, Japan")
The Panasonic R\&D facility at Yokosuka Research Park, Japan
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Panasonic Philippines Manufacturing Corporation Taytay Rizal
As of July 2020, Panasonic's operations are organized into seven "domain companies": Appliances, Life Solutions, Connected Solutions, Automotive, Industrial Solutions, and two overseas branches overseeing the businesses in the United States and Asia. Each of these companies may comprise multiple subsidiaries conducting actual operations.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-127)
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**Panasonic Homes** (formerly **PanaHome**) was a Japanese real estate and construction company and a subsidiary of Life Solutions Company, Panasonic, founded as the housing unit of Matsushita Electric Works in 1963.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-128) In recent years, Panasonic Homes has been involved in developing [smart cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city "Smart city"). In 2019, it was announced that [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota") and Panasonic would initiate a process to merge their housing businesses, Toyota Housing and Misawa Homes from the former and Panasonic Homes of the latter, into a joint venture scheduled to be established in January 2020 and co-controlled by the two parties, named **Prime Life Technologies Corporation**.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-129)
### Connected Solutions
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#### Panasonic Avionics Corporation
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**Panasonic Avionics Corporation** (PAC), a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation of North America and a unit of Connected Solutions Company, Panasonic, is a supplier of [in-flight entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-flight_entertainment "In-flight entertainment") (IFE) and communication systems.[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Aero-130) Headquartered in [Irvine, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine,_California "Irvine, California"), where engineering, development and testing is performed while system installation, field engineering, major quality functions, certification and program management are performed at the [Bothell, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothell,_Washington "Bothell, Washington"), facility – Panasonic Avionics Corporation employs approximately 3,300 employees based in over 70 locations worldwide, with major facilities in London, Toulouse, Hamburg, Dallas, Dubai, and Singapore. A majority of the component manufacturing is carried out in Osaka, Japan.
In February 2017, Panasonic reported that the subsidiary was being investigated by American authorities under the [FCPA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act").[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-131)
#### Panasonic Mobile Communications
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**Panasonic Mobile Communications** manufactures mobile phone handsets and related equipment. As of 2012, it had around a 20 percent share of the Japanese handset market.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-132) Panasonic used to market mobile phone handsets worldwide, but in December 2005 announced its withdrawal from overseas markets due to poor sales. Panasonic returned to the overseas market in 2012, with the release of the Panasonic Eluga [Android](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_\(operating_system\) "Android (operating system)")\-powered smartphone. In July 2013, Panasonic announced the company will not supply a new model of [smartphone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone "Smartphone") to [NTT DoCoMo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_DoCoMo "NTT DoCoMo") Inc., because NTT DoCoMo will focus with Sony and Samsung products. In Q2 2013, Panasonic Mobile Communications booked a 5.4 billion yen operating loss.[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-133) From July 2013 to January 2018, **Panasonic India** has released one more series of Android Smartphones **Panasonic P Series**, along with Eluga Series.
#### Automotive Systems division
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**Automotive Systems Business Division, Automotive Company, Panasonic**, formerly **Panasonic Automotive Systems** (**PAS**),[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-134) supplies OEM vehicle audio for manufactures such as [Acura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura "Acura"), [Honda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda "Honda"), [Nissan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan "Nissan") and [Volkswagen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen "Volkswagen"). Panasonic also incorporates supplying ELS and [Fender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_\(company\) "Fender (company)") OEM sound systems for vehicles.
Panasonic is the financial/technological partner of Tesla-owned [Giga Nevada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giga_Nevada "Giga Nevada") (Gigafactory 1) and has invested in the factory ever since the project's conception;[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-135) in contrast to Tesla ever expanding its battery production to overseas, Panasonic has refrained from taking part in Tesla's ventures elsewhere; aside from Giga Nevada, it has its own sites in Japan from which it has served Tesla since before the completion of the Gigafactory.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-136)
#### Prime Planet Energy and Solutions
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In 2020, Panasonic founded an electric vehicle battery joint venture with [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota"), named Prime Planet Energy & Solutions Inc. (PPES), after its status as the exclusive battery supplier to Tesla has been diminished amid the changes in market environment, such as the rises of the competitors from South Korea and China and Tesla's move to bring the development and manufacturing of battery cells in-house.[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-137) Panasonic owns 49% of the venture.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-138) It was the first time the two companies joined hands in the realm of battery technology since [Primearth EV Energy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primearth_EV_Energy "Primearth EV Energy") (PEVE) kicked off in 1996 to produce batteries for [hybrid electric cars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_electric_vehicle "Hybrid electric vehicle").
### Industrial Solutions
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### Overseas operations
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#### Panasonic Corporation of North America
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**Panasonic Corporation of North America** is Panasonic's principal subsidiary in the United States. It has been headquartered in [Newark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey "Newark, New Jersey"), New Jersey, since 2013, after being previously headquartered in [Secaucus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey "Secaucus, New Jersey"), since the 1980s;[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-139) both Newark and Secaucus are located within New Jersey's [Gateway Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Region "Gateway Region").
Founded in New York City in September 1959 and a debut tenant of the [Pan Am Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetLife_Building "MetLife Building"), it was known as **Matsushita Electric Corporation of America** (**MECA**) prior to 2005.
On September 4, 2024, Panasonic announced its return to the U.S. TV market, 8 years after it left in 2016.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-140)
Panasonic Eco Systems North America,[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-141) a business unit of Panasonic North America, distributes renewable energy products in the United States and Canada. Established in 2012,[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-142) Panasonic Eco Systems sells renewable energy systems and home energy management products, including high efficiency solar panels, battery storage systems,[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-143) and indoor air quality products.[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-144)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-145) It also distributes cordless assembly tools used on factory assembly lines.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-146) In 2016, the company began expanding its network of residential solar installers to market Panasonic Solar HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Masterson-147)) panels and battery storage nationally,[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Thurston-148) reaching 150 authorized installers by November 2018.[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-149)[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Thurston-148) The company began offering a 25-year warranty for its HIT photovoltaic modules, compared to the industry standard at the time of 10 years, in 2017.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-150) In 2019, Panasonic introduced its EverVolt brand of solar and battery storage products.[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-151)[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Masterson-147) The company transitioned its solar panel manufacturing to [OEMs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer "Original equipment manufacturer") in early 2021 to focus on offering a wider range of products.[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Masterson-147) Later that year, Panasonic debuted the EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system rated for outdoor use.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-152)
Panasonic's principal subsidiaries in Europe are **Panasonic Europe Ltd.**[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-153) and **Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH**.[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-154) Panasonic Europe is headquartered in London, England, but it is moving its headquarters to [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam "Amsterdam"), Netherlands, due to [Brexit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit "Brexit").[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-155) Panasonic employs around 12,000 people in Europe, and the region generates around 10 percent of its total revenues.[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-reut20413-156) In 2012, Panasonic had around a 10 per cent share of the consumer electronics market in Europe, ranking third behind [Samsung Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics "Samsung Electronics") (with 26 per cent) and [LG Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Electronics "LG Electronics") (with 12 percent).[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-reut20413-156)
Panasonic operates a chain of stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland called "Panasonic Store" which exclusively sell Panasonic products. Prior to 2008 the chain was named "shop@Panasonic".
In November 2010, Panasonic Electric Works established **Panasonic Electric Works Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia d.o.o**, a new company in [Svilajnac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svilajnac "Svilajnac"), [Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia "Serbia"), to manufacture energy-efficient electronic devices (ballasts) for lighting fixtures. Volume production commenced in January 2011.[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-157)
In May 2015, Panasonic launched its virtual solar service to UK consumers. The service allows users to run a simulation to provide an estimate of how much a rooftop solar installation would produce if it were installed in their home.[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-158)
Daizo Ito is Group President for Panasonic Regional Headquarters India (situated in Haryana) at Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd.[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Corporate_profile_of_Panasonic_India_Pvt_Ltd-159) Panasonic India makes washing machines, refrigerators, electric rice cookers, electric irons, mixer-grinders/blenders and other home appliances for the Indian market.
Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt Ltd (formerly known as [Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Electricals_Pvt._Ltd. "Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.")), an Indian company which makes electric lamps, switches, sockets and other electrical accessories, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation.
#### PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia
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**PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia** (formerly known as **[PT National Gobel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_\(brand\) "National (brand)")** and **PT National Panasonic Gobel**) is the name of the company's [Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia "Indonesia") division based in [Cawang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawang "Cawang"), [East Jakarta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Jakarta "East Jakarta"). Tomonobu Otsu is the current President Director and [Rachmat Gobel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachmat_Gobel "Rachmat Gobel") is the current President Commissioner. It is a joint venture between Panasonic Corporation Japan and the Gobel Group of Indonesia.
Matsushita bought American media company [MCA Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Inc. "MCA Inc.") for US\$6.6 billion.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-160)[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-161) In 1995, it sold 80% of MCA's shares to Canadian drink company [Seagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagram "Seagram").[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-162)[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-163)[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-164) MCA was renamed Universal Studios Inc. in 1996,[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-165) after which [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") and [Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Television "Universal Television") transferred from [Vivendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi "Vivendi"), then to [General Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric "General Electric"), becoming what is now [NBCUniversal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBCUniversal "NBCUniversal"), now a division of [Comcast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast "Comcast"). The music division became [Universal Music Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group "Universal Music Group"), acquired and wholly owned by Vivendi up until 2019.[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-166)
Panasonic manufactured [3DO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO "3DO") gaming systems from 1993 to 1996 alongside other manufacturers backing the standard, however it was not a success. There were a total of 2 million systems sold during its lifespan, although it is not known how many of these were sold by each manufacturer. Panasonic obtained exclusive rights to develop and manufacture the 3DO's successor, the [M2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_M2 "Panasonic M2"), after purchasing the properties and technology from [The 3DO Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company "The 3DO Company"), but ultimately backed out of releasing it in 1997 due to the highly competitive state of the console gaming market at that time.
### Panasonic Healthcare
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In 2014, Panasonic Healthcare was bought by outside investors and renamed *PHCHD*, which stands for Panasonic HealthCare HD. It mainly makes cryogenic and ULT freezers for laboratories and sterilization equipment.[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-auto-167)[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-businesswire.com-168)
### Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions
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Panasonic had been in the semiconductor industry since 1957,[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-169) when it started the mass production of [silicon transistors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_transistor "Silicon transistor") and bipolar ICs. From 2012 onwards the company had implemented a series of measures to boost productivity of the business, including transfers of its production facilities to a joint venture with [TowerJazz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Semiconductor "Tower Semiconductor"),[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-170) and the [system-on-a-chip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip "System on a chip") designing unit to Panasonic/[Fujitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu "Fujitsu") joint venture [Socionext](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socionext "Socionext").[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-171)
In 2019, Panasonic decided to sell its remaining chip business and the stake in the joint venture with TowerJazz to [Nuvoton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvoton "Nuvoton") following heavy losses.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-japantimes20191128-103)
Panasonic has offered a wide range of products and services, including air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, compressors, lighting, televisions, personal computers ([Matsushita JR series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita_JR_series "Matsushita JR series"), [Let's Note](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Note "Let's Note") \[[jp](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88 "jp:レッツノート")\]), mobile phones (as a subsidiary of [TCL Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCL_Electronics "TCL Electronics")), audio equipment, cameras, broadcasting equipment, [projectors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Panasonic_video_projectors "List of Panasonic video projectors"), automotive electronics, aircraft in-flight entertainment systems, semiconductors, [lithium batteries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_batteries "Lithium batteries"), electrical components, optical devices, bicycles, electronic materials, video game systems ([3DO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer "3DO Interactive Multiplayer")), and photovoltaic modules.[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-annrep2013-172) Ventilation appliances such as electric fans are manufactured under [KDK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDK "KDK") and rebranded as Panasonic.
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic,_IFA_2018,_Berlin_\(P1070161\).jpg "R-31 tube radio")
R-31 tube radio
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasonic_G80.jpg "A Panasonic Lumix camera")
A Panasonic [Lumix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-G85/G80 "Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85/G80") camera
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Camcorder_VHS-C,_Panasonic_NV-RX17.jpg "Panasonic camcorder VHS-C")
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panasoniccfu1.jpg "A Panasonic Toughbook field computer")
A Panasonic [Toughbook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughbook "Toughbook") field computer
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A Panasonic mobile phone
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IFA_2010_Internationale_Funkausstellung_Berlin_124.JPG "A display of Panasonic televisions")
A display of Panasonic televisions
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Technics headphones
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### Association football
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Panasonic owns [Gamba Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamba_Osaka "Gamba Osaka"), a club from the [J.League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.League "J.League"), the Japanese professional football league.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-173)
Panasonic is an official partner and sponsor of [AFC Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Champions_League "AFC Champions League") and [Major League Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer").[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-174)
Between 1981 and 1983, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of English [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Nottingham Forest F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C. "Nottingham Forest F.C.")[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-175)
Between 1983 and 1990, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of Dutch [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [FC Den Bosch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Den_Bosch "FC Den Bosch").
Between 1989 and 1993, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of French [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Olympique de Marseille](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympique_de_Marseille "Olympique de Marseille").
Between 1995 and 2001, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of English [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Huddersfield Town F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huddersfield_Town_F.C. "Huddersfield Town F.C.")
Between 2005 and 2006, Panasonic was the shirt sponsor of Brazilian [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club [Santos F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_F.C. "Santos F.C.")
On 16 January 2010, Panasonic signed a three-year, ₹ 47 million (£518,500) jersey sponsorship deal for the [India national football team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_men%27s_national_football_team "India men's national football team").[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-176)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_F1_Canada_2006_\(crop\).PNG)
Panasonic was the principal sponsor of the now-defunct [Toyota Racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Racing_\(Formula_One_team\) "Toyota Racing (Formula One team)") [Formula One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One "Formula One") team.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hiro_Matsushita_in_1989.jpg)
[Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita") in 1991
Panasonic was a primary sponsor of [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota "Toyota")'s [Formula One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One "Formula One") program, **Panasonic Toyota Racing** and which later the two parties reunited in [FIA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA "FIA") [World Rally Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rally_Championship "World Rally Championship") with [Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Gazoo_Racing_WRT "Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT") starting from [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Rally_Championship "2017 World Rally Championship") season onwards.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-177) [Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita"), grandson of the company founder, is a former race car driver who ran a company overseeing sponsorship arrangements for the company.
Panasonic was also a sponsor in [NASCAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR "NASCAR")'s [Busch Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busch_Series "Busch Series") in [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_NASCAR_Busch_Series "2005 NASCAR Busch Series"), sponsoring the No. 67 Smith Brothers Racing Dodge for [Ken Schrader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Schrader "Ken Schrader"),[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-178) [Bryan Reffner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Reffner "Bryan Reffner"),[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-179) [C.W. Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.W._Smith_\(racing_driver\) "C.W. Smith (racing driver)"),[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-180) and [Johnny Benson Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Benson_Jr. "Johnny Benson Jr.")[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-181) In 2007, Panasonic became a technology partner with [Hendrick Motorsports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports "Hendrick Motorsports") and served as a primary sponsor of the team's No. 24 car with [Jeff Gordon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gordon "Jeff Gordon") for two races in 2014 and throughout 2015.[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-182)
On 8 September 2016, Panasonic was unveiled as the title sponsor for the new [Jaguar Formula E team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Racing "Jaguar Racing").[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-183) Panasonic currently sponsors Japanese [IndyCar Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndyCar_Series "IndyCar Series") driver [Takuma Sato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuma_Sato "Takuma Sato") in his [Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahal_Letterman_Lanigan_Racing "Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing") car.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-184)
Between 1988 and 2024, Panasonic was a top level sponsor of the Olympic Games.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-185)[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-186)
Panasonic was the official partner and sponsor of the [Boston Celtics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Celtics "Boston Celtics") from 1975 to 1989, along with [Technics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_\(brand\) "Technics (brand)").[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-187) Various Panasonic ads appeared at the old [Boston Garden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Garden "Boston Garden") during the 1980s.
Panasonic owns [Panasonic Wild Knights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Wild_Knights "Panasonic Wild Knights") a rugby club base in [Gunma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunma "Gunma") just outside of Tokyo. They compete in the highest level of rugby in Japan [Top League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_League "Top League").
Panasonic is the current sponsor for the ride [Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc._Ride_%26_Go_Seek "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek") at [Tokyo Disneyland Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Disneyland "Tokyo Disneyland"). It opened in 2009.
On 14 February 2017, Panasonic was unveiled as the main sponsor of [Lega Basket Serie A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lega_Basket_Serie_A "Lega Basket Serie A"), the highest professional basketball league in Italy and one of the top ranked national domestic league in Europe.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-188)
## Environmental record
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Panasonic is ranked in joint 11th place (out of 16) in [Greenpeace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace "Greenpeace")'s Guide to Greener Electronics, which ranks electronics manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products and make their operations more sustainable.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Guide_to_Greener_Electronics-189) The company is one of the top scorers on the Products criteria, praised for its good product life cycles and the number of products which are free from [polyvinyl chloride](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride "Polyvinyl chloride") plastic (PVC). It also scores maximum points for the energy efficiency of its products with 100 percent of its TVs meeting the latest [Energy Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Star "Energy Star") standards and exceeding the standby power requirement.
However, Panasonic's score is let down by its low score on the Energy criteria, with the Guide stating it must focus on planned reductions of greenhouse gases (GHG), set targets to reduce GHG emissions by at least 30% by 2015 and increase renewable energy use by 2020.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-Guide_to_Greener_Electronics-189)
In 2014, an article in *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")* reported that Panasonic will compensate its expatriate workers in China a "hazard pay" as compensation for the chronic air pollution they are subjected to as they work.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-190)
In 2020, Panasonic joined [WIPO GREEN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIPO_GREEN "WIPO GREEN") as an official partner in an effort to address climate change.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-191)
In February 2022, the *Wall Street Journal* reported that Panasonic got its highest-emitting Chinese factory to "virtually net zero" carbon dioxide.[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-192)
- *Chairman:* [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") (since April 2021)
- *President and CEO:* [Yuki Kusumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yuki_Kusumi&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yuki Kusumi (page does not exist)") \[[jp](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A5%A0%E8%A6%8B%E9%9B%84%E8%A6%8F "jp:楠見雄規")\] (since April 2021)
### List of former chairmen
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1. [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") (1961–1973)
2. Arataro Takahashi (1973–1977)
3. [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita") (1973–2000)
4. Yoichi Morishita (2000–2006)
5. [Kunio Nakamura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakamura "Kunio Nakamura") (2006–2012)
6. [Fumio Ōtsubo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_%C5%8Ctsubo "Fumio Ōtsubo") (2012–2021)
### List of former presidents and CEOs
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1. [Kōnosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita "Kōnosuke Matsushita") (1918–1961)
2. [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita") (1961–1977)
3. Toshihiko Yamashita (1977–1986)
4. Akio Tanii (1986–1993)
5. Yoichi Morishita (1993–2000)
6. [Kunio Nakamura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakamura "Kunio Nakamura") (2000–2006)
7. [Fumio Ōtsubo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_%C5%8Ctsubo "Fumio Ōtsubo") (2006–2012)
8. [Kazuhiro Tsuga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Tsuga "Kazuhiro Tsuga") (2012–2021)
- "Just slightly ahead of our time" (1971–2003, outside of Japan)[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-193)
- "Even more than you expected \[out of the blue\]" (1970s–1996, Australia)
- "What's on Panasonic" (1990–1996)
- "The quest for zero defect" (1990s–2003, South Africa)[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-194)
- "Panasonic, The One That I Want" (1996–2003, USA)
- "What's New by Panasonic" (1996–2003)
- "Ideas For Life" (2003–2013, Global)[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-195)
- "A Better Life, A Better World" (2013–2023)[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-196)
- "Wonders!" (2014–2017, Japan)
- "Let's Live Life Better" (2017–2018, Indonesia)
- "Live Your Best" (2022–present, Global)[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-197)
- "Create Today. Enrich Tomorrow." (2022–present)[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-198)
- "Make New" (2023–present, Japan)[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_note-199)
- [List of Panasonic camcorders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Panasonic_camcorders "List of Panasonic camcorders")
- [List of companies of Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Japan "List of companies of Japan")
- [Konosuke Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konosuke_Matsushita "Konosuke Matsushita")
- [Masaharu Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Matsushita "Masaharu Matsushita")
- [Hiro Matsushita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita "Hiro Matsushita")
- [Panasonic Cycle Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Cycle_Technology "Panasonic Cycle Technology")
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-2)** Since April 2022, the "Panasonic Corporation" legal name is used for the now-renamed Panasonic Holdings' Lifestyle Updates Business Division.
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-6)** パナソニック ホールディングス株式会社; IPA: [\[panasoɲikkɯ̥\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Japanese "Help:IPA/Japanese")
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-7)** 松下電気器具製作所
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-8)** 松下電器産業株式会社
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-9)** パナソニック株式会社
6. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-21)** ナショナル, *Nashonaru*
7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic#cite_ref-27)** テクニクス, *Tekunikusu*
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