Sony

Sony Corporation  Sonī Kabushiki Gaisha, commonly referred to asSony and stylized as SONY ) is aJapanese multinational conglomeratecorporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato,Tokyo, Japan.Its diversified business includes consumer and professionalelectronics, gaming, entertainment andfinancial services.The company is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets.Sony is ranked 116th on the 2015 list of Fortune Global 500.

Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its four operating components – electronics (video games, network services and medical business), motion pictures, music and financial services.These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment,Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Mobile (formerly Sony Ericsson) and Sony Financial. Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders and as of 2013, the fourth-largest television manufacturer in the world, afterSamsung Electronics, LG Electronics andTCL.

The Sony Group Sonī Gurūpu^?) is a Japan-based corporate groupprimarily focused on the Electronics (such as AV/IT products and components), Game (such as the PlayStation), Entertainment (such as motion pictures and music) and Financial Services (such as insurance and banking) sectors. The group consists of Sony Corporation (holding and electronics), Sony Interactive Entertainment (games), Sony Pictures Entertainment (motion pictures),Sony Music Entertainment (music), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (music publishing), Sony Financial Holdings (financial services) andothers.

The company's current slogan is BE MOVED. Their former slogans were make.believe(2009–2014), like.no.other (2005–2009) andIt's a Sony (1980–2002).

Sony has a weak tie to the SMFG keiretsu,the successor to the Mitsui keiretsu.