
Yen strength not seen since the 1940s and competition mainly from Samsung and other Korean manufacturers has led to the demise of Sony and other Japanese cos. like NEC. TV production in particular has been hit hard and Sony, Panasonic and Sharp are expected to have lost $17 billion during the last year alone, mainly on TVs.
The new job cuts will mainly "come from consolidating the firm's chemicals and small and midsize LCD operations."
Along with the cuts, the company is deciding on whether seven executive directors will have to give back their bonuses for the fiscal 2011.