What is Sony nature of business?
Sony Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (hereinafter
collectively referred to as "Sony") are engaged in the development,
design, manufacture, and sale of various kinds of electronic
equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer and industrial
markets. Sony also develops, produces, manufactures, and markets
home-use game consoles and software. Sony's manufacturing
facilities are located in Japan, the United States of America,
Europe, and Asia. Its electronic products are marketed throughout
the world and game products are marketed mainly in Japan, the
United States of America and Europe by sales subsidiaries and
unaffiliated local distributors as well as direct sales via the
Internet. Sony is engaged in the development, production,
manufacture, marketing, distribution and broadcasting of
image-based software, including film, video and television
products. Sony is also engaged in various financial service
businesses, including insurance operations through a Japanese life
insurance subsidiary and a non-life insurance subsidiary, banking
operations through a Japanese internet-based banking subsidiary and
leasing and credit financing operations in Japan. In addition to
the above, Sony is engaged in the development, production,
manufacture, and distribution of recorded music, a network service
business, an animation production and marketing business, and an
advertising agency business in Japan.