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epa01810938 Sony Corp.'s corporate logo is seen in an empty hallway at an electronics store in downtown Tokyo, Japan, 30 July 2009. Japan's electronics giant Sony Corp. on 30 July reported a group net loss of 37.09 billion yen in the April-June quarter, down from a 34.98 billion yen profit logged a year earlier, due to sluggish domestic and international sales caused by the global recession. For the whole of fiscal 2009 through next March, the company maintained its earnings forecast at a net loss of 120 billion yen. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA