sony and two other electronics companies, toshiba and hitac hitachitachi made this company. all seven board members of sony including chairman howard stringer and ceo kazuo hirai plan to forgo their bonuses for the last business year. >>> corporate bankruptcies in japan declined in fiscal 2011 for the third straight year. the fall is attributed to increasing reconstruction projects after last year's march disaster. a private create research firm teikoku data bank says a little over 11,400 companies went under last fiscal year, down 0.5% from 2010. the number fell 27% in disaster hit areas in northeastern japan. the reason was assistance the government provided for companies struck by the earthquake and tsunami. the research firm notes, however, that the business situation may be worse than it appears in the coastal reege rad regions where residents had to evacuate following the fukushima daiichi accident. in these areas, it says 1500 companies had to suspend business, but not file for bankruptcy or authorities cannot locate the owners. >>> japan's current account balance in