Electronics giants Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. on Friday revised upward their earnings outlooks for fiscal 2009 due to accelerated cost-cutting and restructuring efforts, giving evidence of the trend that the earnings of Japanese electronics makers are improving despite severe business environments.

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