Audio brand Onkyo weighs last-ditch sale of core business

Japanese company has tried and failed before to cash out of home entertainment

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Onkyo Home Entertainment faces delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Photo by Daishi Chiba)

KENTO HIRASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- In its latest attempt to avert a financial collapse, Japan's troubled Onkyo Home Entertainment has again reached for the option of selling its core business.

The Osaka-based company said Friday it has entered into talks with Japan's Sharp and U.S.-based Voxx International as potential buyers for its home audiovisual business, which includes the Pioneer brand.

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