@Dodece: I have thought about their recent silence before, and I attributed it to the same reason as you... Spooking out the masses before Christmas is always a bad idea.
In fact I was somewhat caught by surprise with the timing of their announcement regarding layoffs.
It's pretty much certain that more announcements will happen in the next year. Probably in January, but certainly no later than February, lest their stock value get dangerously close to zero. That is of course assuming the Japanese central bank or government doesn't come riding in their shining armor to rescue the day for Japanese exporters. In that case it seems like it would be more of a clash between Japanese policies and what the other Western governments are doing.
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