SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D. C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of December 2008
Commission
File Number: 001-06439
SONY
CORPORATION
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
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KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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under
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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SONY
CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Nobuyuki
Oneda
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(Signature)
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Nobuyuki
Oneda
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Executive
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date: December
19, 2008
List of
materials
Documents
attached hereto:
i) Press
release announcing SONY SAYS
U.S. DOJ HAS CLOSED INVESTIGATION OF SRAM
BUSINESS
 News
& Information
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Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo
108-0075
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December 19,
2008
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SONY
SAYS U.S. DOJ HAS CLOSED INVESTIGATION OF SRAM BUSINESS
In
response to press inquiries, Sony Corporation has confirmed that Sony
Electronics Inc., a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Sony Corporation, received a
letter from the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice stating
that its investigation with respect to static random access memory (or SRAM)
business is now closed.