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                                                                   EXHIBIT  1.01



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                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
















                               PIONEER CORPORATION
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                                  (TRANSLATION)

                          THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                               PIONEER CORPORATION
                           (Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha)


                                    CHAPTER I

                                  GENERAL RULES

ARTICLE 1.     (Trade Name)

     The Company shall be called Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha, and its English name
shall be Pioneer Corporation.


ARTICLE 2.     (Purpose)

     The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in the following lines of
business:

     (1)  Manufacture and sale of electronic and electrical machinery and
          appliances.

     (2)  Manufacture and sale of optical instruments, medical instruments, and
          other machinery and appliances.

     (3)  Planning, production, manufacture and sale of audio, video and
          computer software.

     (4)  Manufacture and sale of woodworks.

     (5)  Manufacture and sale of agricultural products and plant for their
          cultivation.

     (6)  Sale of foods and beverages including liquor, and operation of
          restaurants and amusement facilities.

     (7)  Sale and purchase, rental and lease, and management of real estate and
          real estate agency business.

     (8)  Publishing and printing business, advertising agency business,
          construction business and non-life insurance agency business.

     (9)  Acquisition, management and transfer of industrial property rights,
          copyrights and other intellectual property rights.

     (10) All business incidental and related to each and every one of the
          business in the preceding paragraphs.

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ARTICLE 3.     (Head Office)

     The Company shall have its head office in Meguro-ku, Tokyo.


ARTICLE 4.     (Public Notices)

     Public notices of the Company shall be given in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun
published in Tokyo.


                                   CHAPTER II

                                     SHARES

ARTICLE 5.     (Total Number of Shares Authorized to be Issued by the Company)

     The total number of shares authorized to be issued by the Company shall be
four-hundred million (400,000,000) shares; provided, however, that if shares are
retired, the total number of shares authorized to be issued by the Company shall
be reduced by the number of shares so retired.


ARTICLE 6.     (Shares to be Issued by the Company)

     (1)  The Company may issue either par value shares or non-par value shares,
          or both.

     (2)  The Company may, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, convert
          par value shares to non-par value shares, or non-par value shares to
          par value shares.

     (3)  The amount of each par value share to be issued by the Company shall
          be fifty yen (50.00 yen).


ARTICLE 7.     (Number of Shares Constituting One Unit of Stock)

     The number of shares constituting one unit of stock of the Company shall be
one hundred (100).


ARTICLE 8.     (Retirement of Shares Paid for by Profit)

     On and after June 27, 1998, the Company may, by a resolution of the Board
of Directors, acquire with profit shares of the Company up to seventeen million
(17,000,000) shares and retire them.


ARTICLE 9.     (Retirement of Shares Paid for by Additional Paid-In Capital)

     In addition to the preceding Article, on and after June 27, 1998, the
Company may, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, acquire with additional
paid-in capital shares of the Company up to thirty million (30,000,000) shares
with a total acquisition price up to seventy billion yen (70,000,000,000 yen)
and retire them.

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ARTICLE 10.    (Grant of Share Subscription Rights)

     The Company may grant to its directors and/or its employees share
subscription rights pursuant to the provisions of Article 280-19 of the
Commercial Code.


ARTICLE 11.    (Transfer Agent)

     (1)  The Company shall have a transfer agent with respect to its shares.

     (2)  The transfer agent and its place of business shall be determined by a
          resolution of the Board of Directors and public notice shall be given
          thereof.

     (3)  The register of shareholders and the register of beneficial
          shareholders of the Company shall be kept at the place of business of
          the transfer agent, and the business pertaining to shares, such as
          registration of transfers of shares, acceptance of the notice with
          respect to beneficial shareholders, registration of pledges and
          cancellation thereof, indication of trust assets and cancellation
          thereof, delivery of share certificates, purchase of shares
          constituting less than one full unit, acceptance of applications,
          etc., shall be handled by such transfer agent, and the Company shall
          not itself handle the above matters directly.


ARTICLE 12.    (Share Handling Regulations)

     The denominations of share certificates of the Company, as well as the
business pertaining to the handling of shares, such as registration of transfers
of shares, acceptance of the notice with respect to beneficial shareholders,
registration of pledges and cancellation thereof, indication of trust assets and
cancellation thereof, delivery of share certificates, purchase of shares
constituting less than one full unit, acceptance of applications and other
handling procedures and the charges therefor shall be governed by the Share
Handling Regulations determined by the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE 13.    (Record Date)

     (1)  The Company shall deem any shareholder (including beneficial
          shareholders; hereinafter the same shall apply) having voting rights
          as appearing on the register of shareholders and/or the register of
          beneficial shareholders at the end of each accounting period to be a
          shareholder who is entitled to exercise the rights of a shareholder at
          the ordinary general meeting of shareholders for that particular
          accounting period.

     (2)  In addition to the preceding paragraph, the Company may, whenever
          necessary, by a resolution of the Board of Directors and upon giving
          prior public notice, deem any shareholder or pledgee whose name
          appears on the register of shareholders and/or the register of
          beneficial shareholders as of the end of a specified date to be a
          shareholder or a pledgee who is entitled to exercise certain rights of
          a shareholder or a pledgee.

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                                   CHAPTER III

                        GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

ARTICLE 14.    (Time and Place to Hold General Meetings of Shareholders)

     (1)  Ordinary general meetings of shareholders of the Company shall be
          convened annually in June and extraordinary general meetings of
          shareholders may be convened whenever necessary.

     (2)  General meetings of shareholders may be convened at the seat of the
          head office, a place adjacent thereto, or in Minato-ku, Tokyo.


ARTICLE 15.    (Convocation of General Meetings of Shareholders and Chairman
               Thereof)

     (1)  Unless otherwise provided by law, the President and Director of the
          Company shall convene general meetings of shareholders by resolutions
          of the Board of Directors and shall act as the chairman of the
          meetings.

     (2)  If the President and Director is unable to act, another director shall
          convene the meetings and act as the chairman of the meetings in
          accordance with an order of priority previously determined by the
          Board of Directors.


ARTICLE 16.    (Method of Making Decisions of General Meetings of Shareholders)

     Unless otherwise provided by law or in the Articles of Incorporation,
resolutions of general meetings of shareholders shall be adopted by a majority
vote of the shareholders present at the meetings.


ARTICLE 17.    (Voting by a Proxy)

     A shareholder may exercise his voting right by a proxy, who shall also be a
shareholder of the Company having voting rights; provided, however, that such
proxy shall submit to the Company a document evidencing his authority.


ARTICLE 18.    (Minutes of General Meetings of Shareholders)

     The substance of the proceedings at general meetings of shareholders and
the results thereof shall be recorded in the minutes and the chairman of the
meeting and the directors present shall affix their names and seals thereto.

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                                   CHAPTER IV

                        DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ARTICLE 19.    (Number of Directors)

     The Company shall have three (3) or more directors.


ARTICLE 20.    (Election)

     (1)  A resolution of a general meeting of shareholders for the election of
          directors shall require the presence of shareholders holding one-third
          or more of the total number of issued and outstanding shares with
          voting rights and it shall be adopted by a majority vote of the
          shareholders present.

     (2)  No cumulative voting shall be used for the election of directors.


ARTICLE 21.    (Term of Office)

     The term of office of a director shall expire at the conclusion of the
ordinary general meeting of shareholders held with respect to the last closing
of accounts within two (2) years after his assumption of office.


ARTICLE 22.    (Directors with Specific Titles and Representative Directors)

     (1)  The Company may elect by a resolution of the Board of Directors one
          Chairman and Director, one Vice Chairman and Director, one President
          and Director, and one or more Executive Vice Presidents and Directors,
          Senior Managing Directors, and Managing Directors.

     (2)  By a resolution of the Board of Directors, one or more Directors who
          shall represent the Company shall be elected from those directors with
          specific titles referred to in the preceding paragraph.


ARTICLE 23.    (Convocation of Meetings of the Board of Directors and Chairman
               Thereof)

     (1)  Unless otherwise provided by law, the President and Director shall
          convene meetings of the Board of Directors and shall act as the
          chairman of the meetings.

     (2)  If the President and Director is unable to act, another director shall
          convene the meetings and act as the chairman of the meetings in
          accordance with an order of priority previously determined by the
          Board of Directors.

     (3)  The notice for convening meetings of the Board of Directors shall be
          sent to all the directors and corporate auditors four (4) days prior
          to the date of the meeting, provided that such period may be shortened
          in case of emergency.

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ARTICLE 24.    (Method of Making Decisions of Meetings of the Board of
               Directors)

     A resolution of a meeting of the Board of Directors shall require the
presence of a majority of the total number of directors and it shall be adopted
by a majority vote of the directors present.


ARTICLE 25.    (Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Directors)

     The substance of the proceedings at meetings of the Board of Directors and
the results thereof shall be recorded in the minutes and the directors and the
corporate auditors present shall affix their names and seals thereto.


ARTICLE 26.    (Regulations of Meetings of the Board of Directors)

     Unless otherwise provided by law or in the Articles of Incorporation,
matters pertaining to the meetings of the Board of Directors shall be governed
by the Regulations of Meetings of the Board of Directors determined by the Board
of Directors.


ARTICLE 27.    (Remuneration and Retirement Allowances)

     The remuneration and retirement allowances for directors shall be
determined by resolutions of general meetings of shareholders.


                                    CHAPTER V

               CORPORATE AUDITORS AND BOARD OF CORPORATE AUDITORS

ARTICLE 28.    (Number of Corporate Auditors)

     The Company shall have three (3) or more corporate auditors.


ARTICLE 29.    (Election)

     A resolution of a general meeting of shareholders for the election of
corporate auditors shall require the presence of shareholders holding one-third
or more of the total number of issued and outstanding shares with voting rights
and it shall be adopted by a majority vote of the shareholders present.


ARTICLE 30.    (Term of Office)

     The term of office of a corporate auditor shall expire at the conclusion of
the ordinary general meeting of shareholders held with respect to the last
closing of accounts within three (3) years after his assumption of office.

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ARTICLE 31.    (Term of Office of a Corporate Auditor Who is Elected to Fill a
               Vacancy)

     The term of office of a corporate auditor who is elected to fill a vacancy
caused by retirement of a corporate auditor before the expiration of the
latter's term of office, shall expire when such predecessor's full term of
office would have expired.


ARTICLE 32.    (Full Time Corporate Auditor(s))

     The Company shall have one (1) or more full time corporate auditor(s) who
shall be elected by and from among the corporate auditors.


ARTICLE 33.    (Convocation of Meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors)

     The notice for convening meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors shall
be sent to all the corporate auditors four (4) days prior to the date of the
meeting, provided that such period may be shortened in case of emergency.


ARTICLE 34.    (Method of Making Decisions of Meetings of the Board of Corporate
               Auditors)

     Unless otherwise provided by law, a resolution of a meeting of the Board of
Corporate Auditors shall be adopted by a majority vote of the corporate
auditors.


ARTICLE 35.    (Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors)

     The substance of the proceedings at meetings of the Board of Corporate
Auditors and the results thereof shall be recorded in the minutes and the
corporate auditors present shall affix their names and seals thereto.


ARTICLE 36.    (Regulations of Meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors)

     Unless otherwise provided by law or in the Articles of Incorporation,
matters pertaining to the meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors shall be
governed by the Regulations of Meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors
determined by the Board of Corporate Auditors.


ARTICLE 37.    (Remuneration and Retirement Allowances)

     The remuneration and retirement allowances for corporate auditors shall be
determined by resolutions of general meetings of shareholders.

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                                   CHAPTER VI

                                    ACCOUNTS

ARTICLE 38.    (Business Year and Closing of Accounts)

     The business year of the Company shall commence on April 1 of each year and
shall end on March 31 of the next following year, and the accounts shall be
closed as of the last day of each business year.


ARTICLE 39.    (Payment of Dividends and Interim Dividends)

     (1)  Dividends on shares shall be paid to the shareholders or pledgees
          whose names appear on the register of shareholders and/or the register
          of beneficial shareholders as of the end of each accounting period.

     (2)  The Company may, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, make a
          payment of interim dividends (cash distribution pursuant to the
          provisions of Article 293-5 of the Commercial Code) to the
          shareholders or pledgees whose names appear on the register of
          shareholders and/or the register of beneficial shareholders as of the
          end of September 30, each year.


ARTICLE 40.    (Dividends and Interim Dividends to be Paid on Shares Issued by
               Conversion of Convertible Debentures)

     With respect to the first payment of dividends or interim dividends on
shares issued pursuant to a conversion of convertible debentures issued by the
Company, such dividends or interim dividends shall be paid on the basis that
such conversion is deemed to have been effected on April 1 in the case where the
conversion was applied for from April 1 to September 30 and on October 1 in the
case where the conversion was applied for from October 1 to March 31 of the next
following year, respectively.


ARTICLE 41.    (Terms for Discharge of Liability for Dividend Payments)

     (1)  If a dividend or an interim dividend on shares remains unreceived
          within three (3) full years after the date the payment therefor
          commenced, the Company shall be discharged from its obligation to pay
          such dividend or interim dividend.

     (2)  Dividends and interim dividends to be paid shall bear no interest.


                            SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

     The amendment to Article 7 (Number of Shares Constituting One Unit of
Stock) shall become effective on August 1, 2001.

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                                                     Amended as of June 28, 2001

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