Panasonic ( "Panasonikku") is the principal brand name of the Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corporation. The company sells a wide range of products under the brand worldwide, including plasma and LCD televisions, DVD and Blu-ray Disc recorders and players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, shavers, projectors, digital cameras, batteries, laptop computers (under the sub-brand Toughbook), CD players and home stereo equipment, fax machines, scanners, printers, electronic white-boards, electronic components and semiconductors.

The brand uses the marketing slogan "A Better Life, A Better World".

The Panasonic brand was created by Matsushita in 1955 for the Americas region because the National brand, which was its principal brand in its home market of Japan, was already registered by others. The Panasonic brand was created from the elements "pan" - meaning "all" or "bread" - and "sonic" - meaning "sound" - because it was first used for audio equipment. Panasonic also sold the first bread machine.

On January 10, 2008, Matsushita announced that it intended to change the company name to Panasonic Corporation. The proposal to change the company's name was approved at the firm's annual shareholder's meeting on June 26 and the name took effect from October 1, 2008. In parallel the "National" brand, which had been used by the company in Japan for non-audio/visual products (mostly home appliances), was phased out and replaced with the Panasonic brand by March 2010.

Answer this series of questions:

1. which catchy phrase is used by a popular brand?
2. which brand?
3. what kind of company is it?
4. from where?
5. when was it created?
6. by who?
7. why?
8. what does the name mean?
9. did they sell bread machines?
10. why did they choose that name?
11. what was the principal brand?
12. when did they add corporation to the name?
13. when did they announce the decision?
14. was it met with approval at the meeting?
15. on what day?
16. and what day did the change officially take place?
17. what is a sub-brand?
18. what does that brand sell?
19. what are some electronics sold by Panasonic?
20. Do they sell TVs?
1. "A Better Life, A Better World".
2. Panasonic Corporation
3. electronic company
4. Japan
5. 1955 for Americas region
6. Matsushita
7. because the National brand was already registered by others
8. all" or "bread" / "sound"
9. Yes
10. because it was first used for audio equipment
11. Panasonic
12. 2008
13. January 10, 2008
14. Yes
15. June 26
16. October 1
17. Toughbook
18. laptop computers
19. telephones, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens
20. Yes