Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Panasonic 2012 World Heritage Calendar Released in Online Version

OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, January 5th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752) have released an online version of the 2012 World Heritage Calendarin five languages. It is available as a website, a wallpaper, or as a stand-alone application that can be downloaded.

As the year 2012 is the 40th anniversary since the inauguration of the World Heritage Convention, the calendar is expected to raise even more interest than the very popular 2011 version.

The online version is especially targeted to educating young people, and more content will be added in the near future.

Featuring stunning photographs of 12 World Heritage sites, the calendar includes informative texts and interesting facts in English, Japanese, French, Chinese and Spanish. There is also a game consisting of matching sites with illustrations related to them on a world map.

To view the calendar online: http://panasonic.net/UNESCO_worldheritage_calendar

Related Release from UNESCO World Heritage Centre http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/829

About Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated net sales of 8.69 trillion yen (US$105 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2011. The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:PC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at http://panasonic.net/

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=50122009&lang=en

Contacts

Panasonic Corporation

Corporate Brand Strategy Division

Advertising Group

Kobayashi, Suzuki

TEL. +81-3-6403-3005



UNESCO World Heritage Centre

e-mail: g.doubleday@unesco.org

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