On Jan. 27, the biggest personal computer maker in Japan joined hands with the world's fourth-biggest in planning to launch a new company in June.
The tag team of NEC Corp. and China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. will create a very powerful computer firm. Their combined share of the domestic market accounts for about 26 percent of total shipments.
In a recent interview, Lenovo Japan President Roderick Lappin, who will also be executive chairman of the new company, Lenovo NEC Holdings B.V., said he is excited about the shared future in Japan with NEC and synergies that will benefit Lenovo's strategies in Japan and elsewhere.