Business / Corporate Aug 28, 2020
Japan Display to sell part of Ishikawa panel plant to Sharp for $390 million
The firm will use funds to be received from Sharp and Apple to pay back a large portion of its outstanding debts.
Business Dec 27, 2019
Japan Display considers selling key plant to Apple and Sharp
Japan Display Inc. is considering selling a major plant in central Japan to Apple Inc. and Sharp Corp. in an apparent bid to improve its balance sheet, sources close to the matter said Friday. The struggling display-maker, also known as JDI, closed the plant in ...
Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Oct 24, 2018
Sumo boasts rich history of multiculturalism
by John Gunning
Visitors to Japan, encountering sumo for the first time, are often surprised to learn that not only are there rikishi from places as far afield as Georgia, Mongolia and Hawaii, but that foreigners have dominated the sport for the better part of a decade ...