Sharp unveils Japan makers' first 5G-ready smartphone
Sharp Corp. unveiled its first 5G smartphone model Monday, ahead of the ultrafast network service launch scheduled for March. The Osaka-based electronics firm, reportedly the first Japanese maker to introduce a 5G-ready smartphone, has boasted the top share of the Android-based smartphone market in Japan ...
Some Japanese manufacturers restart operations in China after coronavirus suspensions
Some Japanese manufacturers are resuming operations in China after suspensions caused by the new coronavirus outbreak, while others are putting off restarts due to concerns about supply chain conditions or the lack of available workers. Japanese firms in China halted plants starting around Jan. 24 ...
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 ...
Telephone manufacturers unveil the perfect Christmas gift to combat bank transfer scams
Furikome sagi (bank transfer scams) have become such an entrenched part of life in Japan that you can't even make a bank transfer via an ATM these days without first acknowledging a notice reminding you to refrain from sending money to people you don't ...
Sony and Sharp supply parts to U.S.-blacklisted China security video firm Hikvision
Sony Corp. and Sharp Corp. have supplied parts to video surveillance company Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., one of 28 Chinese entities blacklisted by the United States last month over human rights violations, the Chinese company's product brochures show. Hikvision — the world's largest video ...
Six major Japanese electronics makers see net profits plummet amid U.S.-China trade war
Six of seven major Japanese electronics makers suffered year-on-year drops in group net profits in April-September, according to earnings reports released Friday. Net profit slid 1.9 percent to ¥189.2 billion at Hitachi Ltd., 14.9 percent to ¥340 billion at Sony Corp., 11.2 percent to ¥100.9 ...
Sharp sees net profit fall 33.1% in April-September, attributes decline to weak TV sales
Sharp Corp. said Friday its group net profit in the April-September period fell 33.1 percent from a year earlier to ¥27.40 billion ($254 million), due to weak TV sales in overseas markets. Consolidated operating profit dropped 21.4 percent from a year earlier to ¥36.96 billion ...
Sharp considers handing out bonuses to employees four times a year
Sharp Corp. will consider giving its employees bonuses four times a year to reflect quarterly business performance as a way to prompt them to change their mindset, President and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu told reporters Tuesday. After proposing the new system to its labor union, the ...
Sharp to consider investing in Japan Display if asked, CEO says
Sharp Corp. CEO and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu said Tuesday his company will consider investing in Japan Display Inc. if the struggling display maker asks for financial aid. Tai made the remark at Sharp's business strategies briefing held after the company's annual shareholders meeting in Sakai, ...
Sharp back in 'normal mode' after buying back shares issued during crisis
Sharp Corp. said Tuesday it has returned to "normal mode" after completing the purchase of all preferred shares it issued to financial institutions during its crisis four years ago. "We would like to report to all of you that our management has finally returned to ...
Sharp calls U.S.-China trade war an 'opportunity' to expand business
Sharp Corp. said Tuesday trade frictions between the United States and China could provide an "opportunity" to expand its business with Chinese companies, in contrast to many other manufacturers who have voiced concerns. Sharp CEO and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu said at a news conference the ...
Sharp Corp. Chairman and President Tai Jeng-wu says he will remain chairman of the Japanese electronics firm until fiscal 2021. Speaking to reporters, Tai said Monday he wants to hand over the post of president if someone suitable for the job appears. He said he will ...
