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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2018
Sharp posts first net profit in four years on solid LCD sales
Sharp Corp. said Thursday it posted its first group net profit in four years in fiscal 2017, helped by its core liquid crystal display business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2018
Sharp streamlines Malaysian operations under Hon Hai leadership
Electronics firm Sharp Corp. has merged two Malaysian arms to streamline business operations in the Southeast Asian country in line with restructuring policy under Taiwanese parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2018
Hon Hai's Terry Gou plots move beyond iPhone assembly to AI and big data
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Chairman Terry Gou says that over the next few years he plans to focus the company's direction on artificial intelligence and big data.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2018
Sharp returns to black in April-December period for first time in four years
Sharp Corp. reported Wednesday a consolidated net profit of ¥55.38 billion ($509 million) for the nine months through December, its first black ink for the period in four years due to recovering sales and cost cutting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2017
Sharp to add three co-CEOs on Jan. 1
Sharp Corp. said Saturday it will appoint three co-CEOs on Jan. 1 to lead the electronics maker alongside its sole CEO and President Tai Jeng-wu.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2017
Sharp to appoint three co-CEOs in January following return to TSE's first section
Sharp Corp. will appoint three co-chief executive officers at the start of 2018 to lead the electronics maker alongside president and current sole CEO Tai Jeng-wu, company sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2017
Resurgent Sharp returns to TSE's first section after 16-month absence
The electronics giant, recovering under the wing of new parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., had been demoted about 16 months earlier to the second section.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2017
Sharp raises outlook after posting profit for fourth straight quarter
Sharp Corp. upgrades its forecasts after logging a fourth consecutive quarterly net profit under the guidance of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2017
Sharp to aggressively pursue patent royalties amid focus on ultra-HD TVs, 'smart home' devices
Sharp Corp.'s U.S. legal battle with Hisense Electric Co. marks the start of an aggressive new campaign by the Japanese electronics company to obtain royalties on its patents as the company focuses on ultra-high-resolution televisions and "smart home" devices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2017
Sharp makes a return to U.S. market with new LCD TV lineup
Sharp Corp. said Monday it is returning to the U.S. market with a new high-end LCD television brand, as the firm is unable to use its Aquos label in the region after selling the distribution rights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2017
Sharp applies for relisting on TSE's first section
Sharp Corp. has applied to be relisted on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange after being demoted last year while in dire straits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2017
Sharp to file next week for return to Tokyo Stock Exchange first section
Sharp Corp. will file next week to return to the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange after being demoted last year due to poor financial health, the president said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2017
Sharp mulls jointly investing in Toshiba chip unit with Hon Hai
Sharp Corp. is considering a joint bid with parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., to invest in embattled Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business, a Sharp executive said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2017
Sharp to boost workforce at key Kameyema plant in July
Sharp Corp. plans to nearly double the number of employees at its mainstay Kameyema factory in Mie Prefecture that makes camera parts for smartphones, a senior company official said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2017
Hon Hai posts surprise profit rise after record iPhone sales
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported an unexpected rise in quarterly earnings after the main assembler of Apple Inc.'s devices rode record iPhone sales during the pivotal holiday shopping period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2017
Hon Hai's Gou says 'very serious' about Toshiba chip unit bid
Terry Gou is heading back to Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2017
Sharp trims full-year loss outlook due to cost cuts, display profits
Sharp Corp. narrowed its full-year loss outlook after posting its first quarterly profit in more than two years, lifted by cost reductions and a turnaround in the display business.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Dec 17, 2016
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 14, 2016
Hon Hai, Sharp to halt LCD TV panel supply to Samsung in 2017
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and its Japanese subsidiary Sharp Corp. will stop supplying liquid crystal display panels for televisions to South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. from next year, industry sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 10, 2016
Hon Hai, Sharp mull major LCD display panel plant in China
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and Sharp Corp. are considering investing u00a5800 billion in a new Chinese plant they envision beginning production of large TVs in 2019.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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