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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2016
Foxconn's Gou said to plan appeal on Sharp deal tomorrow
Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou plans to travel to Sharp Corp. headquarters in Osaka to meet with management Friday and press his case for a proposed bailout of the Japanese consumer electronics company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2016
Sharp still talking with both Foxconn, INCJ on bailout, president says
Sharp Corp. says it will decide on the ¥600 billion rescue plan from Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. or the ¥300 billion plan by Innovation Network of Japan in a month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2016
Government approaches Hon Hai about Sharp tie-up, not outright rescue
The government and a state-backed fund have approached Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. proposing a tie-up with Sharp Corp., sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2016
Japan state fund approaches Hon Hai about tie-up with revived Sharp
The government and a state-backed fund have made a proposal to
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2016
Let Japan's zombie firms die
If Japan wants to generate long-term growth, it needs to allow creative destruction. New companies can't grow when they are blocked by failing incumbents.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2016
State fund eyes triple white goods alliance comprising Hitachi, Toshiba, Sharp
A government-backed fund mulls asking Hitachi Ltd. to join the envisaged alliance of white goods firms owned by Toshiba and Sharp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2016
Sharp gets ¥600 billion offer from Foxconn
Foxconn Technology Group has offered about ¥600 billion to buy struggling electronics maker Sharp Corp., according to a person familiar with the talks, in what could mark the largest acquisition since 2009 for the assembler of Apple Inc.'s iPhones.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2016
Japan government fund considers ¥300 billion Sharp investment to counter Hon Hai offer
A government-backed fund is considering investing around ¥300 billion in Sharp Corp. to assist its restructuring, raising the amount to counter an offer by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2016
Sharp to seek additional financial assistance from creditor banks
Sharp Corp. is planning to ask its major creditor banks for ¥150 billion in additional assistance, in line with a rehabilitation plan under a government-backed corporation turnaround fund, sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2015
Hon Hai proposes purchase of Sharp, provided top brass step down
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. proposes buying Sharp Corp. for around u00a5300 billion, provided the top management is replaced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2015
Experts see tough road ahead for Sharp and its LCD division
A struggling Sharp Corp. has reached a crossroads as it will soon need to decide what to do with its signature LCD business.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2015
Sharp set to spin off LCD unit in deal with Japan Display
Sharp Corp. is closer to spinning off its struggling liquid crystal display business and integrating the unit into rival Japan Display Inc. in a state-backed deal, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 2, 2015
Sharp considers downsizing struggling LCD business
Electronics maker Sharp Corp. is considering shrinking its struggling liquid crystal display business to prepare for possible partnership with government- and private-sector funded Japan Display Inc., sources have said.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 27, 2015
Tunnel-building woman; historical food drama; CM of the week: Sharp
Japan is currently suffering a labor shortage that will only worsen. The main solution is getting more women interested in working in certain sectors, such as construction, where only 12.4 percent of the workforce is female. Even worse, only 3.5 percent of the country's civil engineers are women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2015
Sharp bond risk jumps as losses over 4½ years top $10 billion
Sharp Corp.'s default risk jumped to a two-year high as losses in the past 4½ years topped ¥1.2 trillion ($10 billion).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2015
Sharp's vision for recovery blurred as it posts further losses
Electronics-maker Sharp Corp.'s recovery seemed on the blink Friday as it posted a ¥25.1 billion operating loss and ¥83.6 billion net loss for the first half of fiscal 2015. The news came days after Sharp sharply reduced its expectations for the period ahead.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2015
Sharp slashes operating profit forecast on slumping demand in China
Sharp Corp. lowered its operating profit forecast on slumping demand for smartphone displays in China and said it will not forecast net income until the results of reforms are clearer.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2015
Japan Display to streamline China operations as smartphone panel demand slumps
Japan Display Inc. plans to streamline its operations in China to cut costs and remain competitive despite weakening demand for smartphone display panels amid a slowdown in the Chinese economy, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2015
Public-private fund might lead Sharp rehab quest
A public-private fund might invest in struggling Sharp Corp. to lead the electronics maker's turnaround, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 7, 2015
Sharp melds a robot and mobile phone to create the RoBoHoN
Sharp Corp. has introduced a new mobile phone combined with a humanoid robot.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'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.
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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