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TERRY GOU

BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2017
Apple's upcoming iPhone release keeping Foxconn unit vibrant
Growing optimism about the next iPhone has propelled Apple Inc. to record highs. Halfway around the globe, a lesser-known Taiwanese company is riding that same wave of euphoria.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2016
Sharp's 'subpar' performance prompts Hon Hai to warn of job cuts but vow to reward dedicated ranks
Terry Gou warns his newly acquired employees of job cuts while promising to reward those who commit to rebuilding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2016
Hon Hai seals deal with Sharp
A foreign company is taking over one of Japan's leading electronics makers after Sharp Corp. and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. sealed an agreement Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2016
Sharp meets Hon Hai after last-minute delay in bailout deal
Sharp Corp. sent officials for talks with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. on Friday, sources said, a day after the Taiwanese firm said it would delay signing a deal to acquire Sharp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2016
INCJ sticks by rescue plan for Sharp as Foxconn talks continue
Japan's Innovation Network Corp. is confident Sharp Corp. will see its rescue plan as superior to a competing bid even as the struggling electronics maker enters talks with Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2016
INCJ said to argue its ¥1 trillion bid for Sharp tops Foxconn's
Innovation Network Corp. of Japan is making the case to Sharp Corp. that its rescue proposal for the electronics maker is worth more than an offer from Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a sign the government fund is determined to keep fighting for victory in the takeover battle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2016
Sharp deal '90% done': Hon Hai's Gou
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has won a hotly contested agreement to become the preferred negotiating partner in its bailout.
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
Jan 30, 2016
Hon Hai chairman makes direct offer to revive struggling Sharp
The chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. made a direct offer Saturday to the top management of Sharp Corp. to help revive the struggling Japanese electronics maker, as the Taiwanese company seeks to tip the scales in its favor in the face of a rival offer.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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