ILEA000027628: Sharp to invest 150 bil. yen in 2nd LCD plant in Kameyama

Toyota to build hydrogen cell-powered city

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda unveils the company's plan to build a "city of the future" powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the central Japan city of Susono at the base of Mt. Fuji during a press conference in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2020, a day before the opening of the CES consumer electronics show. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JDI President Kikuoka at a press conference

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has finalized a new fundraising framework totaling over 100 billion yen. In addition to raising 80-90 billion yen from Ichigo Asset Group, an independent investment fund, JDI will also sell some of its facilities at its Hakusan plant (Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture) to Apple Inc. On April 12, JDI announced that it had reached a basic agreement with Ichigo Trust to raise up to 90 billion yen from Ichigo. Minoru Kikuoka, president of JDI, explained the purpose of the framework at a press conference on January 12, saying, "We will sell assets in order to enhance our capital and at the same time minimize the impact on existing shareholders through dilution. He explained the purpose of the framework. Wistron, a major Taiwanese electronics manufacturing service (EMS) company, also intends to invest 50 million dollars (about 5.4 billion yen) in JDI. December 12, 2019, Tokyo, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Large-scale vacuum brazing furnace installed by Pureron Japan.

Pureron Japan (Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture) started operation of "the fourth factory" that manufactures the metal processing precision parts. The production system is strengthened by investing 2 billion yen. Pureron Japan manufactures filters and other products, mainly sensors for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Semiconductor-related products account for 80% of the company's sales, and industrial and medical equipment accounts for 20%. It was judged that the market of the precision equipment related to the semiconductor would grow in the world, and it was decided to strengthen the production system greatly together with the medical equipment to be strengthened from now on. The fourth plant has a floor space of 2,100 square meters. (September 2, 2019, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

PLEN Robotics' assistant robot "PLEN Cube".

PLEN Robotics (Kita-ku, Osaka City) has started taking pre-orders for its assistant robot "PLEN Cube", which can accept orders and make payments with face recognition, and held a hands-on event. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019, and President Akazawa expressed his desire to "contribute to making the service industry more efficient and unmanned. The development of this device began in 2005, and mass production began in Japan in July 2007. The device for corporate customers costs 81,000 yen per unit (excluding consumption tax), and a separate monthly fee is required to use the entry/exit and payment functions. products will be shipped from the middle of September. August 9, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Device for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor

Photo taken in Yokohama on Jan. 28, 2019, shows a device developed by Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp. to inspect the condition of melted nuclear fuel at the No. 2 reactor of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cryptocurrency hack in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Koichiro Wada (L), president of cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, and Yusuke Otsuka, the company's chief operating officer, bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2018, after around 58 billion yen ($534 million) of the NEM cryptocurrency disappeared due to hacking.

Panasonic vows 1 tril. yen investment toward FY 2018 sales goal

TOKYO, March 26 Kyodo - Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., briefs reporters on the company's business plan for the fiscal year through March 2016 in Tokyo on March 26, 2015. Tsuga said Panasonic Corp. will spend 1 trillion yen ($844 billion) to carry out "strategic investment" projects centering on mergers and acquisitions, to increase annual sales to 10 trillion yen by fiscal 2018.

Sharp expected to post 200 bil. yen net loss

OSAKA, March 3 Kyodo - The headquarters of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. stands in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2015. The company is expected to incur about 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in group net loss for the fiscal year to March 31 as it is considering additional restructuring steps, including the closure of four factories in Hiroshima Prefecture, sources close to the matter said the same day.

Sharp displays curved LCD panel at U.S. trade show

LAS VEGAS, United States - A wraparound liquid crystal display panel developed by Sharp Corp. of Japan is shown at the U.S. International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vega, Nevada, on Jan. 6, 2015.

Sharp to launch higher-resolution "8K" TVs in FY 2015

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo taken Jan. 5, 2015, shows the new Aquos liquid crystal display television unveiled by Sharp Corp. at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The launch of "8K" televisions that offer even better image quality than the 4K super high-definition TVs is expected for the business year starting April 1 in markets such as Japan, China and the United States.

Sharp to invest 150 bil. yen in 2nd LCD plant in Kameyama

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speaks to reporters about the company's plan to invest 150 billion yen for the production of large-scale liquid crystal displays for LCD televisions at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 12. (Kyodo)

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