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Japan Display CEO Scott Callon

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, shows Japan Display Inc. CEO Scott Callon.

Tesla dealership in Japan

Photo taken March 29, 2024, shows an electric vehicle manufactured by U.S. automaker Tesla Inc. on display at a dealership in Chiba, near Tokyo.

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Japan Display's health monitoring service "Virgo" presentation

Japan Display's health monitoring service "Virgo" presentation. Scott Caron, Chairman and CEO, Japan Display Inc.=Date:Febuary 6, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Display's health monitoring service "Virgo" presentation

Japan Display's health monitoring service "Virgo" presentation. Scott Caron, Chairman and CEO, Japan Display Inc.=Date:Febuary 6, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Display's health monitoring service "Virgo" presentation

Japan Display's health monitoring service "Virgo" presentation. Scott Caron, Chairman and CEO, Japan Display Inc.=Date:Febuary 6, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Display CEO Callon

Screenshot shows Scott Callon, CEO of Japan Display Inc., holding an online press conference on Sept. 29, 2023, on JDI's cancellation of a joint project with Chinese display maker HKC Corp. to build factories in China.

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Sharp to release tablet with new panel next year

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils a business-use tablet computer with a new display panel, to be released in 2015, at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2014. Sharp developed the panel jointly with Qualcomm Inc. of the United States.

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Sharp officer speaks on next-generation display panel

OSAKA, Japan - Norikazu Hoshi, senior executive officer of Japan's Sharp Corp., speaks about a next-generation "MEMS Display" panel jointly developed with Qualcomm Inc. of the United States during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Renesas to sell display chip unit to Synaptics for 48.5 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuo Kudo (L), president of display chip maker Renesas SP Drivers Inc., and Rick Bergman, president and chief executive officer of U.S. IT company Synaptics Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2014. Struggling electronics maker Renesas Electronics Corp. said it will sell its subsidiary Renesas SP Drivers to Synaptics.

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Japan Display makes weak debut on TSE

TOKYO, Japan - Shuichi Otsuka, president and chief executive officer of Japan Display Inc., speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 19, 2014, about the company's debut on the TSE's First Section. The world's largest manufacturer of liquid crystal displays for smartphones and tablets ended the day's trading at 763 yen, around 15 percent lower than its initial offering price of 900 yen.

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Panasonic plasma display panel factory

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in May 2013 shows Panasonic Corp.'s Amagasaki No. 3 factory building (front) in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Panasonic is in the final stage of talks with real-estate investment advisory company Center Point Development Inc. to sell the plasma display panel factory building, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 27, 2014. Plasma display panel production ceased at the factory in December 2013.

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Tesla Motors' Model S

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the chassis of Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model S, powered by lithium-ion batteries, being unveiled to the press in Osaka on Sept. 26, 2012, ahead of its display to the general public from the following day to Oct. 2. The Japanese unit of the U.S. electric car venture planned the display to show the difference between an electric car and a gasoline-powered car, as it is set to launch sales of the sedan in Japan in 2013.

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Japan Display president

TOKYO, Japan - Shuichi Otsuka, president of newly launched liquid crystal display maker Japan Display Inc., speaks during an interview in Tokyo on April 16, 2012.

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Panasonic's tablet computers for corporate users

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the 7.0-inch (L) and 10.1-inch display models of Panasonic Corp.'s new BizPad tablet computers for corporate users to be sold from late December 2011. The consumer electronics giant said on Oct. 12, 2011, that the new tablet computers will run on Google Inc.'s Android 3.2 operating system and will not break even if the 7.0-inch model is dropped from a height of 120 centimeters and the 10.1-inch model from a height of 80 centimeters because of their shockproof structures.

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Japan's Shueisha holds manga exhibition in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A visitor looks at a Japanese comic book display at a contemporary art museum in Istanbul on Oct. 5, 2010. Major Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc. is holding an exhibition called ''Discover Manga! The World of Shonenjump'' at the museum through Oct. 17 to promote Japanese comic books.

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NTT Docomo's Galaxy smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows NTT Docomo Inc.'s Galaxy S smartphone. The mobile phone operator said on Oct. 5, 2010, that it will release the Galaxy S later this month. The smartphone features a next-generation organic electroluminescent display that enables users to enjoy high-quality video content, even under strong sunlight.

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LG Electronics to reenter Japanese TV market in Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - Two presenters demonstrate a liquid crystal display television in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, which the world's second-largest flat-screen TV maker LG Electronics Inc. of South Korea will start selling in Japan in November. The company will reenter the Japanese market that it withdrew from in 2008 due to stagnant sales.

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Japanese firms get serious about globalization

TOKYO, Japan - An employee looks at a lunch-menu display with English signs at a staff canteen of Rakuten Inc. in Tokyo on July 8, 2010. Japan's largest online shopping mall operator is one of the Japanese firms which have decided to adopt English as their official in-house language in their resolve to become global.

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Sony 3-D TV

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp.'s Bravia liquid crystal display televisions that can project three-dimensional images are put on sale at a Bic Camera Inc. outlet in Tokyo on June 10, 2010.

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Japanese choosing reasonably priced New Year dishes

TOKYO, Japan - Samples of colorful New Year dishes are on display in Daimaru Inc.'s Tokyo department store in Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Easy-to-ride electric bicycles in vogue in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Various types of electric bicycle are on display at the Himonya store of Daiei Inc. in Tokyo's Meguro Ward in June.

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Toyota workers in Kyushu do social aid work

MIYAWAKA, Japan - Employees of Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. on March 10 paint a steam locomotive which is on display at a coal museum in Miyawaka city, Fukuoka Prefecture, as part of corporate social responsibility activities. Toyota wants to use such activities to help maintain employment in view of production cuts amid the deepened recession.

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Hitachi, Canon, Matsushita tie up in flat-panel business

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida, Hitachi Ltd. President Kazuo Furukawa and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. President Fumio Otsubo join hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 25, after reaching a basic accord to form a comprehensive alliance in the flat-panel display business to jointly manufacture liquid crystal display panels and to accelerate the development of organic light-emitting diode displays.

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Toshiba, Canon delay next-generation SED TV's release till late 2007

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. said on March 8 their alliance will delay the release of a next-generation high quality-image TV, known as a surface-conduction electron-emitter display television, or SED TV (in photo taken on Oct. 4, 2005), until the October-December period of 2007 from the originally planned release date this spring. A Canon official said the two decided to put off the release as they have found it hard to cut production costs quickly enough.

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Sony unveils PDA with organic EL display featuring crisp video

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., a Sony Corp. arm, said on Sept. 14 it will start selling a personal digital assistant equipped with organic electroluminescent display (in handout photo), a next-generation monitor featuring crisp video. The CLIE PEG-VZ90 to be put on the market on Sept. 25 will likely sell for 95,000 yen, Sony officials said.

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Canon, Toshiba to start joint venture for new flat-screen panels

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Fujio Mitarai (2nd from L) and Toshiba Corp. President Tadashi Okamura pose at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 14 after announcing an agreement to establish a joint venture for the development, production and marketing of a new flat-screen panel called surface-conduction electron-emitter display or SED. The new company, SED Inc., will make SED panels primarily for large flat-screen televisions, with production planned to begin in 2005.

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Sony unveils new handheld multimedia game gadget

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. unveiled on May 12 the PlayStation Portable, a new handheld video game gadget with color liquid crystal display that offers wireless connectivity for multiplayer gaming. The PlayStation Portable can play both movies and music.

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Dell releases 17-inch LCD TV in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Dell Japan Inc., the Japanese unit of U.S. computer maker Dell Inc., on Dec. 1 launched a 17-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television set (shown) in Japan that can be hooked up to a personal computer. The ''Dell W1700,'' which retails for 85,000 yen, is the first LCD TV Dell sells outside the United States, the company said.

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Prototype Net-capable car unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Keio University Prof. Jun Murai tries a prototype Internet-capable car on display at the Wireless Japan 2002 exhibition in Tokyo on July 17. The car, developed by Toyota Motor Corp., its auto parts-making unit Denso Corp. and NEC Corp., allows drivers to download maps for car navigation, restaurant guides, music and videos from the Internet, to which it can gain access by using NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s FOMA third-generation mobile phone and a 256-megabite server mounted on the car.

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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

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Sony unveils PDA with organic EL display featuring crisp video

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., a Sony Corp. arm, said on Sept. 14 it will start selling a personal digital assistant equipped with organic electroluminescent display (in handout photo), a next-generation monitor featuring crisp video. The CLIE PEG-VZ90 to be put on the market on Sept. 25 will likely sell for 95,000 yen, Sony officials said. (Kyodo)

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Canon, Toshiba to start joint venture for new flat-screen panels

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Fujio Mitarai (2nd from L) and Toshiba Corp. President Tadashi Okamura pose at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 14 after announcing an agreement to establish a joint venture for the development, production and marketing of a new flat-screen panel called surface-conduction electron-emitter display or SED. The new company, SED Inc., will make SED panels primarily for large flat-screen televisions, with production planned to begin in 2005. (Kyodo)

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Toshiba, Canon delay next-generation SED TV's release till late

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. said on March 8 their alliance will delay the release of a next-generation high quality-image TV, known as a surface-conduction electron-emitter display television, or SED TV (in photo taken on Oct. 4, 2005), until the October-December period of 2007 from the originally planned release date this spring. A Canon official said the two decided to put off the release as they have found it hard to cut production costs quickly enough. (Kyodo)

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Hitachi, Canon, Matsushita tie up in flat-panel business

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida, Hitachi Ltd. President Kazuo Furukawa and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. President Fumio Otsubo join hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 25, after reaching a basic accord to form a comprehensive alliance in the flat-panel display business to jointly manufacture liquid crystal display panels and to accelerate the development of organic light-emitting diode displays. (Kyodo)

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Toyota workers in Kyushu do social aid work

MIYAWAKA, Japan - Employees of Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. on March 10 paint a steam locomotive which is on display at a coal museum in Miyawaka city, Fukuoka Prefecture, as part of corporate social responsibility activities. Toyota wants to use such activities to help maintain employment in view of production cuts amid the deepened recession. (Kyodo)

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Studio Ghibli character shop opens in Shanghai

Stuffed toys of the Studio Ghibli Inc. character Totoro are on display as people look at products in the "Donguri Republic" store in Shanghai on its opening day on May 1, 2016. Specializing in character-themed merchandise based on the Japanese studio's popular animated films, the store is the fourth branch to open outside of Japan, and the first to do so in mainland China, following shops that were opened in Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Display unveils LCD screen visible under sunlight

Japan Display Inc. unveils a newly developed liquid crystal screen (C) clearly visible under sunlight on June 15, 2015. The new product is flanked by conventional LCD screens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Easy-to-ride electric bicycles in vogue in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Various types of electric bicycle are on display at the Himonya store of Daiei Inc. in Tokyo's Meguro Ward in June. (Kyodo)

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Panasonic's tablet computers for corporate users

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the 7.0-inch (L) and 10.1-inch display models of Panasonic Corp.'s new BizPad tablet computers for corporate users to be sold from late December 2011. The consumer electronics giant said on Oct. 12, 2011, that the new tablet computers will run on Google Inc.'s Android 3.2 operating system and will not break even if the 7.0-inch model is dropped from a height of 120 centimeters and the 10.1-inch model from a height of 80 centimeters because of their shockproof structures. (Kyodo)

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Sony 3-D TV

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp.'s Bravia liquid crystal display televisions that can project three-dimensional images are put on sale at a Bic Camera Inc. outlet in Tokyo on June 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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LG Electronics to reenter Japanese TV market in Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - Two presenters demonstrate a liquid crystal display television in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, which the world's second-largest flat-screen TV maker LG Electronics Inc. of South Korea will start selling in Japan in November. The company will reenter the Japanese market that it withdrew from in 2008 due to stagnant sales. (Kyodo)

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Japanese firms get serious about globalization

TOKYO, Japan - An employee looks at a lunch-menu display with English signs at a staff canteen of Rakuten Inc. in Tokyo on July 8, 2010. Japan's largest online shopping mall operator is one of the Japanese firms which have decided to adopt English as their official in-house language in their resolve to become global. (Kyodo)

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Japan Display president

TOKYO, Japan - Shuichi Otsuka, president of newly launched liquid crystal display maker Japan Display Inc., speaks during an interview in Tokyo on April 16, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to release tablet with new panel next year

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils a business-use tablet computer with a new display panel, to be released in 2015, at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2014. Sharp developed the panel jointly with Qualcomm Inc. of the United States. (Kyodo)

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Renesas to sell display chip unit to Synaptics for 48.5 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuo Kudo (L), president of display chip maker Renesas SP Drivers Inc., and Rick Bergman, president and chief executive officer of U.S. IT company Synaptics Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2014. Struggling electronics maker Renesas Electronics Corp. said it will sell its subsidiary Renesas SP Drivers to Synaptics. (Kyodo)

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NTT Docomo's Galaxy smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows NTT Docomo Inc.'s Galaxy S smartphone. The mobile phone operator said on Oct. 5, 2010, that it will release the Galaxy S later this month. The smartphone features a next-generation organic electroluminescent display that enables users to enjoy high-quality video content, even under strong sunlight. (Kyodo)

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Japan Display's president to step down

Screenshot image shows Minoru Kikuoka (L), president and CEO of Japan Display Inc., and Scott Callon, chairman of the panel maker, attending an online press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2020. Kikuoka will step down at the end of December, and Callon will double as CEO after his departure.

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Scott Callon to become CEO of Japan Display

Japan Display Inc. Chairman Scott Callon, seen in this file photo, is set to double as CEO of the panel maker, effective Jan. 1, 2021, after Minoru Kikuoka steps down as president and CEO.

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Japan Display's new VR display

Photo taken Feb. 17, 2020, in Tokyo shows high-definition liquid crystal displays developed by Japan Display Inc. for virtual reality head-mounted gear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Display headquarters

File photo taken in July 2017 shows a Japan Display Inc. sign at the company's head office in Tokyo's Minato Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo