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Sharp to promote Senior Executive Director Katayama to president

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp.'s Corporate Senior Executive Director Mikio Katayama, 49, will become the company's president on April 1. He will replace Katsuhiko Machida, 63, who will become board chairman.

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Sharp to promote Senior Executive Director Katayama to president

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida (R) congratulates his anointed successor, Corporate Senior Executive Director Mikio Katayama, at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Katayama, 49, will assume the presidency on April 1, while Machida, 63, will become board chairman.

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Sharp aims to expand FY 2007 global LCD TV sales to 9 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida tells a prss conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22 that the Osaka-based company will try to expand its global sales of LCD TVs to 9 million units in fiscal 2007, up from its estimated sales of 6 million in fiscal 2006, by reinforcing its production capacity in Japan, Mexico and Poland.

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Sharp aims to expand FY 2007 global LCD TV sales to 9 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida introduces a new 108-type liquid crystal display TV set at a prss conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22. He said that the Osaka-based company will try to expand its global sales of LCD TVs to 9 million units in fiscal 2007, up from its estimated sales of 6 million in fiscal 2006, by reinforcing its production capacity in Japan, Mexico and Poland.

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Sharp sees record 1st-half sales on strong large LCD TV demand

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speak at a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 25. The company said its group sales in the April-September first half of fiscal 2006 gained 9.7 percent from a year earlier to an all-time high of 1.47 trillion yen, helped by strong demand for its Aquos large liquid crystal display TVs.

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Sharp to quadruple LCD panel output

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida said in Tokyo on Jan. 11 that his company will spend an additional 200 billion yen to quadruple the production capacity of its liquid crystal display panel factory in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. The capital spending will enable the factory to produce 22 million LCD panels a year, starting in fiscal 2008.

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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.

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Sharp boosts 1st-half group net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida announces in Osaka on Oct. 29 that the company's group net profit in the fiscal first half jumped 22.1% to a new high of 27.95 billion yen due to good sales of liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, camera-equipped mobile phones, LCD monitors and flash memory chips.

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Sharp eyes releasing giant screen LCD TV in 2004

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida tells a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 9 that his company plans to introduce a 43-45 inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television set in 2004 in view of the popularity of its Aquos LCD TV set series. The Aquos currently has the biggest LCD screen, at 37 inches. Machida said Sharp is even considering introducing a 50-inch Aquos mainly for U.S. consumers.

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Sharp to boost solar cell production capacity

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 9. Machida said his company will boost its annual solar cell production capacity by 60% to 148,000 kilowatts by July in anticipation of increased overseas demand.

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Avispa management apologizes for player who paid teen for sex

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yoshihiro Yanagi (L), senior managing director of the company running J-League soccer team Avispa Fukuoka, and the company's managing director, Katsuhiko Machida, bow at a news conference in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward on Nov. 3. A 19-year-old team member, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, was arrested on suspicion of paying a 14-year-old junior high school girl in July to fondle her.

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Avispa management apologizes for player who paid teen for sex

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yoshihiro Yanagi (L), senior managing director of the company running J-League soccer team Avispa Fukuoka, and the company's managing director, Katsuhiko Machida, bow at a news conference in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward on Nov. 3. A 19-year-old team member, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, was arrested on suspicion of paying a 14-year-old junior high school girl in July to fondle her.

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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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Sharp sees record 1st-half sales on strong large LCD TV demand

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speak at a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 25. The company said its group sales in the April-September first half of fiscal 2006 gained 9.7 percent from a year earlier to an all-time high of 1.47 trillion yen, helped by strong demand for its Aquos large liquid crystal display TVs. (Kyodo)

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Sharp aims to expand FY 2007 global LCD TV sales to 9 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida introduces a new 108-type liquid crystal display TV set at a prss conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22. He said that the Osaka-based company will try to expand its global sales of LCD TVs to 9 million units in fiscal 2007, up from its estimated sales of 6 million in fiscal 2006, by reinforcing its production capacity in Japan, Mexico and Poland. (Kyodo)

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Sharp aims to expand FY 2007 global LCD TV sales to 9 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida tells a prss conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22 that the Osaka-based company will try to expand its global sales of LCD TVs to 9 million units in fiscal 2007, up from its estimated sales of 6 million in fiscal 2006, by reinforcing its production capacity in Japan, Mexico and Poland. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to promote Senior Executive Director Katayama to president

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp.'s Corporate Senior Executive Director Mikio Katayama, 49, will become the company's president on April 1. He will replace Katsuhiko Machida, 63, who will become board chairman. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to promote Senior Executive Director Katayama to president

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida (R) congratulates his anointed successor, Corporate Senior Executive Director Mikio Katayama, at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Katayama, 49, will assume the presidency on April 1, while Machida, 63, will become board chairman. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to quadruple LCD panel output

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida said in Tokyo on Jan. 11 that his company will spend an additional 200 billion yen to quadruple the production capacity of its liquid crystal display panel factory in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. The capital spending will enable the factory to produce 22 million LCD panels a year, starting in fiscal 2008. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to boost solar cell production capacity

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 9. Machida said his company will boost its annual solar cell production capacity by 60% to 148,000 kilowatts by July in anticipation of increased overseas demand.

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Sharp boosts 1st-half group net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida announces in Osaka on Oct. 29 that the company's group net profit in the fiscal first half jumped 22.1% to a new high of 27.95 billion yen due to good sales of liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, camera-equipped mobile phones, LCD monitors and flash memory chips. (Kyodo)

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Sharp eyes releasing giant screen LCD TV in 2004

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida tells a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 9 that his company plans to introduce a 43-45 inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television set in 2004 in view of the popularity of its Aquos LCD TV set series. The Aquos currently has the biggest LCD screen, at 37 inches. Machida said Sharp is even considering introducing a 50-inch Aquos mainly for U.S. consumers. (Kyodo)