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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Sharp to shift more production back to Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., speaks during an interview in Osaka, Japan, on Jan. 6, 2015. Takahashi said the company plans to accelerate its move to shift production back to Japan, prompted by a sharply weaker yen.

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Sharp's 1st-half operating profit falls 13.6%

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. Sharp said its group operating profit in the April-September half fell 13.6 percent from a year earlier to 29.22 billion yen.

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Sharp remains in red in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi announces the company's earnings report for the April-June quarter on Aug. 1, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. The company remained in the red in the reporting quarter for the fourth year, due to costs related to withdrawal from the solar battery business in Europe.

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Sharp gets IEEE Milestone for LCD advancement

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi (R) receives an IEEE Milestone award on June 10, 2014, in Osaka for the company's contribution to the advancement of the liquid crystal display industry. The IEEE, based in the United States, is the world's largest nonprofit association of electrical and electronics engineers.

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Sharp returns to black in FY 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 12, 2014, on the electronics maker's earnings results for fiscal 2013. Sharp said it returned to profitability in the business year ended March 2014 for the first time in three years, posting a group net profit of 11.56 billion yen, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and solar batteries.

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Sharp president speaks at opening of plant in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi gives an address during the opening ceremony of the Japanese electronics maker's new plant in Karawang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Sharp president

OSAKA, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., speaks in an interview in Osaka on Jan. 6, 2014.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Sharp's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda (L) and Executive Vice President Kozo Takahashi shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2013. Takahashi will be promoted to president replacing Okuda.

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Sharp's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. Executive Vice President Kozo Takahashi (R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2013. Takahashi will be promoted to president, replacing Takashi Okuda (L).

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Sharp's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. Executive Vice President Kozo Takahashi answers questions during a press conference on the company's earnings, in Tokyo on May 14, 2013. Sharp said Takahashi will be promoted to president, replacing Takashi Okuda.

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Sharp holds general shareholders' meeting

Sharp Corp. shareholders arrive at the venue of their general meeting in Osaka on June 23, 2016. They are expected to approve a proposal that the century-old Japanese company become a subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. At the outset of the meeting, Sharp President Kozo Takahashi apologized for the downturn in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp holds general shareholders' meeting

A screen shows the general shareholders' meeting of Sharp Corp. in Osaka on June 23, 2016, which will approve a proposal that the century-old Japanese company become a subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. At the outset of the meeting, Sharp President Kozo Takahashi apologized for the downturn in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp holds general shareholders' meeting

A screen shows Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi addressing the general shareholders' meeting in Osaka on June 23, 2016. While Takahashi apologized for the downturn in business, the shareholders will approve a proposal that the century-old Japanese company become a subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp holds general shareholders' meeting

Sharp Corp. shareholders arrive at the venue of their general meeting in Osaka on June 23, 2016. They are expected to approve a proposal that the century-old Japanese company become a subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. At the outset of the meeting, Sharp President Kozo Takahashi apologized for the downturn in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., announces the company's earnings report for the business year ended March 2016 in Tokyo on May 12. Sharp, restructuring under Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said the same day Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai Jeng-wu, a close aide of Hon Hai chief Terry Gou, will replace Takahashi, becoming the first chief from outside the Osaka-based company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., announces the company's earnings report for the business year ended March 2016 in Tokyo on May 12. Sharp, restructuring under Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said the same day Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai Jeng-wu, a close aide of Hon Hai chief Terry Gou, will replace Takahashi, becoming the first chief from outside the Osaka-based company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., gets ready to announce the company's earnings report for the business year ended March 2016 in Tokyo on May 12. Sharp, restructuring under Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said the same day Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai Jeng-wu, a close aide of Hon Hai chief Terry Gou, will replace Takahashi, becoming the first chief from outside the Osaka-based company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai chief vows to revive Sharp as takeover deal signed

(From L to R at the table) Tai Jeng-wu, a member of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s board of directors, Terry Gou, the Taiwanese firm's chairman, and Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attend a joint press conference in Sakai, Japan, on April 2, 2016. Gou pledged to resuscitate Sharp and make it profitable again soon, as they signed a takeover deal to pave the way for the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai chief vows to revive Sharp as takeover deal signed

(From L to R at the table) Tai Jeng-wu, a member of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s board of directors, Terry Gou, the Taiwanese firm's chairman, and Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attend a joint press conference in Sakai, Japan, on April 2, 2016. Gou pledged to resuscitate Sharp and make it profitable again soon, as they signed a takeover deal to pave the way for the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai, Sharp sign takeover deal after month-long review

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Chairman Terry Gou (L) and Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi are seen together at a press conference in Sakai, Japan, on April 2, 2016. The two companies signed a takeover agreement after a month of reviews by Taiwan's Hon Hai, paving the way for the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai, Sharp sign takeover deal after month-long review

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Chairman Terry Gou (C) speaks during a press conference in Sakai, Japan, on April 2, 2016, alongside Tai Jeng-wu (L), a member of the Taiwanese firm's board of directors, and Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. Hon Hai and Sharp signed a takeover agreement after a month of reviews, paving the way for the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai, Sharp sign takeover deal after month-long review

(From L) Tai Jeng-wu, a member of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s board of directors, Terry Gou, the Taiwanese firm's chairman, and Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi shake hands in Sakai, Japan on April 2, 2016. Hon Hai and Sharp signed a takeover agreement after a month of reviews, paving the way for the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai, Sharp sign takeover deal after month-long review

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi (R) speaks during a press conference in Sakai, Japan, on April 2, 2016, alongside Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Hon Hai and Sharp signed a takeover agreement after a month of reviews, paving the way for the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai, Sharp sign takeover deal after month-long review

(From L) Tai Jeng-wu, a member of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s board of directors, Terry Gou, the Taiwanese firm's chairman, and Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi shake hands in Sakai, Japan on April 2, 2016. Hon Hai and Sharp signed a takeover agreement after a month of reviews, paving the way for the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp accepts Hon Hai's reduced takeover offer after delay

Combined file photo shows Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi (L) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Chairman Terry Gou. Sharp decided on March 30, 2016 to accept a reduced takeover offer made by Hon Hai after the Taiwanese company's month-long review of the financial standing of the troubled Japanese electronics maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp President Takahashi to step down

Photo taken Feb. 6, 2016, shows Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. The 61-year-old plans to resign as Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. is in the final stages of takeover talks with the Japanese electronics maker, sources close to the matter said on March 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp decides to accept Hon Hai's 660 bil. yen takeover bid

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi comes out of the company's Tokyo branch on Feb. 25, 2016. Sharp announced its decision the same day to accept a roughly 660 billion yen ($5.9 billion) takeover bid by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. that will make it the first major Japanese electronics maker to come under foreign ownership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp decides to accept Hon Hai's 660 bil. yen takeover bid

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi comes out of the company's Tokyo branch on Feb. 25, 2016. Sharp announced its decision the same day to accept a roughly 660 billion yen ($5.9 billion) takeover bid by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. that will make it the first major Japanese electronics maker to come under foreign ownership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp decides to accept Hon Hai's takeover bid

Undated photo shows Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. The Japanese electronics maker has decided to accept a roughly 660 billion yen ($5.9 billion) takeover bid by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., sources close to the matter said on Feb. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai picked as preferred bidder in takeover talks with Sharp

Terry Gou (C), chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., speaks to reporters in Osaka on Feb. 5, 2016, after meeting with Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. The struggling Japanese electronics maker granted Hon Hai preferred negotiating rights in takeover talks, Gou said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai declares itself as preferred bidder, Sharp denies

Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., holds a signed document in Osaka on Feb. 5, 2016, after meeting with Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. Gou said Hon Hai has been granted preferred negotiating rights in takeover talks with Sharp, but the Japanese electronics maker denied it, raising uncertainty over negotiations that also involve a rival bid from a state fund. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai picked as preferred bidder in takeover talks with Sharp

Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., speaks to reporters in Osaka on Feb. 5, 2016, after meeting with Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. The struggling Japanese electronics maker granted Hon Hai preferred negotiating rights in takeover talks, Gou said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai picked as preferred bidder in takeover talks with Sharp

Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., speaks to reporters in Osaka on Feb. 5, 2016, after meeting with Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. The struggling Japanese electronics maker granted Hon Hai preferred negotiating rights in takeover talks, Gou said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai picked as preferred bidder in takeover talks with Sharp

Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., speaks to reporters in Osaka on Feb. 5, 2016, after meeting with Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi. The struggling Japanese electronics maker granted Hon Hai preferred negotiating rights in takeover talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai chairman visits Sharp to negotiate rescue plan

Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., speaks to reporters on Feb. 5, 2016, before holding talks with Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi at Sharp's Osaka headquarters. The Japanese electronics maker is inclined to accept a rescue offer from the Taiwanese firm, rather than a plan proposed by a Japanese state-backed fund. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai chairman visits Sharp to negotiate rescue plan

Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., arrives at Sharp Corp.'s Osaka headquarters on Feb. 5, 2016, for talks with Sharp President Kozo Takahashi. The Japanese electronics maker is inclined to accept a rescue offer from the Taiwanese firm, rather than a plan proposed by a Japanese state-backed fund. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai chairman visits Sharp to negotiate rescue plan

Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., arrives at Sharp Corp.'s Osaka headquarters on Feb. 5, 2016, for talks with Sharp President Kozo Takahashi. The Japanese electronics maker is inclined to accept a rescue offer from the Taiwanese firm, rather than a plan proposed by a Japanese state-backed fund. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp close to accepting Hon Hai's rescue plan

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi (C) is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. He indicated that Sharp is likely to accept an offer from Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to rescue the Japanese electronics maker, rather than a plan proposed by a state-backed fund. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp close to accepting Hon Hai's rescue plan

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. He indicated that Sharp is likely to accept an offer from Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to rescue the Japanese electronics maker, rather than a plan proposed by a state-backed fund. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp logs 83.6 bil. yen group net loss for 1st half of FY 2015

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2015. The company reported the same day a group net loss of 83.61 billion yen ($700 million) for the first half of fiscal 2015, taking a hit from slumping sales of its smartphone displays in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp logs group net loss of 34 bil. yen in April-June

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, to announce that the struggling electronics maker remained in the red in the April to June quarter for the fifth straight year with a net loss of 33.98 billion yen. "Our company is still in a severe management condition," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp logs group net loss of 34 bil. yen in April-June

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, to announce that the struggling electronics maker remained in the red in the April to June quarter for the fifth straight year with a net loss of 33.98 billion yen. "Our company is still in a severe management condition," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp logs group net loss of 34 bil. yen in April-June

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, to announce that the struggling electronics maker remained in the red in the April to June quarter for the fifth straight year with a net loss of 33.98 billion yen. "Our company is still in a severe management condition," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp apologizes for massive losses at shareholders' meet

Photo captured from a video monitor shows Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi bowing in apology for the company's massive losses in the past business year during a shareholders' meeting in Osaka on June 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo