Sharp mulls plant spinoff

Sharp mulls plant spinoff

TOKYO, Japan - A February 2009 file photo shows Sharp Corp.'s plant in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, that produces liquid crystal display panels for smartphones. Sources said on Aug. 17, 2012, that the struggling electronics manufacturer is considering a spinoff of the plant.

Kanebo Cosmetics inaugurated to face harsh competition

Kanebo Cosmetics inaugurated to face harsh competition

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiko Yogo, who will assume the posts of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.'s chairman and chief executive officer, and Keiji Chishiki, who assumed the presidency of the company, shake hands at the start of the new company on May 7 as a spinoff from ailing cosmetics maker Kanebo Ltd. for which the state-run Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan came to the rescue in March. Yogo is currently executive officer of IRCJ.

Kanebo seeks shareholders' nod for revival plan

Kanebo seeks shareholders' nod for revival plan

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders of Kanebo Ltd. arrive at a Tokyo hotel to attend an extraordinary meeting called March 30 to seek approval of the troubled cosmetics maker's rehabilitation plan featuring a spinoff of cosmetics operations with the help of the state-backed corporate revival entity.

Vaio's VR movie

Vaio's VR movie

Members of Japanese all-girl pop group STU48 watch a virtual reality movie with special goggles during a press preview in Tokyo on June 26, 2018, ahead of the start on July 2 of trial screenings of such films in a theater in Tokyo. Vaio Corp., a spinoff from Sony Corp., developed the VR movies in cooperation with Toei Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Vaio's VR movie

Vaio's VR movie

Members of Japanese all-girl pop group STU48 watch a virtual reality movie with special goggles during a press preview in Tokyo on June 26, 2018, ahead of the start on July 2 of trial screenings of such films in a theater in Tokyo. Vaio Corp., a spinoff from Sony Corp., developed the VR movies in cooperation with Toei Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

FCA's self-driving car

FCA's self-driving car

Photo taken on May 7, 2018, shows a test run on a public road in Mountain View, California, of a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles hybrid minivan equipped with self-driving technology developed by Waymo, a spinoff of Google Inc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

FCA's self-driving car

FCA's self-driving car

Photo taken in Mountain View, California, on May 9, 2018, shows the Pacifica hybrid minivan, a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. vehicle equipped with self-driving technology developed by Waymo LLC, a spinoff of Google Inc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kanebo Cosmetics inaugurated to face harsh competition

Kanebo Cosmetics inaugurated to face harsh competition

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiko Yogo, who will assume the posts of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.'s chairman and chief executive officer, and Keiji Chishiki, who assumed the presidency of the company, shake hands at the start of the new company on May 7 as a spinoff from ailing cosmetics maker Kanebo Ltd. for which the state-run Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan came to the rescue in March. Yogo is currently executive officer of IRCJ. (Kyodo)

Kanebo seeks shareholders' nod for revival plan

Kanebo seeks shareholders' nod for revival plan

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders of Kanebo Ltd. arrive at a Tokyo hotel to attend an extraordinary meeting called March 30 to seek approval of the troubled cosmetics maker's rehabilitation plan featuring a spinoff of cosmetics operations with the help of the state-backed corporate revival entity. (Kyodo)