Sharp Corporation facts for kids
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![]() Sharp's headquarters at its factory in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
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Native name
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シャープ株式会社
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Romanized name
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Shāpu kabushiki gaisha |
Formerly
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Hayakawa Metal Works (1924–1942) Hayakawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (1942–1970) Sharp Electric Co. (spin-off) (1956–1967) |
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Traded as | TYO: 6753 |
Industry | Consumer electronics |
Founded | 15 September 1912 Tokyo, Japan |
Founder | Tokuji Hayakawa |
Headquarters | Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Jeng-wu Tai (President) |
Products | Televisions, audiovisual, home appliances, information equipment, ICs, solar cells, mobile phones, fax machines, electronic components, calculators, LCD panels, Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGV) |
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Owner | Foxconn (65.93%) |
Number of employees
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41,898 (2018) (Foxconn 803,126) |
Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社 , Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. It is headquartered in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Since 2016 it has been majority owned by the Taiwan-based Foxconn Group. Sharp employs more than 50,000 people worldwide.
Images for kids
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Sharp's former headquarters complex in Abeno-ku, Osaka
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