Sony and Sharp, two once-powerful electronics makers, are grappling with outside investors and fed-up creditors looking to break the cozy and insular bonds that have been a Japanese corporate hallmark.

The electronics maker named a new president as part of a reorganization aimed at returning the company to profitability.    

(Reuters) - Japanese display maker Sharp Corp, a supplier to Apple Inc, will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker's rival Samsung Electronics Co under a three-year rehabilitation roadmap after posting a worse-than-expected $5.4 billion ne

The Japanese electronics maker said that Kozo Takahashi, an executive vice president, will become its president and chief executive in a reshuffle aimed at helping restore profitability.    

Japanese electronics-maker Sharp posts a record annual loss, as it struggles with a high debt load and shrinking sales.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese display maker Sharp Corp, a supplier to Apple Inc, will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker's chief rival Samsung Electronics Co under a three-year rehabilitation roadmap to secure its survival.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese display maker Sharp Corp, a supplier to Apple Inc, will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker's chief rival Samsung Electronics Co under a three-year rehabilitation roadmap to secure its survival.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival Apple Inc, in a bid to raise factory output levels and rem

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival Apple Inc, in a bid to raise factory output levels

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival Apple Inc, in a bid to raise factory output levels

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival Apple Inc, in a bid to raise factory output levels

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan'sleading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expandingsupplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival Apple Inc, in abid to raise factory output levels an

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival Apple Inc, in a bid to raise factory output levels

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival Apple Inc, in a bid to raise factory output levels

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics Co while still shipping screens to rival...

Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) aims to expand its business tie-up with Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE) beyond liquid crystal displays, and is considering seeking an additional capital injection from the South Korean electronics conglomerate, the Yomiuri S

Generating a net profit in the current fiscal year ending March 2014 will be Sharp Corp.'s (6753.TO) top priority under a three-year business plan the struggling electronics manufacturer is set to release next week, the Nikkei reported in its Monday

Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly Y100 billion credit facility for Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) to help the embattled electronics firm meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei reported in its Thursday morni

(Reuters) - Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said.

(Reuters) - Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said.

Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said.

May 2 (Reuters) - Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said.

May 2 (Reuters) - Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said.

May 2 (Reuters) - Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said.

May 2 (Reuters) - Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an...

PARIS, April 25 (Reuters) - Europe's largest defence electronics company, Thales, maintained its forecasts for 2013 after seeing a 3 percent rise in first-quarter sales blurred by a sharp drop in orders compared with a strong start to 2012.

SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc , the world's No.2 TV maker, said quarterly profit fell 13 percent as sharp price cuts resulted in razor-thin margins for its TV division, overshadowing a strong recovery in smartphones.

SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.2 TV maker, said quarterly profit fell 13 percent as sharp price cuts resulted in razor-thin margins for its TV division, overshadowing a strong recovery in smartphones.

SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.2 TV maker, said quarterly profit fell 13 percent as sharp price cuts resulted in razor-thin margins for its TV division, overshadowing a strong recovery in smartphones.

(Reuters) - Sharp Corp will supply energy-saving, high-performance LCD panels for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's notebook computers as early as summer, the Nikkei reported.

April 19 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp will supply energy-saving, high-performance LCD panels for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's notebook computers as early as summer, the Nikkei reported.

Sony, Sharp, Panasonic - these electronic giants were once household names but now they are losing money.

Sharp said it will seek other ways to raise funds after the Japanese electronics maker missed the official deadline to strike a new deal with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry.

Sharp is trying to find new sources of capital ahead of key looming financing deadlines, but the Japanese electronics maker's options have shrunk.

Just as we might think the future could not become bleaker for Japan’s consumer electronics companies, it seems that cameras in smartphones have become so

The big theme of the Consumer Electronics Show this year was 4K TVs, sometimes called Ultra HD.  Everyone from LG to Toshiba to Sharp is working on a 4K UHD set, and Samsung is one of the first manufacturers to start selling them. But what the h

Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) is set to meet its target of achieving a profit on an operating basis in the second half of fiscal 2012, helped by orders for liquid crystal panels from Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE), the Asahi Shimbun reported Tuesday mor

By Kevin LimSINGAPORE, March 18 (Reuters) - Singapore's exports plungedfar more than expected in February from a year earlier, hurt bya sharp drop in pharmaceuticals and oil rigs, according toofficial data released on Monday which showed the island s

Japanese electronics maker Sharp said its second capital injection from Qualcomm would be delayed after the two companies failed to agree on the original terms of the deal by a March deadline.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp rejected an offer by Samsung Electronics Co. to buy its copier and printer unit as part of a deal that will see Samsung invest $110 million in return for a 3 percent stake.

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp rejected anoffer by Samsung Electronics Co. to buy its copierand printer unit as part of a deal that will see Samsung invest$110 million in return for a 3 percent stake.

Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) is considering selling its copier operations to Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY), the Sankei Shimbun reported in its Wednesday morning edition.

Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) is considering raising around Y100 billion through a public stock offering to help it repay Y200 billion in debt due in September, sources close to the matter said Friday, Kyodo News reporte

SEOUL (Reuters) - For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's No.1 maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, this week's deal to invest in a Japanese display maker spotlights an uncomfortable fact: it is no longer the undisputed global leader in di

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corpmay sell new shares to help it repay a $2.1 billion convertible bond due in September, after a deal with Samsung Electronics Coraised $111 million in return for a 3 percent stake in the Japanese company, three sources fami

* Samsung Electronics gains access to Sharp's low-costthin-screen technology

SEOUL (Reuters) - For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's No.1 maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, this week's deal to invest in a Japanese display maker spotlights an uncomfortable fact: it is no longer the undisputed global leader in di

* Samsung Electronics gains access to Sharp's low-costthin-screen technology

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics is set to become one of the biggest foreign shareholders in Japanese rival Sharp.

Samsung Electronics Co, with a $110 million investment in cash-strapped Sharp Corp, will broaden its supplier base, gain access to low-power thin screen technology and get a foot in the door at one of Apple Inc's key Asian display suppliers.