Posted on 02/24/2016 8:25:22 PM PST by Olog-hai
Japanese media report that troubled Japanese electronics maker Sharp has agreed to a takeover offer from Taiwanese company Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn.
Sharp Corp. would not immediately confirm the reports Thursday by Kyodo News Service and other media that it had opted for Foxconn rather than a competing consortium of Japanese investors to help restructure its once booming liquid crystal display panel business to cope with competition from Korean and Chinese rivals. ...
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LCD screens are all the rage with the kids. Slap me some skin, daddy-0
Problematic junk ahead.
I see a future when all that Japan will manufacture is robots .

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