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    1. “ Recessions are the best time to put yourself to the test. People come up with some good ideas when they are suffering. ”
      By Tokuji Hayakawa
    2. “ Hayakawa would see Sharp's current situation as a turning point, a chance to develop new businesses. ”
      By Atsushi Okitsu

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  1. On 100th Birthday, Sharp Seeks Salvation in Talking Vacuums

    CIO.com (Sep 17 2012) Finance

    1. On 100th Birthday, Sharp Seeks Salvation in Talking Vacuums

      It's probably fair to ask why Japanese electronics maker Sharp -- deep in debt and red ink, cutting workers and salaries, awash in excess inventory in the brutal LCD market -- is actively promoting a line of talking vacuum cleaners.

      But the company, which marked 100 years in business on Saturday, has always been willing to bet its future on unproven ideas.

      Sharp was founded by a self-taught engineer, Tokuji Hayakawa, whose first invention was a clasping belt buckle in 1912. He lost the company once and after rebuilding it came close to losing it again several more times, and his ...

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