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- About Sharp
- Corporate Overview
- Corporate Name
- Sharp Corporation
- Head Office
- 1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522, Japan
Guide map - Tel
- +81-72-282-1221
- Management Representatives
- Po-Hsuan Wu, President & Chief Executive Officer
Masahiro Okitsu, Executive Vice President - Business Activities
- Mainly manufacturing and sales of telecommunications equipment, electric and electronic application equipment, and electronic components.
Business Activities - Founding
- Founder, Tokuji Hayakawa, was awarded a patent for the "Tokubijo" snap buckle (he was 18 years old at the time). On September 15, 1912, he established a small metalworking shop in Matsui-cho, Honjo, Tokyo.
A Sharp Journey (Sharp History) - Origin of Company Name
- Mr. Hayakawa continued to research and improve the techniques for making metal writing instruments, and in 1915, he invented a mechanical pencil that, after further improvements, would take the world by storm. In 1916, Mr. Hayakawa's mechanical pencil was named the "Ever-Ready Sharp Pencil." The present name of the company and its trademark are derived from that product.
- Incorporation
- In May 1935, the structure of the company was modified to become a joint-stock corporation under the name Hayakawa Metal Works Institute Co. (capitalization: 300,000 yen.)
- Capital Stock
- 5 billion yen (as of March 31, 2024)
- Sales
- 2,321,921 million yen (consolidated)
527,291 million yen (unconsolidated)
( the Year Ended March 31, 2024 ) - Employees
- Consolidated: 43,445
Japan: 17,209 (Sharp Corporation 5,029 / other Consolidated 12,180)
Overseas: 26,236 (Consolidated)
(as of March 31, 2024)