Some exporters were sharply lower: Mazda Motor Corp. dropped 7.2% and Sharp Corp. was 10% lower.
By 1980 he had already made his first million selling a design for an electronic translator to Sharp Corp.
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Sharp Corp. boss Mikio Katayama got much international pickup on his remarks Friday about the dear valuation of the Japanese yen and how that affects exports of companies like his LCD-screen electronics maker.
According to Japan's Nikkei news service, Apple had originally ordered 65 million iPhone screens for the 2013 January-to-March quarter from its suppliers which include Japan's Sharp Corp. and South Korea's LG Display Co.
Among the top 100, notable beneficiaries of leaner and meaner strategies include electronics manufacturers Matsushita Electric (profits up 636% on sales down 4.5%) and Sharp Corp. (No. 54, profits up fivefold on sales up 6.3%).
Sharp Corp. too included a DVI connector on a new 18 inch screen and also built a USB (universal serial bus) hub into new 18- and 20 inch monitors with the idea of increasing convenience of users.
"Up to this point, the category has not performed to expectations, but manufacturers sense the urgency, and are making sure that they lower prices to the point that Blu-ray players will become irresistible to consumers this holiday season, " said Bruce Tripido, a vice president of marketing at Sharp Electronics Corp.
Over the years, he had undergone "continuous" training to keep his navigational skills sharp, said Costa Crociere, a unit of Carnival Corp.
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