Sharp
Business Overview
Osaka, 545-8522
Japan
Contact email: info@sharp.com
Telephone: 81 745 63 3535
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Fouding
1912: 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 Tokyo. The company began
with three employees and initial capital of just under 50 yen.
1915: Mr. Hayakawa continued to research and improve techniques to
manufacture a metal writing instrument which, at the time, had not yet
been developed. In 1915, he invented a mechanical pencil named the
"Ever-Sharp Pencil" that took the world by storm. The name of the
company today and its trademark are derived from this product.
Corporation
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.)
Management Representatives
Katsuhiko Machida, Representative Director, Chairman & CEO
Mikio Katayama, Representative Director, President & COO
Capital Stock
204,675 million yen
Note: Any fractional sum of less than a million yen shall be discarded.
(as of December 31, 2008)
Sales
- 3,417,736 million yen (consolidated)
- 2,768,797 million yen (unconsolidated)
- Sharp Corporation: 23,000
- Consolidated: 55,200
- Entire Sharp Group: 60,100 (31,100 in Japan and 29,000 overseas)
(as of January 31, 2009)
1300 Naperville Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446 U.S.A.
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SHARP ELECTRONICS OF CANADA LTD. [Canada]
335 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, Ontario, L4Z 1W9
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T Hofveld 4, B-1702 Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium
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SHARP ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A. [France]
22 Avenue des Nations, Paris Nord II, B.P. 50094, F-95948 Roissy Charles de Gaulle Cedex, France
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SHARP ELECTRONICS (EUROPE) GMBH [Germany/Austria]
Sonninstr. 3, 20097 Hamburg, Germany
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SHARP ELECTRONICS (ITALIA) S.P.A. [Italy]
Via Lampedusa, 13 20141, Milano, Italy
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SHARP ELECTRONICS BENELUX B.V. [Netherlands]
Meidoornkade 10, P.O.Box 900, NL-3990 DW Houten, The Netherlands
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SHARP ELECTRONICA ESPANA, S.A. [Spain]
Calle Sena, 2-10, 01874 Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain
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Tel: 81-6-6621-1221
Unit B & D., 7/F., Roxy Industrial Centre, 58-66 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong
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SHARP INDIA LIMITED [India]
Gat No.686/4, Koregaon Bhima, Tal.Sirur, Dist. Pune 412 216, Maharashtra, India
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SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED [India]
No.214 - 221, Ansal Tower 38, Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019, India
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SHARP CORPORATION, Customer Assistance Center [Japan]
For the location of the nearest Sharp Service Station, please call:
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SHARP ELECTRONICS INC. OF KOREA [Korea]
661-10, Deungchon-Dong, Kangseo-Gu, Seoul, Korea
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