Sony and Taiwan

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(1) Sony scraps LCD plans with Sharp; Opts to boost procurement abroad instead. Yomiuri Shimbun, Nov. 28, 2010.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T101127002343.htm

Quote:

"Instead of taking part in the operation of a joint firm for producing LCD TV panels at a Sharp-built factory in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Sony has opted to boost its procurement of low-priced panels made in Taiwan to about 50 percent of its total supply from the current level of about 30 percent, Sony officials said Saturday

Note: Sakai-shi 堺市 within Osaka Prefecture 大阪府 is on the south of City of Osaka. Both cities are good ports. Japanese Wikipedia says 堺 appeared in 平安時代 (794-1185/1192) meaning and pronounced the same as 境 (border, boundary)--e.g. 国境, 国界, 国堺 are the same in meaning (national border) and pronunciation.

(2) Daisuke Wakabayashi, Sony TV Unit Seeks Path to Profitability. Wall Street Journal, Nov. 26, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704008704575638640136442582.html

My comments:
(a) Yoshihisa ISHIDA 石田 佳久
(b) The "threads" in his colorful threads":

thread (n): "plural: CLOTHING" www.m-w.com
(c) The report says, "Under Mr. Ishida, Sony has scaled back its production sites and relied more on contract manufacturers. * * * It expects to outsource 50% of its TV production this fiscal year, compared with 20% when Mr. Ishida took over the business."

All to Taiwanese (though this report does not mention it), both LCD panels and LCD televisions.

(d) Jun MARUO (the family name is 丸尾)


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