SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam ... a factory previously used by Sharp to build LCD panels and convert ...

The plant is the last factory in Japan to produce large LCD panels for televisions. Sakai Display Products Corp., a subsidiary of Sharp, is operating the plant. It will halt production by the ...

helping Sharp return to profitability. SoftBank Corp. plans to build a network of AI data centers across major Japanese cities. Sakai will be its third, following an operational facility in Tokyo ...

Following the Japanese company's first net loss in six years, Liu said he would work harder on the management of Sharp but did not offer details. ($1 = 31.2680 Taiwan dollars) ...