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☆★AWARD NEWS★☆   Sharp Japan wins the Innovation and Environment Bureau Director-General's Award at the 2024 Industrial Standardization Business Award. This award recognizes individuals and organizations with outstanding achievements in promoting industrial standardization activities   Takeshi Chujo received the Industrial Standardization Contributor Award for his 20+ years of contributions to video coding standards like AVC, HEVC, and VVC, and his role as project editor for the VSEI standard. Keiichiro Takada received the International Standardization Encouragement Award for his work on VSEI and V-PCC standards, and his contributions to neural network post-filters for next-gen 3D technology.🎉   Please check our web site for more details. https://lnkd.in/d3ahaPug #sharp_global #sharp #awards

★☆AWARD NEWS☆★ In the VGP2025, one of Japan's largest comprehensive awards for audiovisual equipment, sponsored by Ongen Publishing Co., the AQUOS OLED <GQ1/GQ2 Line> 4K OLED TV, won the Grand Special Prize. <GQ1/GQ2 Line> was praised for achieving both high image and sound quality through the "AI Auto" mode enabled by the "Medalist S5" image processing engine and the front-facing height speakers tilted at 20°.   In the category awards, six products received Gold Prize: AQUOS QD-OLED <4T-C55GS1> 4K OLED TV, AQUOS OLED <4T-C42GQ2> 4K OLED TV, AQUOS XLED <4T-C65GP1> <4T-C50GP2> <4T-C43GP2> 4K mini LED TVs, and the wearable neck speaker AQUOS Sound Partner <AN-SS3>.   Please check the link for more information. https://lnkd.in/dWCuy5HG   #sharp_global #sharp #VGP #Awards #AQUOS

Sharp has been awarded the Bronze certification in the PRIDE Index for its efforts related to LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace. 🌈   At Sharp, we believe in fostering innovation by respecting each employee's individuality, leading to unique technologies and services. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. 💼✨   The PRIDE Index, established by "work with Pride," evaluates companies based on five criteria: Policy (Action Declaration), Representation (Community of Parties Involved), Inspiration (Awareness Activities), Development (HR Systems and Programs), and Engagement/Empowerment (Social Contribution and Public Relations Activities). 🏅   Please check the link below for more details. https://lnkd.in/dEF4JZ7h #sharp_global #sharp #Diversity #LGBTQ #Prideindesx #workplaceequality

Shoulder-type Wearable Private AI Category including Sharp's AI SMART LINK Tops Nikkei Trendy's "2025 Hit Predictions 100"! 🏆 This innovative device, developed with Kyoto University of the Arts, allows natural voice communication with generative AI by simply wearing it around the neck. It was showcased at the "Nikkei Trendy 2024 Hit Products & 2025 Hit Predictions Announcement Event" on October 31. The shoulder-worn design offers advantages like no interference with vision or hearing, larger battery capacity, and enhanced functionality, making it a valuable "second brain" for users. Please check the link below for more details! https://lnkd.in/dKsEzDwW #sharp_global #sharp #Sharp #AISmartLink #WearableTech #Innovation

Calculators were originally huge computers. From the time when they were as large as microwaves, they became smaller and eventually portable. SPARKY, this calculator, is one of the calculators born after the technological growth for calculators has reached its limit. Please read the story about background of SPARKY.

Sharp Received the "Special Contribution Award" from Japan Lighting Manufacturers Association (JLMA) for Contributions to the Development of the Lighting Industry.   Naoki Tani, Senior Manager of the LED Lighting Development Division, Plasmacluster & Healthcare Business Unit, Smart Appliances & Solutions BU, and Satoshi Seki, Supervisor of PCI Product Planning Division-Japan, Plasmacluster & Healthcare Business Unit, Smart Appliances & Solutions BU, received the "Special Contribution Award" at the award ceremony hosted by General Incorporated Association Japan Lighting Manufacturers Association (JLMA) for contributions to the development of the lighting industry.   Please check the link for more information! https://lnkd.in/dwKhTpad #sharp_global #sharp #awards

Story of Founder Tokuji Hayakawa 1954 - Business Friends Across the Sea Ultimately Become Friends Dedicated to Service When Tokuji was planning to manufacture TVs, his contact at RCA, which became his technology partner, was the Far East Manager, H. A. Strauss (later, a Vice President). He was a good business partner from the outset, and based on mutual respect and admiration, their friendship continued to deepen as the years rolled on. Mr. and Mrs. Strauss, who were Japanophiles, soon became close family friends of Tokuji. Before long, the relationship took on a new dimension in that every year in the autumn, they would come to Japan accompanied by numerous suitcases, and would deliver Christmas gifts to the Ikutoku-en nursery school where Tokuji served as principal. The strong bonds between these individuals from different countries and whose language and cultures were so different reflected their sincere desire to see smiles on the children’s faces. Their relationship lasted for more than 20 years. https://lnkd.in/gn2UQZiu 早川徳次物語 1954年〜 海を越えたビジネスの友は、やがて奉仕の友に 徳次がテレビ生産を計画した時に、その技術提携先となった米国RCA社の窓口は、極東支配人（後に副社長）のH・A・ストラウス氏でした。 当初から良きビジネスパートナーでしたが、互いに引かれあい、年を重ねるごとにその友情は深まっていきます。 親日家ストラウス夫妻とは、やがて家族ぐるみの付き合いが始まり、いつしか夫妻が毎年秋にたくさんのパッキングケースとともに来日し、徳次が園長を務める保育園の育徳園へクリスマスプレゼントを届けてくれる、そんな関係へと様変わりしていくのでした。 国が異なり、言葉も生活文化も違う彼らを固い絆でつないでいたのは、子供たちを笑顔にしたいと願う真心。 そうした関係は20年も続きました。 需要は飛躍的に拡大、その思惑通りテレビは一般家庭にまで普及し、人々の生活を大きく変えるようになりました。 https://lnkd.in/g2FjVRMu  #sharp_global #sharp #tokujihayakawa #tokuji_way

Great news!😆 Sharp has launched its high-end smartphone "AQUOS R9," equipped with a high-resolution camera and large stereo speakers, in Indonesia today, December 11th! It will be available through local smartphone retailers and online stores. The phone supports a feature where generative AI summarizes and displays voicemail messages, allowing users to check the content of the call at a glance without listening to the recording. This feature is available in Japanese, English, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), and Indonesian. (As of December 11, 2024.) Please see our news release for the detailed specification of AQUOS R9. https://lnkd.in/dwEi_dy2 #sharp_global #sharp #AQUOS #aquosR9 #smartphone

🏆 Sharp Got the Design Award 🏆   Sharp’s Plasmacluster Drape Flow Dryer, <IB-WX901/SP54C※1>, has won the Bronze Award at the 2024 Design Intelligence Award(DIA). The DIA is an international design award established in 2015 by the China Academy of Art, one of China’s top fine arts universities. The awarded Sharp product adopts a speed drying method called Drape Flow X4 to send a rapid, powerful air flow from four air outlets that pushes and separates hair and effectively reaches hair from root to tip. the dryer features Sensing mode, which uses a proximity sensor and AI to automatically adjust airflow temperature for minimizing heat damage to hair.   ※1 The IB-WX901 is for the Japanese market and the IB-SP54C is for the Chinese market.   Please check our press release for more information! https://lnkd.in/dwC8VZE4 #sharp_global #sharp #plasmacluster #drapeflowdryer #hairdryer

Sharp and KDDI Enter into Memorandum of Understanding Regarding AI Data Center Sharp Corporation (headquarters: Sakai City, Osaka, “Sharp”) and KDDI (headquarters: Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo) are delighted to announce that on December 9, 2024, they have entered into the memorandum of understanding to accelerate to begin operating AI data center(“AI Data Center”) at Green Front Sakai, the former factory site of Sharp in Sakai, Osaka. Please check our press release below for more details. https://lnkd.in/dTrsBrdA