Huge Factory of SHARP Corporation in Takumi-cho,Sakai

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10/16/2010 Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社 Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha?) ((TYO: 6753) is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 54,000 people worldwide as of October 31, 2009. The company was founded in September 1912. It takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions, the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa (早川 徳次) in 1915. Since then it has developed into one of the leading electronics companies in the world. As a semiconductor maker, Sharp is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders and among the Top 100 R&D; Spenders in a list published by IEEE Spectrum magazine. It gained public awareness in the United Kingdom when it sponsored Manchester United F.C. from 1982 to 2000, which was a period of great success for the club. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation rapi:t (ラピート rapiito?) is a rapid train service between Kansai International Airport and Namba Station in Osaka, Japan. It is operated by Nankai Electric Railway, and the train service uses on the Nankai Main Line and the Airport Line. The name comes from the German word rapid, pronounced [ʁaˈpiːt]. The futuristic six-car rapi:t trainsets, officially designated as the Nankai 50000 series, were designed by architect Wakabayashi Hiroyuki and won the Blue Ribbon Prize after entering service in 1995. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapi:t Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (南海電気鉄道株式会社 Nankai denki tetsudō?) is a private railway in Japan. IC cards (PiTaPa and ICOCA) are accepted. Nankai Railway Company (first) was founded on June 16, 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (Kin-nichi, present Kintetsu Corp.) in 1944. However Kin-nichi transferred the former Nankai Railway Company Lines to present Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (formerly named Koyasan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. from March 28, 1925 until March 14, 1947) on June 1, 1947. Nankai predates all electric railways in the Tokyo region. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankai_Electric_Railway Sakai (堺市 Sakai-shi?) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era. Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in Japan,[2] with 833,414 residents as of 2007-05-01.[3] Daisen Kofun The current city was legally founded on April 1, 1889 according to the laws of Imperial Japan. Sakai became a designated city in April 2006[4] giving it a greater measure of self-determination in governmental affairs. It is divided into seven districts. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the 5th century. The largest of these, Daisen Kofun, is believed to be the grave of the Emperor Nintoku and is the largest grave in the world by area. Once known for samurai swords, Sakai is now famous for the quality of its kitchen knives; most high-quality Japanese cutlery originates in Sakai, and its production is a major industry in the city. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%BA%E5%B8%82