Juro Osawa

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Alibaba Obtains $8 Billion Loan

Juro Osawa, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on May 2 at 9:55 am PT

Alibaba closed the loan deal on April 30 with nine banks.

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How Japan’s Sharp Lost Its Edge

Daisuke Wakabayashi and Juro Osawa, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on March 20, 2012 at 1:37 pm PT

Sharp Corp.’s domestic liquid-crystal-display factories once made the company a source of pride for Japan’s electronics sector.

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Ex-Olympus CEO Plans to Sue Company

Juro Osawa, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on January 6, 2012 at 4:30 am PT

Ousted Olympus Corp. Chief Executive Officer Michael Woodford said Friday he plans to sue his former employer for firing him without any legal basis, only hours after announcing his decision to drop his attempt to retake the company’s reins.

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Elpida Unveils Thinnest Mobile Chip Package

Juro Osawa, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on June 22, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Elpida Memory Inc. said Wednesday that it has developed a memory chip package that is 20 percent thinner than similar packages on the market, a breakthrough that the company says will help make mobile gadgets thinner while maintaining their memory capacity.