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Sharp plans 10% cut to Japanese workforce

Sharp headquarters in Osaka

OSAKA -- Sharp, beset by looming net losses in excess of 100 billion yen ($817 million) in fiscal 2014, has decided to shed more than 10% of its Japanese workforce in the year starting in April.

     About 3,000 jobs will be eliminated through voluntary retirements. The Osaka-based company plans to book around 30 billion yen as retirement-related expenses for fiscal 2015.

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