| 1951 |
- Succeeds in developing TV set prototype
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- Broadcasts by private radio stations begin in Japan (September 1)
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| 1952 |
- Signs cooperative agreement with RCA of the US to develop TV technology
- Markets AR-310 6-tube Super Radio
- Begins publication of Sharp News
- Forms "Sharp Friends Club," predecessor of "Sharp Friend Shop," to foster mutual cooperation between the company and retail stores
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- Japan joins International Monetary Fund (IMF) (August 13)
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| 1953 |
- Begins mass production of TV sets for the first time in Japan
- Markets TV3-14T, Sharp's first black & white TV set
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- NHK TV broadcasts begin (February 1)
- Broadcasts by private TV station (NTV) begins in Japan (August 28)
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| 1954 |
- Constructs TV plant (now Tanabe Plant, Osaka)
- Opens "Ikutoku-en" nursery school
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| 1955 |
- NHK presents President Tokuji Hayakawa with certificate of appreciation and gold cup in commemoration of its 30th anniversary
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- Number of NHK licenses exceeds 100,000 (Japan)
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| 1956 |
- Constructs new buildings for Osaka Head Office and Tokyo Branch
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- Japan joins the United Nations (December 18)
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| 1957 |
- Markets U-3 ultrasonic washing machine
- Establishes company to sell Sharp products on monthly installment
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- USSR launches first artificial satellite (October 4)
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| 1958 |
- Markets RC-101 cooler, which uses underground water
- Starts establishing sales offices in all regions of Japan
- Institutes "Sharp Friend Shop" system
- Begins publication of "Mado," an internal company newsletter
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- Number of NHK licenses exceeds one million (Japan)
- Texas Instruments Inc. of the US develops integrated circuit
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| 1959 |
- Constructs Yao Plant
- Markets KF-560, the industry's first electric grill designed specially for fish
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- European Common Market inaugurated
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| 1960 |
- Constructs Yamato-Koriyama Plant in Nara
- Establishes research laboratory to study technologies such as computers, semiconductors and ultrasonic waves
- Markets CV-2101, Sharp's first color TV
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- Color TV broadcasts begin in Japan (September 10)
- OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) formed (September 14)
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