Members of the media (R) take photos as Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications president Takeki Oishi (L), NEC Corp. executive director Akihito Otake (2nd L), Casio Computer Co. executive Akinori Takagi (3rd L) and Hitachi Ltd. director Shutoku Watanabe (4th L) join hands during a joint press conference in Tokyo on September 14, 2009. Japanese high-tech makers NEC, Hitachi and Casio said they had agreed to merge their mobile phone businesses in a bid to improve profitability. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Members of the media (R) take photos as Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications president Takeki Oishi (L), NEC Corp. executive director Akihito Otake (2nd L), Casio Computer Co. executive Akinori Takagi (3rd L) and Hitachi Ltd. director Shutoku Watanabe (4th L) join hands during a joint press conference in Tokyo on September 14, 2009. Japanese high-tech makers NEC, Hitachi and Casio said they had agreed to merge their mobile phone businesses in a bid to improve profitability.

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  2. Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan (L) and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi arrive to visit German President Horst Koehler and his wife Eva Luise at their presidential residence Bellevue castle in Berlin, September 25, 2009.
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  4. Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications president Takeki Oishi (L), NEC Corp. executive director Akihito Otake (2nd L), Casio Computer Co. executive Akinori Takagi (2nd R) and Hitachi Ltd. director Shutoku Watanabe (R) join hands during a joint press conference in Tokyo on September 14, 2009. Japanese high-tech makers NEC, Hitachi and Casio said they had agreed to merge their mobile phone businesses in a bid to improve profitability.
  5. Members of the media (R) take photos as Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications president Takeki Oishi (L), NEC Corp. executive director Akihito Otake (2nd L), Casio Computer Co. executive Akinori Takagi (3rd L) and Hitachi Ltd. director Shutoku Watanabe (4th L) join hands during a joint press conference in Tokyo on September 14, 2009. Japanese high-tech makers NEC, Hitachi and Casio said they had agreed to merge their mobile phone businesses in a bid to improve profitability.
  6. A model displays Japanese electronics giant Hitachi's new energy saving refrigerator at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on September 10, 2009. this new product is equipt with the world's first vacuum compartment with power assisted drawer and will hit the market at the end of September.
  7. A model displays Japanese electronics giant Hitachi's new energy saving refrigerator at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on September 10, 2009. this new product is equipt with the world's first vacuum compartment with power assisted drawer and will hit the market at the end of September.
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  14. Logos of Hitachi are seen at a shopping mall in Tokyo October 29, 2009.
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