TOKYO: Taiwan electronics giant Foxconn has proposed taking over troubled Japanese behemoth Sharp’s display business, the Nikkei business daily reported Monday, and has urged Apple to join the deal.

Under the new proposal, Foxconn—an Apple supplier—would take a majority stake in Sharp’s liquid crystal display company, the Nikkei said.

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