TOKYO -- Canon will end its 35-year relationship with HP if Xerox takes over the U.S. office equipment maker, CEO and Chairman Fujio Mitarai told Nikkei.
Hostile bid would create formidable rival to longtime Japan partner

Canon has supplied parts for HP for more than 30 years, but this could change after a hostile takeover bid by Xerox. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Canon will end its 35-year relationship with HP if Xerox takes over the U.S. office equipment maker, CEO and Chairman Fujio Mitarai told Nikkei.