President tanaka attended an emergency Board Meeting on tuesday with norio sasaki and atsutoshi nishida. They told Board Members they were quitting. Sasaki had been serving as vice chairman and nishida as an adviser to the board. On monday, members of a special panel released the findings of a investigation into irregularities at toshiba. In the report they blamed executives for inflating profits. They said there was a systematic problem at the firm that went all the way to the top. They also said toshiba will have to write down operating profits between fiscal 2008 and 2014 by about 1. 2 billion. The Panel Members found irregularities in a wide range of toshibas businesses, including infrastructure building, semiconductors, and personal computers. Members of the panel met with reporters on tuesday after issuing the report. Translator we were shocked to discover that one of the most Prominent Companies in japan systematically padded its earnings. The panel leader also said a Corporate
President tanaka attended an emergency Board Meeting on tuesday with norio sasaki and atsutoshi nishida. They told Board Members they were quitting. Sasaki had been serving as vice chairman and nishida as an adviser to the board. On monday, members of a special panel released the findings of a investigation into irregularities at toshiba. In the report they blamed executives for inflating profits. They said there was a systematic problem at the firm that went all the way to the top. They also said toshiba will have to write down operating profits between fiscal 2008 and 2014 by about 1. 2 billion. The Panel Members found irregularities in a wide range of toshibas businesses, including infrastructure building, semiconductors, and personal computers. Members of the panel met with reporters on tuesday after issuing the report. Translator we were shocked to discover that one of the most Prominent Companies in japan systematically padded its earnings. The panel leader also said a Corporate
Have caught on to a chemical called amoan yum nitrate. More than 200 tons of the substance were stored near where the fire broke out. But the report says the investigations are ongoing. It describes the situation at the blast site as complex. More than 40 kinds of hazardous chemicals were reportedly stored in the area. Officials say 13 of the dead are still unidentified. 65 people remain missing. Residents around the area are concerned about the hazards of pollution from the blasts. Chinese staterun broadcaster cctv quoted fire officials as citing nerve gas and cyanide were detected tuesday from air samples. Thai Police Suspect the two separate explosions in bangkok were carried out by the same group. They say the bombs had similar features. The National Police chief said the bombs were made from pipes and were of equal force. He suggested the bombings were intended to deal a blow to the militaryled interim government. At least 20 people, including foreigners, died in mondays explosion
A cargo vessel has successfully docked with the International Space station using a maneuver developed by japanese engineers. And it is exactly five years until japan welcomes the world at the opening of the tokyo paralympic games. Concerns over a slowdown in the chinese and global economies have been causing upheaval on asian stock exchanges. Gene otani from the business desk has more. James, thanks. The global selloff has been stoking investor fears. The key fell more than 700 points after a very volatile day. It closed below the 18,000 mark for the First Time Since february. The index extended its losing streak to a sixth day. The nikkei average plunged nearly 4 closing at 17,806. That was the second steepest fall this year. The steepest was the day before. Analysts say investors remain cautious as chinese stocks continue to fall and stronger yen weighed on exportrelated issues. Chinese investors were also in a selling mood. The shanghai composite ended below the key 3,000 mark for
Nhk worlds shunsuke ide reports. Reporter kimiya yui played a key role in helping japans cargo ship dock with the iss. The cargo vessel was loaded with food, equipment and other supplies for the astronauts. His skillful operation of the robotic arm ensured the delivery was a success. We successfully captured the vehicle. Looks like a Golden Treasure box. Reporter assisting yui from Mission Control in houston, texas, was fellow japanese astronaut koichi wakata. It was the first time japanese astronauts had worked together on earth and in space to dock a spacecraft. Translator he has a great sense of reading situations using skills acquired during his career as test pilot for japans selfdefense air force. He also showed great ability in operating systems. Reporter another task yui undertook with great relish was to become one of the first people ever to taste lettuce growing in space. Thats awesome. Tastes good . Yeah. Kind of like arugula. Reporter yui shared the many moments of his lif