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Toyota shake-up signals new direction: analysts
Mar 07, 2013 12:15 EST
A management shake-up at Toyota heralds a new era which will force the firm to look beyond the narrow confines of corporate life in Japan and help it in the global marketplace, analysts said on Thursday.
Olympus names insider as new president
Feb 27, 2012 15:34 EST
Olympus on Monday named a serving executive as its new president after one of the biggest financial scandals in Japanese corporate history.
Olympus names board member as new president
Feb 27, 2012 02:45 EST
Scandal-hit Olympus on Monday named current board member and executive officer Hiroyuki Sasa as its new president after one of the biggest financial scandals in Japanese corporate history.
Tepco seeks $6.38 billion loan: report
Feb 15, 2012 13:53 EST
(Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T> and a government-run nuclear compensation fund have requested the utility's lenders to provide 500 billion yen ($6.38 billion) in new financing in two stages as part of a loan package worth 1.07 trillion yen.
Olympus scandal triggers Japan shareholder activism
Jan 22, 2012 17:42 EST
After British whistleblower Michael Woodford was sacked as CEO of Olympus and revealed the Japanese firm had covered up losses of $1.7 billion, he mounted a campaign to get his job back.
Japan's Nippon Life to buy 26% stake in Ambani's firm
Jan 19, 2012 07:34 EST
Japan's Nippon Life Insurance said Thursday it had agreed to buy a 26 percent stake in billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital in the largest foreign investment in India's mutual fund sector.
Olympus whistleblower ramps up coup campaign
Dec 01, 2011 08:05 EST
Whistleblower Michael Woodford on Thursday ramped up his campaign to oust the board of Japan's scandal-wracked Olympus and return to his old job under the leadership of a new slate of directors.
Olympus ex-CEO campaigns to oust board
Dec 01, 2011 05:11 EST
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The former chief executive of disgraced Olympus Corp, Michael Woodford, launched a campaign on Thursday to oust the board of directors, reclaim his old job and bring in his own team to save the Japanese firm from a big accounting scandal.
Olympus ex-CEO campaigns to reclaim top job
Dec 01, 2011 02:44 EST
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The former chief executive of disgraced Olympus Corp, Michael Woodford, launched a campaign on Thursday to oust the board of directors, reclaim his old job and bring in his own team to save the Japanese firm from a big accounting scandal.
Olympus ex-CEO campaigns to reclaim top job
Dec 01, 2011 01:27 EST
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The former chief executive of disgraced Olympus Corp, Michael Woodford, launched a campaign on Thursday to oust the board of directors, reclaim his old job and bring in his own team to save the Japanese firm from a big accounting scandal.
Olympus ex-CEO campaigns to oust board, reclaim top job
Dec 01, 2011 00:30 EST
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The former chief executive of disgraced Olympus Corp, Michael Woodford, launched a campaign on Thursday to oust the board of directors, reclaim his old job and bring in his own team to save the Japanese firm from a big accounting scandal.
Olympus ex-CEO Woodford campaigns to oust board
Nov 30, 2011 22:50 EST
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The former chief executive of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp, Michael Woodford, launched a campaign on Thursday to oust the board of directors, reclaim his old job and install his own team to save the firm from a big accounting scandal.
Olympus whistleblower, ex-chief quits board
Nov 30, 2011 22:02 EST
Japan's scandal-hit Olympus said Thursday former chief executive Michael Woodford has quit the company's board, but reports said he was working on an "alternative plan" for managing the company.
Olympus whistleblower Woodford quits board
Nov 30, 2011 21:20 EST
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The whistleblower in the accounting scandal engulfing Japan's Olympus Corp, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, quit the firm's board of directors on Thursday and called for an urgent shareholder meeting to replace its disgraced top brass.
Olympus whistleblower Woodford quits board
Nov 30, 2011 20:21 EST
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The whistleblower in the accounting scandal engulfing Japan's Olympus Corp, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, quit the firm's board of directors on Thursday and called for an urgent shareholder meeting to sweep aside its disgraced top brass.
Olympus execs quit before showdown with ex-CEO
Nov 24, 2011 09:39 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Three executives of Japan's Olympus Corp resigned on Thursday ahead of a boardroom showdown with ousted CEO Michael Woodford, as the British whistleblower said he would not be surprised if "some criminality" were involved in the scandal engulfing the once-venerable firm.
Olympus execs quit before showdown with ex-CEO
Nov 24, 2011 08:45 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Three executives of Japan's Olympus Corp resigned on Thursday ahead of a boardroom showdown with ousted CEO Michael Woodford, as the British whistleblower said he would not be surprised if "some criminality" were involved in the scandal engulfing the once-venerable firm.
Ex-Olympus CEO "confident" of thorough probe
Nov 24, 2011 05:49 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford said on Thursday he was confident Japanese authorities would fully investigate an accounting scandal engulfing the disgraced camera maker, as he prepared for a showdown with the directors who sacked him.
Ex-Olympus CEO "confident" probe will be thorough
Nov 24, 2011 05:27 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford said that after meeting with Tokyo police, prosecutors and regulators on Thursday he was confident they would do a thorough job in investigating an accounting scandal engulfing the disgraced camera maker.
Biggest shareholder in Japan's Olympus cuts stake
Nov 17, 2011 13:49 EST
The biggest shareholder in Japan's Olympus said Thursday it had cut its stake in the precision instrument maker by nearly 40 percent, after it admitted covering up losses dating back to the 1990s.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Type | Mutual insurance |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 4, 1889 |
| Headquarters | 5-12 Imabashi 3-chōme, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Key people | Kunie Okamoto (CEO) |
| Industry | Financial institution,Insurance: Life & Health |
| Revenue | ▲$41.242 Billion USD (2006) |
| Net income | ▲$4.193 Billion USD (2006) |
| Employees | 66,437 (2006) |
| Website | Nippon Life Insurance Company (en) |
