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| Japanese camera maker to aims to hold managers to account over fraud claims at emergency meeting on 20 April Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford will attend an emergency meeting for the company's shareholders in April. Photograph: Reuters | Olympus, the Japanese camer... | Olympus to Hold Special Shareholders Meeting April 20
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| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's troubled Olympus Corp said on Sunday it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 20, when it is expected to seek approval of a new management team. | The maker of cameras and medical equipment is struggling to emerge from a $1... | Consolation, Through Work
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| Honda Motor Co.'s choice to build what it calls a racing-oriented "supercar" in Ohio highlights confidence in its American engineers and plants. It shows the difficulty of producing autos in Japan as the yen rises. | When the high-performance hybrid Acura NSX goes on ... | Examining Naruto Volume 54
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A new Japanese model? Hiroshi Mikitani, chief executive of up-and-coming e-retailer Rakuten, believes Japan's big industrial firms 'cannot keep doing what they have been doing.' Photograph: Nadine Rupp/Getty Images | The circuit board of skyscrapers in Tokyo's tech dist... | Japan's technology giants faced down disaster – but the new enemy is doubt
| Industrial recovery from the tsunami has been remarkable, but the competition from Korea's burgeoning electronics industry is becoming relentless A new Japanese model? Hiroshi Mikitani, chief executive of up-and-coming e-retailer Rakuten, believes Japan's big industri... | Consolation, Through Work
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| Abu Dhabi: The Dep-artment of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi will kick off the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Tokyo tomorrow. | Senior government officials headed by Nasser Ahmad Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department Economic Development, will participate... | Net profits halve for Japan's top companies
| Total net profits of about 43 percent of firms listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged by almost 50 percent year on year in the first three quarters of fiscal 2011, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. | ... | Strong yen batters Japan Inc. and its suppliers
| Japan Inc. is suffering, and the supply chain is bearing the cost. | Sumco Corp., a supplier to Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp., said last week that it will cut 1,300 jobs. Auto windshield maker Nippon Sheet Glass Co., which sells to Mazda Motor Corp., said it will cut 3... | |
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