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
The most diverse in the nations history, but not the most aggressive. Who is in and who is out, with john nichols. Then a debate on fracking. Energy selfsufficient and can ensure coming from an area that is tougher from the legacy of industrial pollution, there are all saying, dear Governor Cuomo, we need you to make sure this is an adequate, comprehensive, and it must be completed before any other step in the process moves forward. As new york weighs whether to lift a moratorium on fracking, we will host a debate. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Congress opened its 113th session thursday, swearing in a Record Number of women and people of color. New members include the only africanamerican now serving in the senate, tim scott of South Carolina, the first black republican senator in more than 30 years. Congress now has a Record Number of women in both chambers, 81 in the house and 20 in the s
Can ensure coming from an area that is tougher from the legacy of industrial pollution, there are all saying, dear Governor Cuomo, we need you to make sure this is an adequate, comprehensive, and it must be completed before any other step in the process moves forward. As new york weighs whether to lift a moratorium on fracking, we will host a debate. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Congress opened its 113th session thursday, swearing in a Record Number of women and people of color. New members include the only africanamerican now serving in the senate, tim scott of South Carolina, the first black republican senator in more than 30 years. Congress now has a Record Number of women in both chambers, 81 in the house and 20 in the senate. The house narrowly reelected john boehner as House Speaker despite criticism from Party Conservatives over his handling of the socalled fiscal cliff. The new Con
A weekend opinion poll by public broadcaster kbs suggests nearly 42 of respondents support park geunhye and about 40 back moon jaein. Whoever wins must address diplomatic relations with an important neighbor, japan. Things have been a little rocky because of a territorial dispute. Japan claims islands in the waters separating the nations, but south korea controls the territory. And both candidates say thats not up for negotiation. Still, park says japan is an important friend. She wants to increase economic cooperation. Moon says leaders of both countries should make efforts to prevent the past from hindering ties. But hes firmer on certain cases. He says japanese government officials are distorting historical facts on longstanding issues. The debates over territory and history will continue after South Koreans elect a new president. But some Business People there say the coverage of these differences misrepresents whats really going on. They say people from both countries are finding