The independent commission investigating Olympus has submitted their report. The optic company began losing money, and covering it up in 1998.
Losses totaled more than 100 billion yen (about U.S.$1 trillion by today’s exchange rate)!!!
Olympus accountants began covering up the losses after the Japanese government introduced stricter accounting rules. The report also named Hideo Yamada and […] Continue Reading…
Japanese powdered milk maker Meiji says they will replace 400,000 cans of their product, after it was found contaminated with cesium.
The levels are below safe limits but the company says it’s better to be safe than sorry. The powdered milk was produced from March 14 to 20. The base powder used was made before […] Continue Reading…
Continuing inspections of rice crops are revealing how pervasive the radiation contamination is. Three more farms have been found to be contaminated above safe limits.
The result is that the national government, on 05 December 2011, banned rice shipments from 406 farms. The farms are located in several districts within the cities of Fukushima and […] Continue Reading…
On 01 December 2011, Russian port authorities in Vladivostok stopped a shipment of tires from Japan. They say the tires are emitting beta and gamma rays.
This is not the first time Russian inspectors found radioactive products from Japan. In April, 49 second hand (used) cars shipped from Japan were found to be emitting radiation […] Continue Reading…
The trade war between Chinese photovoltaic companies, and their supposed ‘U.S.’ rivals heats up as the U.S. International Trade Commission votes to continue the Department of Commerce investigation.
I say “supposed ‘U.S.’ rivals” because it turns out the gang leader is owned by a European corporation. Likewise, at least one supposed ‘U.S.’ polysilicon producer is […] Continue Reading…
Southwestern Idaho’s KRTV, channel 12, is no longer a Fox affiliate, and it has ended its Boise area news coverage.
“In the spring of 2011, the Fox Television Network and Block Communications parted company. Although we did offer to sign a new affiliation agreement with Fox for KTRV, they chose to move the affiliation to […] Continue Reading…
A study to find out the main causes for the August 2011 riots that hit several locations in England, revealed a surprise. Economic factors were not the number one reason, police brutality was!
The London School of Economics, along with the Guardian newspaper, conducted a study called Reading the Riots. 85% of those surveyed blamed […] Continue Reading…
“It is likely that activists aspire to identify other locations to occupy, especially those they identify with capitalism. City of London Police has received a number of hostile reconnaissance reports concerning individuals who would fit the anti-capitalist profile. All are asked to be vigilant regarding suspected reconnaissance, particularly around empty buildings.”-Terrorism/Extremism update for the […] Continue Reading…
“The U.S. is probably playing its diplomatic angle to put pressure on Qatar to wield its power in the Arab League in a way it is beneficial to the Anglo-American interests.”-James Corbett, independent journalist
Russian Ambassador to Qatar, Vladimir Titorenko, was attacked by Qatari customs officers at the Doha International Airport on November 29. He […] Continue Reading…
As promised, the U.S. Postal Service made its dreaded announcement on December 5. The USPS filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to “move forward” with austerity measures that will not only cut back service, but eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs.
“We’re in a deep financial crisis today because we have a business […] Continue Reading…