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File photo taken on October 26, 2011 shows Olympus president Shuichi Takayama at a press conference in Tokyo.
Tuesday, Nov. 08, 2011

Open quoteI was absolutely unaware of the facts I am now explaining to you. The previous presentations were mistaken. Close quote

  • SHUICHI TAKAYAMA,
  • president of Olympus, whose shares tumbled 30% in Tokyo after the camera company admitted that it had been hiding losses for more than 20 years and sacked its vice president
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