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Olympus Admits To Hiding Losses

The Japanese firm has publicly admitted to hiding losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s. Shuichi Takayama, who took over as president at Olympus last month, made the announcement at a news conference, and lay blame with his predecessor, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa.

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