Jiji was formed in November 1945 following the breakup of Domei Tsushin, the government-controlled news service responsible for disseminating information prior to and during World War II. Jiji inherited Domei's business-oriented news operations, while Kyodo News inherited its general public-oriented news operations. In later years Jiji developed ties with UPI, the Associated Press, AFP, Reuters and other international news organizations.[1]
In 2011, Jiji reported that Olympus CEO Michael Woodford blackmailed company management into appointing him CEO in exchange for promises to cover up an accounting fraud scandal. Woodford argued that "the so-called unnamed sources at Olympus had clearly lied, [and] Jiji had without proper scrutiny and challenge simply reported those lies." Jiji later withdrew the report and apologized.[2]
In 2012, Jiji president Masahiro Nakata resigned after it was found that a Jiji writer in Washington, D.C. copied an article wired by Kyodo News.[3]
Corporate structureedit
Jiji is run as an employee-owned corporation and is not publicly traded, nor does it have non-employee shareholders. Jiji has news bureaus throughout Japan and in many major cities worldwide.
Jiji is the third-largest shareholder in Dentsu, holding 5.85% of the outstanding stock (16.9 million shares) as of December 2016.[4]
Referencesedit
^"時事通信社会社案内". www.jiji.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^Adelstein, Jake. "What Michael Woodford Saw at Olympus". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^"Jiji president to quit over plagiarism". The Japan Times Online. 2012-06-20. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^"株式の状況・株主構成 - IR情報 - 電通". www.dentsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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December 07, 2023
jiji, press, other, topics, named, jiji, jiji, disambiguation, 株式会社時事通信社, kabushiki, gaisha, jiji, tsūshinsha, news, agency, japan, headquaters, ginza, chuo, tokyonative, name株式会社, 時事通信社romanized, namekabushiki, gaisha, jiji, tsūshin, shatypeprivate, employee,. For other topics named jiji see Jiji disambiguation Jiji Press Ltd 株式会社時事通信社 Kabushiki gaisha Jiji Tsushinsha is a news agency in Japan Jiji Press Ltd Headquaters in Ginza Chuo TokyoNative name株式会社 時事通信社Romanized nameKabushiki gaisha Jiji Tsushin shaTypePrivate employee owned KKPredecessorDomei TsushinFoundedNovember 1 1945 78 years ago 1945 11 01 HeadquartersGinza 5 15 8 Chuo Tokyo JapanNumber of locations78 offices in Japan 28 offices overseasKey peopleMasao Omuro President Net income262 million yen 2016 Total assets38 billion yen 2016 Total equity21 billion yen 2016 Number of employees862Websitejiji wbr comFootnotes references2016 financials 1 Contents 1 History 2 Corporate structure 3 References 4 External linksHistory editJiji was formed in November 1945 following the breakup of Domei Tsushin the government controlled news service responsible for disseminating information prior to and during World War II Jiji inherited Domei s business oriented news operations while Kyodo News inherited its general public oriented news operations In later years Jiji developed ties with UPI the Associated Press AFP Reuters and other international news organizations 1 In 2011 Jiji reported that Olympus CEO Michael Woodford blackmailed company management into appointing him CEO in exchange for promises to cover up an accounting fraud scandal Woodford argued that the so called unnamed sources at Olympus had clearly lied and Jiji had without proper scrutiny and challenge simply reported those lies Jiji later withdrew the report and apologized 2 In 2012 Jiji president Masahiro Nakata resigned after it was found that a Jiji writer in Washington D C copied an article wired by Kyodo News 3 Corporate structure editJiji is run as an employee owned corporation and is not publicly traded nor does it have non employee shareholders Jiji has news bureaus throughout Japan and in many major cities worldwide Jiji is the third largest shareholder in Dentsu holding 5 85 of the outstanding stock 16 9 million shares as of December 2016 4 References edit 時事通信社会社案内 www jiji com in Japanese Retrieved 2017 03 17 Adelstein Jake What Michael Woodford Saw at Olympus The Atlantic Retrieved 2017 03 17 Jiji president to quit over plagiarism The Japan Times Online 2012 06 20 ISSN 0447 5763 Retrieved 2017 03 17 株式の状況 株主構成 IR情報 電通 www dentsu co jp in Japanese Retrieved 2017 03 17 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jiji Press English news site Japanese news site Corporate site Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jiji Press amp oldid 1183492367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
