3 NHK employees investigated for suspected insider trading

3 NHK employees investigated for suspected insider trading

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto and two other senior NHK executives bow in apology at a news conference at the NHK Broadcast Center in Tokyo on Jan. 17 after the public broadcaster acknowledged that two NHK reporters and a news director are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission on suspicion of insider trading of stocks.

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