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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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TBS report of Fujiya scandal in Jan. posed 'problem': panel

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Kawabata (L), chairman of the Broadcasting Ethics Committee of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization, and Shinobu Yoshioka, member of the committee, speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6. The panel told Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. that its January report on Fujiya Co.'s scandal was aired ''without sufficient news gathering'' and had ''a serious problem.'' It was the first case examined by the panel of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization since it was set up in May following the revelation of fabricated TV shows by Osaka-based Kansai Telecasting Corp.

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Dancing Peko-chan robot at Fujiya museum

TOKYO, Japan - A high-tech ''Peko-chan'' robot answers a girl's questions at a special museum of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 1, 2010.

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Peko-chan station master

OSAKA, Japan - Peko-chan (C), a mascot of confectionery maker Fujiya Co., sees off a train as a specially designated station master beside her boyfriend Poko-chan (L) at the Osaka-Uehommachi Station of Kintetsu Corp. in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The companies organized the event as both are marking their centenary this year.

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Peko-chan dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peko-chan mascot dolls -- (From L) a model from the 1950s (L), the newest version with a talking feature (C) and a present model -- being displayed at a Fujiya Co. store in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. The confectionery maker began introducing talking Peko-chan dolls, with an updated look, at some of its storefronts as part of its celebration to mark the centennial of the establishment of the company.

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Yakuza nabbed for stealing Peko-chan doll

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Peko-chan mascot dolls, which were retrieved from recycle shops in the city of Osaka, are stored at a police station in the city of Wakayama. Police said on Sept. 2 they have arrested Hiroshi Inaba, an executive of a crime syndicate, for allegedly stealing a Peko-chan mascot doll from a store of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Wakayama. The dolls are thought to trade for around 150,000 yen (about $1,600) to 200,000 yen among collectors.

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Children look at mascot dolls of ''Peko-chan'' that are displayed at a temporary museum confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year.

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - ''Peko-chan'' mascot dolls are displayed at a temporary museum that confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year.

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Yamazaki Baking to turn Fujiya into subsidiary by boosting stake

TOKYO, Japan - Yamazaki Baking Co. President Nobuhiro Iijima (R) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7. Iijima said his company will raise its stake in Fujiya Co. from 35 percent to 51 percent to turn the struggling confectioner into a subsidiary in a fresh bid to help reconstruct Fujiya's scandal-battered business. At left is Fujiya President Yasufumi Sakurai.

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Fujiya incurs record group operating loss on scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, president of confectionary maker Fujiya Co., listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24. Sakurai said the company incurred a record group operating loss of 6.66 billion yen in fiscal 2006 due to a scandal involving its use of expired ingredients in cake products.

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Fujiya products back on Lawson shelves

TOKYO, Japan - Products of confectionary maker Fujiya Co. are put on shelves at an outlet of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on April 17. Lawson resumed selling Fujiya products nearly three months after pulling them from the shelves over revelations the confectioner had used ingredients whose use-by dates had expired.

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Yamazaki Baking to acquire 35% stake in Fujiya

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai (L) and Yamazaki Baking Co.President Nobuhiro Iijima pose for a photo at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 26. The two firms signed a business and capital tie-up agreement that will make Yamazaki the biggest shareholder in scandal-tainted Fujiya with a stake of 35 percent.

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Fujiya resumes cake sales at outlets

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai (R) bows to a shopper at Fujiya's outlet in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 22 as the company resumes sales of its cakes at its direct and franchise outlets. At left stands the company's ''Peco-Chan'' smiling girl mascot.

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Fujiya expects to book net loss of 6.7 bil. yen in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Confectioner Fujiya Co. said March 13 it expects to book a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen in the current fiscal year to March 31, revising its November forecast of a profit of 800 million yen, due to the revelation of its use of expired ingredients in cake products. Although Fujiya will chalk up extraordinary profits from sales of assets, including the land and building of its head office in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district (shown in photo taken in January 2007), the net loss will be unavoidable because of the large scandal-related losses.

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Fujiya resumes confectionery production

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 1, saying that the company resumed making chocolates and other confectioneries earlier in the day. Production was suspended in mid-January due to serious flaws in quality control.

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Confectioner Fujiya may resume full production Thurs.

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Tanaka, chairman of the third-party panel advising Fujiya Co. about reform, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23.

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Fujiya to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki Baking

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after signing a memorandum of understanding with Yamazaki Baking Co. to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki. Fujiya, a major Japanese confectioner, has been under fire for using old ingredients in its products.

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Fujiya picks director Yasufumi Sakurai as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, who was picked as new president of Fujiya Co., speaks at the inaugural meeting of eight outside experts at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. The panel was set up to reform the management of Fujiya, one of Japan's longest-standing confectioners, which is reeling from a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients for its cakes.

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Scandal-hit Fujiya picks new chief outside of founder clan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai (R), new president of Fujiya Co., and former president Rintaro Fujii (L) hold a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. Fujiya, one of Japan's oldest established confectioners known for introducing Japan to Western-style cakes, faces a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients in some of its products. Sakurai is the first president of Fujiya not related to the founding family.

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Scandal-hit Fujiya picks new chief outside of founder clan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, new president of Fujiya Co., speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. The confectionery maker faces a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients in some of its cake products. Sakurai is the first president of Fujiya not related to the founding family.

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Agriculture officials search Fujiya head office

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture ministry officials enter the head office of Fujiya Co. in central Tokyo on Jan. 18 to search it over its reported extension of expiry dates for cream puffs and puddings beyond its in-house guidelines.

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Agriculture officials search Fujiya head office

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture ministry officials enter a factory of Fujiya Co. in the city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 18 to search it over the company's reported extension of expiry dates for cream puffs and puddings beyond its in-house guidelines.

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Gov't rebukes Fujiya for using old ingredients, not providing data

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (R) listens to Kiyomichi Fujisaki (back to the camera), Food Safety Department director general of the health ministry, at the ministry on Jan. 17. The health and farm ministries rebuked the confectionery maker for using out-of-date ingredients for cream puffs and other sweets. ''The scandal could affect consumers' confidence in food products on sale and is extremely regrettable,'' Fujisaki told Fujii, who has offered to resign.

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Fujiya had food poisoning incident in 1995, officials say

SAGA, Japan - Sanitation officials walk into the Kyushu factory of Fujiya Co., embroiled in a scandal over using ingredients whose use-by date had expired in confectionery products, for inspection on Jan. 17. Company officials in Tokyo said that they experienced a food poisoning incident caused by one of the products in 1995, but the case did not become widely known.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii is about to leave a room after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) is stern-faced at his press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (C), flanked by his aides, bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - A customer looks at a notice put up at the entrance of the outlet of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk.

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11 following a revelation that the Tokyo-based company has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk.

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., bows by way of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company said it has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan until quality control is reestablished following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk.

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., bows by way of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company said it has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan until quality control is reestablished following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11 following a revelation that the Tokyo-based company has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - A customer looks at a notice put up at the entrance of the outlet of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (C), flanked by his aides, bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) is stern-faced at his press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii is about to leave a room after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya had food poisoning incident in 1995, officials say

SAGA, Japan - Sanitation officials walk into the Kyushu factory of Fujiya Co., embroiled in a scandal over using ingredients whose use-by date had expired in confectionery products, for inspection on Jan. 17. Company officials in Tokyo said that they experienced a food poisoning incident caused by one of the products in 1995, but the case did not become widely known. (Kyodo)

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Gov't rebukes Fujiya for using old ingredients, not providing da

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (R) listens to Kiyomichi Fujisaki (back to the camera), Food Safety Department director general of the health ministry, at the ministry on Jan. 17. The health and farm ministries rebuked the confectionery maker for using out-of-date ingredients for cream puffs and other sweets. ''The scandal could affect consumers' confidence in food products on sale and is extremely regrettable,'' Fujisaki told Fujii, who has offered to resign. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya picks director Yasufumi Sakurai as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, who was picked as new president of Fujiya Co., speaks at the inaugural meeting of eight outside experts at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. The panel was set up to reform the management of Fujiya, one of Japan's longest-standing confectioners, which is reeling from a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients for its cakes. (Kyodo)

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Scandal-hit Fujiya picks new chief outside of founder clan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, new president of Fujiya Co., speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. The confectionery maker faces a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients in some of its cake products. Sakurai is the first president of Fujiya not related to the founding family. (Kyodo)

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Scandal-hit Fujiya picks new chief outside of founder clan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai (R), new president of Fujiya Co., and former president Rintaro Fujii (L) hold a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. Fujiya, one of Japan's oldest established confectioners known for introducing Japan to Western-style cakes, faces a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients in some of its products. Sakurai is the first president of Fujiya not related to the founding family. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki Baking

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after signing a memorandum of understanding with Yamazaki Baking Co. to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki. Fujiya, a major Japanese confectioner, has been under fire for using old ingredients in its products. (Kyodo)

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Confectioner Fujiya may resume full production Thurs.

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Tanaka, chairman of the third-party panel advising Fujiya Co. about reform, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya resumes confectionery production

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 1, saying that the company resumed making chocolates and other confectioneries earlier in the day. Production was suspended in mid-January due to serious flaws in quality control. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya expects to book net loss of 6.7 bil. yen in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Confectioner Fujiya Co. said March 13 it expects to book a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen in the current fiscal year to March 31, revising its November forecast of a profit of 800 million yen, due to the revelation of its use of expired ingredients in cake products. Although Fujiya will chalk up extraordinary profits from sales of assets, including the land and building of its head office in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district (shown in photo taken in January 2007), the net loss will be unavoidable because of the large scandal-related losses. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya resumes cake sales at outlets

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai (R) bows to a shopper at Fujiya's outlet in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 22 as the company resumes sales of its cakes at its direct and franchise outlets. At left stands the company's ''Peco-Chan'' smiling girl mascot. (Kyodo)

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Yamazaki Baking to acquire 35% stake in Fujiya

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai (L) and Yamazaki Baking Co.President Nobuhiro Iijima pose for a photo at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 26. The two firms signed a business and capital tie-up agreement that will make Yamazaki the biggest shareholder in scandal-tainted Fujiya with a stake of 35 percent. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya products back on Lawson shelves

TOKYO, Japan - Products of confectionary maker Fujiya Co. are put on shelves at an outlet of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on April 17. Lawson resumed selling Fujiya products nearly three months after pulling them from the shelves over revelations the confectioner had used ingredients whose use-by dates had expired. (Kyodo)