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Nippon Meat president to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Osoko weeps while announcing his resignation at a Tokyo news conference Aug. 20. He said he will step down over a scandal in which the firm's subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease. Osoko will be demoted to senior managing director.

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Fujii to become new Nippon Meat president

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii (file photo), managing director of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will succeed President Hiroji Osoko, who will resign over a scandal in which its subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease.

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Nippon Meat president to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Osoko weeps while announcing his resignation at a Tokyo news conference Aug. 20. He said he will step down over a scandal in which the firm's subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease. Osoko will be demoted to senior managing director. (Kyodo)

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Fujii to become new Nippon Meat president

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii (file photo), managing director of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will succeed President Hiroji Osoko, who will resign over a scandal in which its subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease. (Kyodo)