Microsoft to sponsor corporate rugby tourney

Microsoft to sponsor corporate rugby tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuo Machii (L), chairman of the Japan Rugby Football Union, shakes hands with Shinichi Ata, president of the Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp., during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7. They announced that Microsoft will become a sponsor for the final stage of the top-league corporate rugby tournament to be launched this fall.

Toshiba apologizes to customer for rude treatment

Toshiba apologizes to customer for rude treatment

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tetsuo Machii (R), a vice president of Toshiba Corp., apologizes July 22 to a customer (back to camera) at a hotel in Fukuoka, Kyushu, for rude remarks made by a Toshiba customer service official to the customer when he complained about a videocassette player. The disgruntled customer set up an Internet Web site to publicize how badly he had been treated. The site had been accessed more than 5.8 million times by July 19.

Microsoft to sponsor corporate rugby tourney

Microsoft to sponsor corporate rugby tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuo Machii (L), chairman of the Japan Rugby Football Union, shakes hands with Shinichi Ata, president of the Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp., during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7. They announced that Microsoft will become a sponsor for the final stage of the top-league corporate rugby tournament to be launched this fall. (Kyodo)

Toshiba apologizes to customer for rude treatment

Toshiba apologizes to customer for rude treatment

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tetsuo Machii (R), a vice president of Toshiba Corp., apologizes July 22 to a customer (back to camera) at a hotel in Fukuoka, Kyushu, for rude remarks made by a Toshiba customer service official to the customer when he complained about a videocassette player. The disgruntled customer set up an Internet Web site to publicize how badly he had been treated. The site had been accessed more than 5.8 million times by July 19.