Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 31 Kyodo - Around 1,000 protesters gather on the road facing Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 31, 2016, urging Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to resign, with only five days left to the start of the Olympics in the city. Rousseff has been suspended from office since the beginning in May of impeachment procedures over alleged concealment of budget deficits.

Ex-Olympus chief Kikukawa

Ex-Olympus chief Kikukawa

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Olympus Corp. Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa. Olympus has filed a damages suit against Kikukawa and current and former executives over the concealment of massive investment losses, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 9, 2012.

Court dismisses libel suit by ex-Japan Highway Public Corp. head

Court dismisses libel suit by ex-Japan Highway Public Corp. head

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court dismissed a libel suit on July 31 filed by Haruho Fujii (file photo), former president of the now-defunct Japan Highway Public Corp., saying a magazine article correctly reported his concealment of the corporation's financial statements.

LTCB head office raided for alleged window dressing

LTCB head office raided for alleged window dressing

Law enforcement authorities walk to the head office of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB) in Tokyo on June 10 to search for evidence of suspected concealment of bad loans and illegal payment of dividends by the bank's former management.

Balloon Barrage by Renee Charron

Balloon Barrage by Renee Charron

A young woman, rumpled stockings just visible, hides beneath an eiderdown quilt with a bunch of balloons while a baby Cupid flutters above her bed waiting to strike. Goodness knows what is going on.1940

Brazilian President Rousseff suspended as impeachment trial approved

Brazilian President Rousseff suspended as impeachment trial approved

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meets with her supporters in Brasilia on May 12, 2016, after the country' Senate voted to impeach her over alleged concealment of budget deficits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Brazilian President Rousseff suspended as impeachment trial approved

Brazilian President Rousseff suspended as impeachment trial approved

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (R) meets with her supporters in Brasilia on May 12, 2016, after the country' Senate voted to impeach her over alleged concealment of budget deficits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Brazilian President Rousseff suspended as impeachment trial approved

Brazilian President Rousseff suspended as impeachment trial approved

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meets with her supporters in Brasilia on May 12, 2016, after the country' Senate voted to impeach her over alleged concealment of budget deficits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Court dismisses libel suit by ex-Japan Highway Public Corp. head

Court dismisses libel suit by ex-Japan Highway Public Corp. head

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court dismissed a libel suit on July 31 filed by Haruho Fujii (file photo), former president of the now-defunct Japan Highway Public Corp., saying a magazine article correctly reported his concealment of the corporation's financial statements. (Kyodo)

Ex-Olympus chief Kikukawa

Ex-Olympus chief Kikukawa

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Olympus Corp. Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa. Olympus has filed a damages suit against Kikukawa and current and former executives over the concealment of massive investment losses, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 9, 2012. (Kyodo)

Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

Protesters demanding the resignation of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff exchange words with a man (center L) supporting her during a rally on the road facing Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 31, 2016, with only five days left to the start of the Olympics in the city. Rousseff has been suspended from office since the beginning in May of impeachment procedures over alleged concealment of budget deficits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

Around 1,000 protesters gather on the road facing Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 31, 2016, urging Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to resign, with only five days left to the start of the Olympics in the city. Rousseff has been suspended from office since the beginning in May of impeachment procedures over alleged concealment of budget deficits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

Protesters rally in Rio against Rousseff

Around 1,000 protesters gather on the road facing Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 31, 2016, urging Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to resign, with only five days left to the start of the Olympics in the city. Rousseff has been suspended from office since the beginning in May of impeachment procedures over alleged concealment of budget deficits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Preparations underway for Chernobyl nuclear plant shutdown

Preparations underway for Chernobyl nuclear plant shutdown

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - Victor Konstantin Tolstonogov, head of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, site of the worst-ever nuclear power plant accident in 1986, says in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on Nov. 17, that preparations for the complete shutdown of the plant's last reactor on December 15 are underway. 'There is no problem for the time being as we are taking care of it appropriately,' he says in an interview with Kyodo News, referring to the possible collapse of the concrete concealment of the No. 4 reactor, center of the tragic explosion.

LTCB head office raided for alleged window dressing

LTCB head office raided for alleged window dressing

Law enforcement authorities walk to the head office of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB) in Tokyo on June 10 to search for evidence of suspected concealment of bad loans and illegal payment of dividends by the bank's former management.