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Fujisankei Communications Group

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2006

    Livedoor accounting-fraud case

    Takafumi Horie was arrested in connection with accounting-fraud charges involving Livedoor and was later sentenced to imprisonment. The matter concerned the takeover adversary rather than an alleged accounting violation by Fujisankei Communications Group itself.

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  2. 2005

    Livedoor’s attempted takeover of Nippon Broadcasting System

    Livedoor, led by Takafumi Horie, attempted a hostile takeover of Nippon Broadcasting System during Fuji Television’s effort to secure control. Fuji Television ultimately prevailed. The event became a prominent Japanese corporate-governance and media-ownership confrontation.

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