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Yamaha issues gloomy outlook after profits tumble
- 2008-07-30
TOKYO AFP — Japan's Yamaha Motor Co. issued a profit warning Thursday after weak demand, rising raw material costs and a stronger yen slashed its first-half net profits by almost half. Yamaha has enjoyed record high sales in recent years but the global economic slowdown is now curbing demand...
Okada, Checa take pole for Suzuka Eight Hours
- 2007-07-28
SUZUKA, Japan AFP — Japan's Tadayuki Okada teamed with Carlos Checa of Spain to take pole position on Saturday for the weekend's Suzuka Eight Hours motorcycle endurance race. The Honda team clocked two minutes 07.587 seconds on the 5.82 kilometre (3.6 mile) track to beat Yamaha riders Masayuki Osaki...
Ito scores third win in Suzuka Eight Hours race
- 2006-07-30
SUZUKA, Japan AFP — Japanese veteran rider Shinichi Ito has clinched his third victory in the Suzuka Eight Hours motorcycle endurance race on Sunday, giving Honda a landmark 10th consecutive win. The 39-year-old Ito and his co-rider Takeshi Tsujimura covered 214 laps around the 5.82-kilometer (3.6-mile) track in dry...
Ito takes record sixth pole position for Suzuka Eight Hours race
- 2006-07-29
SUZUKA, Japan AFP — Japanese veteran rider Shinichi Ito took a record sixth pole position on for the weekend's Suzuka Eight Hours motorcycle endurance race. The 39-year-old Honda rider covered the 5.82 kilometer (3.6 mile) track in the day's fastest time of two minutes 08.515 seconds in slightly wet...
Japan donates 30 motorcycles to Cambodia for bird flu flight
- 2005-03-30
PHNOM PENH AFP — Japan donated 30 motorcycles to Cambodia's ministry of agriculture to help the kingdom fight deadly bird flu, which has already killed two Cambodians. "Those motorbikes are urgently needed for the purpose of carrying out surveillance activities of markets, villages and farms in every province and...
Japan's crown prince arrives in Brunei without his princess
- 2004-09-08
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AFP — Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito arrived in Brunei without his wife, Princess Masako, who missed her second foreign trip because of a stress-induced disorder. The prince is among an array of royals and leaders from around the world who will attend the wedding Thursday of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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