Japanese endoscope manufacturer Olympus said Monday it has sacked Chief Executive Stefan Kaufmann after an allegation that he had purchased illegal drugs, sending its shares sliding 6%.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese prosecutors said on Wednesday they had indicted former Olympus Corp Chief Executive Stefan Kaufmann ...

Tokyo prosecutors have received papers on Stefan Kaufmann, the former CEO of medical equipment manufacturer Olympus Corp. who ...

TOKYO (TR) – The suspected drug dealer of the former CEO of precision equipment manufacturer Olympus has been re-arrested on ...

In a notice, Olympus said that it received an allegation that the German national, Stefan Kaufmann, had purchased illegal drugs. "Olympus, in consultation with outside legal counsel, immediately ...

Stefan Kaufmann's departure as CEO pushed the company's shares almost 6% lower Monday. Olympus controls more than two-thirds of the global endoscope market. Olympus Corporation's CEO, Stefan ...

(Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Olympus Corp. CEO Stefan Kaufmann was indicted for allegedly receiving illegal drugs, though he will not be detained, Tokyo prosecutors said ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A 44-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly selling illegal drugs to former Olympus Corp. CEO Stefan Kaufmann, police said Friday. Takaaki Kaneko, a photographer living in ...

Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus said Friday it has named as its next chief executive Stefan Kaufmann, a German who has worked for two decades at the manufacturer once known for old-style ...

TOKYO :Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus Corp said on Monday that Chief Executive Stefan Kaufmann has stepped down after allegations he purchased illegal drugs, sending its shares sharply ...

Allegedly bought illegal drugs (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Tokyo, 28 Oct - The Japanese imaging company Olympus said its CEO Stefan Kaufmann has resigned after allegedly buying illegal drugs.