Massive Japanese Corporate Cover-Up

Michael Woodford was a British Citizen who went on to become the CEO of Olympus, one of Japan’s largest multinational companies. As the CEO, he encountered one of the biggest cases of corporate accounting fraud in Japan. Michael started out as a salesman and rose through the corporate ranks to become the CEO. In this short story, he reveals all of the disturbing details along the way to uncovering massive fraud. This is one of the most candid first-hand looks into Japanese corporate culture and reveals the subservient nature of corporate hierarchies that are afraid to challenge authority.