but having said that, takahito tokita the global ceo of fujitsu just spoke to us did issue an apologykyo stock exchange to suspend his treating all day. so he hasn't had a history of being a bit more vocal in open about it. —— he has. and interesting with those other issues that are way more well—known by the japanese public like the stock exchange issue. that is because media there has hardly covered this post office issues there recently. and the decisions and to see the reaction there is seeing people say, the fujitsu software causes issue everywhere. that is not up to us but interesting to see more reactions about more members of the public funding for the post office scandal. mil the public funding for the post office scandal.— office scandal. all are likely to be any — office scandal. all are likely to be any investigations - office scandal. all are likely to be any investigations in l to be any investigations in japan about this? we don't know. i think— japan about this? we don't know. i think it _ japan about this? we don't know. i think it is - japan about this? we don't know

the global chief executive of fujitsu, takahito tokita, has apologised to british postmasters who wereujitsu's horizon software. speaking to the bbc at the world economic forum at davos in switzerland, mr tokita said the company was sorry for the impact it has had on the postmasters and theirfamilies, and insisted the company took the issue "very seriously". he spoke to a bbc producer between events at the swiss ski resort. would you like to apologise? yes, of course. fujitsu has apologised... has apologised for the impact on the lives of the people involved, and their families. what do you think about fujitsu returning the money? - the government has suggested you return the money. - please understand, there is the ongoing public inquiry. i'm sorry, i cannot comment furthermore about these topics. there was also an apology from the head of fujitsu in europe for the company's role in the post office scandal. answering mps' questions in a select committee session, paul patterson said the company had fallen below its own standards of conduct and had a "moral obligation" to contribute to

the bbc has caught up with the global chief executive of fujitsu, takahito tokita at the world economic switzerland. he told the bbc that the company is sorry for the impact it has had on the postmasters and their families caught up in the horizon it scandal and that the company took the issue "very seriously". a bbc producer spoke to him as he walked between events at the swiss ski resort. would you like to apologise? yes, of course. would you like to apologise? yes, of course- fuiitsu _ would you like to apologise? yes, of course. fujitsu has _ would you like to apologise? yes, of course. fujitsu has apologised... - course. fujitsu has apologised... has apologised for the impact on the lives of the people involved, and theirfamilies. lives of the people involved, and their families.— their families. what do you think about fuiitsu _ their families. what do you think about fujitsu returning _ their families. what do you think about fujitsu returning the - their families. what do you think. about fujitsu returning the money? please _ about fujitsu returning the money? please understand,

now, the global chief executive of fujitsu, takahito tokita, has apologised to british postmasters who of it faults in fujitsu's horizon software. speaking to the bbc at the world economic forum at davos in switzerland, mr tokita said the company was sorry for the impact it's had on the postmasters and their families and insisted the company took theissue and insisted the company took the issue very seriously. he spoke to our bbc producer at the swiss ski resort.- spoke to our bbc producer at the swiss ski resort. would you like to apologise. _ the swiss ski resort. would you like to apologise. yes, - the swiss ski resort. would you like to apologise. yes, yes, - the swiss ski resort. would you like to apologise. yes, yes, ofl like to apologise. yes, yes, of course, like to apologise. yes, yes, of course. of— like to apologise. yes, yes, of course, of course. _ like to apologise. yes, yes, of course, of course. fujitsu - like to apologise. yes, yes, of course, of course. fujitsu has| course, of course. fujitsu has apologised. the impacts on the postmasters' lives and their families _ p

office scandal to the bbc at the world economic forum the global chief executive of fujitsu, takahito tokitawere wrongly prosecuted as a result of its faulty it software. between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub—postmasters and postmistresses were prosecuted for theft and false accounting, the ceo made the apology on the sidelines of the forum to the bbc and between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 some postmasters and post mistresses were prosecuted for and false accounting after money appeared to be missing from their branches. but their convictions were based on evidence from faulty horizon software. some sub—postmasters wrongfully went to prison, many were financially ruined and some have since died. thousands of people are still waiting for compensation settlements. the mother of an israeli hostage — who was accidentally killed last month — says time is running out for the others. more than 130 are still being held by hamas — a group deemed a terrorist organisation by countries including the us and uk. lucy manning reports. iris haim held out hope her son yotam would return, that he would b

office scandal to the bbc at the world economic forum the global chief executive of fujitsu, takahito tokitaas a result of its faulty it software. the ceo made the apology on the sidelines of the forum to the bbc and between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 some postmasters and post mistresses were prosecuted for theft and false accounting after money appeared to be missing from their branches. but their convictions were based on evidence from faulty horizon software. some sub—postmasters wrongfully went to prison, many were financially ruined and some have since died. thousands of people are still waiting for compensation settlements. erosion is carving dramatic features into the world's biggest iceberg in what's likely to be the final months of its existence. the iceberg is being ground down by the warmer air and water it's encountering as it drifts slowly away from the antarctic. but it's not seen as a consequence of climate change, and as it melts, it will have benefits, as jonathan amos reports. after three decades confined to the freezer in antarctica, a23a is on the move, travelling north

the global chief executive of fujitsu, takahito tokita, has apologised to british postmasters who wereook the issue "very seriously". a bbc producer spoke to him as he walked between events would you like to apologise? yes. — yes, of course. fujitsu has apologised. regarding the impact on their lives and that of their families. - what do you think about fujitsu giving the money back? the government suggested that you should return the money. yeah, we understand - the ongoing public inquiry. and so, i'm sorry, i cannot comment ifor you further about these topics. i there�*s also been an apology from the head of fujitsu in europe for the company�*s role in the post office scandal. paul patterson has told mps that the company had fallen below its own standards of conduct and had a "moral obligation" to contribute to compensation for the victims. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. good morning, jo. jo hamilton, convicted by the post office, but later cleared on her way into parliament. huge interest, because the company behind the faulty software is finally talking. paul patt

and i asked its global president, takahito tokita, to speak to me. times, in fact, even when i asked forjust a written comment to the victims whose lives were turned upside down. now, that didn't exactly surprise me, because going silent when faced with bad news is quite a typical strategy forjapanese companies. they did send me a statement last week saying... so basically the company has remained tight—lipped about it. but the other issue to remember is while it may be difficult to believe, hardly anyone injapan has heard of the horizon scandal until very recently. when we spoke to fujitsu japan's former president in 2022, his reaction was, "horizon? "what's horizon?" and that is because it was developed by the british company international computers limited, or icl, which fujitsu bought decades ago. icl had strong ties to the british government, so it did give fujitsu an outside presence in the uk. and japanese companies often light their international subsidiaries do their own things, especially if the board lacks a bit of international experience