41.   Sumitomo announced in June that the losses were incurred by its chief copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka who has since been fired.

42.   Sumitomo is also considering bringing further charges of breach of trust against the once powerful copper trader whose actions moved markets.

43.   Sumitomo said the culprit, head copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka, was fired on Friday.

44.   The former chief copper trader for Sumitomo Corp. was appearing before a three-judge panel presided over by Hironobu Murakami.

45.   The meeting on Thursday comes less than two weeks after Sumitomo disclosed the losses and fired its chief copper trader, Yasuo Hamanaka.

46.   The real estate firm argues that company managers violated commercial law by overlooking the irregular deals by former chief copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka.