Newspaper Article About the Fall of Umbrella

Baker Communications Fax (Umbrella) (ベーカー通信FAX (Umbrella), Bēkā tsūshin fakkusu (anburera)) is an approximate translation of a fax archived in the BSAA Remote Desktop. This newspaper transcript was used in the viral-marketing of Resident Evil 5 in Japan and, being written by Capcom Japan, is considered a canonical tie-in to the Resident Evil series. Its appearance in Resident Evil Archives II confirmed its status. The transcript is based around a 2003 newspaper article regarding the inevitable collapse of Umbrella Japan, following the bankruptcy of its parent company.

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Domestic Branch of Umbrella to Dissolve

TOKYO, JAPAN: Today, the Japanese branch of multinational corporation Umbrella Pharmaceutical Incorporated accounce its dissolution and began liquidating assets. Its parent company declared bankruptcy earlier this week.

Umbrella established its Japanese branch in 1984 for the initial purpose of importing pharmaceuticals developed in America. In 1987, it completed the Umbrella Japan Laboratory, which used biotechnology to pursue independent research and pharmaceutical development.

Umbrella's stocks had been on the decline following accusations regarding the 1998 "Raccoon City tragedy," and the blow to public image has caused its sales to stagnate. With Umbrella recently found liable in the numerous lawsuits filed against them in the wake of that same tragedy, the company was forced to declare bankruptcy.

The Japanese branch of the company has been looking for new sources of funding in recent weeks, but received no offers from pharmaceutical or other companies at home or abroad. The decision to close was made in light of this fact.

(Excerpt from a certain newspaper's morning edition. 3/15/2004)

ベーカー通信ロンドン支局配信

世界最大級の製薬会社「アンブレラ」は４日、本社事業が近く管財人の管理下に入る見通しになったと発表し、事実上経営破綻した。

米国・ラクーンシティの同社研究所が引き起こした
バイオハザード（生物災害）の責任追及の影響により、
同社は近年売り上げが激減。慢性的な赤字が続き事業
が行き詰っていた。
さらには先月、前述の事故の責任を追及する訴訟で、
アンブレラに全面敗訴の判決が下されたことが最終的
な要因となった。

Baker Communication London Branch Delivery

Umbrella, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, has announced that its HQ is expected soon to be under the control of a trustee, in fact, the company was bankrupt.

The company's sales have plummeted in recent years due to the impact of Biohazard's pursuit of responsability caused by the company's laboratory in USA's Raccoon City. The business was at a standstill with a trade deficit.
Furthermore, the final factor was the decision of Umbrella's total lose last month in a lawsuit seeking responsibility for the aforementioned accident.