(2)Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (R), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., beams as he receives the letter of appointment as head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services from Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Toranosuke Katayama (L).

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