ILEA001128217: World Bank vice president calls for win-win Africa-Japan ties

Ex-top Japan currency official to head ADB

Masato Kanda, special advisor to Japan's prime minister, meets the press at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, after being elected as the next president of the Asian Development Bank. The former vice finance minister for international affairs will take up the office on Feb. 24, 2025.

Google Japan President Okumura

Google Japan President Shinji Okuyama gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 19, 2024.

New ADB chief Masatsugu Asakawa

Former Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masatsugu Asakawa, seen in this undated file photo, assumed office on Jan. 17, 2020, as president of the Asian Development Bank. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Chemical HD to make Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (HD) announced on the 18th that it will invest up to 491.8 billion yen to make its consolidated subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary. Currently, MCHC holds 56.39% of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma's shares, and will conduct a tender offer from January 19 to January 7, 2020, aiming to make Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma its wholly owned subsidiary. At a press conference in Tokyo on January 18, MCHC President Hitoshi Ochi said, "The world is evolving greatly and healthcare is developing at a very fast pace. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma will also accelerate the overseas development of promising new drug candidates by using MCHC's human resources. The company will utilize the diverse resources of a comprehensive chemical manufacturer to efficiently create new businesses and enhance the earnings structure of a core healthcare company. (November 18, 2019, Tokyo, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Kuroda at BOJ-hosted int'l conference

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a BOJ-hosted international conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on May 29, 2019. Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet was among the attendees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

NEC's new AI-driven drug discovery business

NEC Corp. Senior Vice President Osamu Fujikawa (R) and Eric Quemeneur, executive vice president in charge of research and development at French biotechnology company Transgene SA, shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on May 27, 2019. The two companies will jointly develop tailor-made vaccines for new types of cancer using artificial intelligence, with clinical tests to begin this year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IMF's Shinohara sees BOJ's QE having limited impact

International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara gives his analysis of the Bank of Japan's drastic quantitative easing during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2015. Shinohara said the impact of the central bank policy appears to be limited to boosting the stock market and has yet to spread to other segments of the economy such as capital investment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prosecutors file arrest warrant for ex-Korean Air exec

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun Ah, who allegedly attacked a cabin crew member physically and verbally on an Incheon-bound plane from New York's JFK International Airport on Dec. 5, 2014. South Korean state prosecutors filed an arrest warrant for Cho, 40, on Dec. 24, over charges of violating aviation security and other laws.

Recruit eyes housekeeping support service for working women

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Minegishi, president of media and human resources firm Recruit Holdings Co., is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. Minegishi said in the interview that Recruit is considering entering the housekeeping support business for working women, undertaking various chores at the homes of women while they are out working.

WFP's Afghan official calls for more global aid

TOKYO, Japan - Claude Jibidar, U.N. World Food Program country director for Afghanistan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. He said Afghanistan is short of 40 million dollars to achieve this year's aid target and called for more international contributions.

World Bank vice president calls for win-win Africa-Japan ties

YOKOHAMA, Japan - World Bank Vice President Obiageli Ezekwesili speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Yokohama on May 29 on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Forum on African Development.

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