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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki shake hands at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki shake hands at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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Supporters cheer for Sasaki in men's slalom at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Supporters cheer for Japanese Alpine skier Akira Sasaki with banners and Japanese flags during the men's slalom competition at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 22, 2014. Sasaki did not finish his second run as he went off the course.

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Japan's Sasaki withdraws from men's skiing slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese Alpine skier Akira Sasaki leaves the venue after withdrawing from competition during his second run of the Winter Olympics men's slalom event at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki withdraws from men's skiing slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki (L) of Japan withdraws from competition during his second run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom race at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki withdraws from men's skiing slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan withdraws from competition during his second run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom event at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki competes in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan puts his hands together after finishing his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki competes in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan crosses the finish line during his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki races in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan races during his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki races in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan skis during his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki ends 1st run in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan walks after finishing his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki ends 1st run in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan finishes his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki races in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan competes in his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's Sasaki races in men's skiing slalom in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Sasaki of Japan skis during his first run of the Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing slalom competition at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan's alpine skier Sasaki arrives in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's alpine skier Akira Sasaki arrives at Sochi airport on Feb. 17, 2014, to participate in the Winter Olympic Games.

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Active carbon made from corn core capable of absorbing cesium

MORIOKA, Japan - Akira Sasaki, senior researcher at the environmental health research center of the Iwate prefectural government and from Iwate University, holds activated carbon made from corn cores in Morioka on May 2, 2012. A group of researchers at the center said they have found activated carbon made from corn cores is highly capable of absorbing cesium, raising expectations that it could be used to prevent cesium contamination of farm products in the wake of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 10, flanked by Japan's Akira Sasaki finished second and Friday while local favorite Akira Sasaki finished second and Canada's Thomas Grandi who places third.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich (R) celebrates with champagne after winning a World Cup slalom meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture with runner-up Akira Sasaki (L) of Japan on March 10.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki sprays champagne in celebration after the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki came in second after Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich of Austria.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki races during the second run of the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki finished second behind Austria's Benjamin Raich, equaling a best ever showing by a Japanese skier at a World Cup event.

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Sasaki races to career-high 2nd in World Cup slalom

SCHLADMING, Austria - Japan's Akira Sasaki celebrates second place in an alpine ski men's World Cup slalom race in Schladming, Austria, on Jan. 24.

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Sasaki races to career-high 2nd in World Cup slalom

SCHLADMING, Austria - Japan's Akira Sasaki on his way to a career-high second place, for the first time in three years, in an alpine ski men's World Cup slalom race, in Schladming, Austria, on Jan. 24.

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Suzuki meets with his former boss

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki (L) watches former Orix BlueWave manager Akira Ogi (C) chat with his colleague Kazuhiro Sasaki before a preseason game against the San Francisco Giatns in Peoria, Arizona, on March 7. Suzuki played for Orix for nine years in Japan from 1992 to 2000. (MLB)

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Japanese alpine skier Sasaki

Four-time Olympic skier Akira Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2022. Sasaki came out of retirement this summer after eight years away from alpine racing.

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Japanese alpine skier Sasaki

Four-time Olympic skier Akira Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2022. Sasaki came out of retirement this summer after eight years away from alpine racing.

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Sasaki races to career-high 2nd in World Cup slalom

SCHLADMING, Austria - Japan's Akira Sasaki celebrates second place in an alpine ski men's World Cup slalom race in Schladming, Austria, on Jan. 24. (Kyodo)

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Sasaki races to career-high 2nd in World Cup slalom

SCHLADMING, Austria - Japan's Akira Sasaki on his way to a career-high second place, for the first time in three years, in an alpine ski men's World Cup slalom race, in Schladming, Austria, on Jan. 24. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 10, flanked by Japan's Akira Sasaki finished second and Friday while local favorite Akira Sasaki finished second and Canada's Thomas Grandi who places third. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich (R) celebrates with champagne after winning a World Cup slalom meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture with runner-up Akira Sasaki (L) of Japan on March 10. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki races during the second run of the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki finished second behind Austria's Benjamin Raich, equaling a best ever showing by a Japanese skier at a World Cup event. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki sprays champagne in celebration after the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki came in second after Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich of Austria. (Kyodo)

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Active carbon made from corn core capable of absorbing cesium

MORIOKA, Japan - Akira Sasaki, senior researcher at the environmental health research center of the Iwate prefectural government and from Iwate University, holds activated carbon made from corn cores in Morioka on May 2, 2012. A group of researchers at the center said they have found activated carbon made from corn cores is highly capable of absorbing cesium, raising expectations that it could be used to prevent cesium contamination of farm products in the wake of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex. (Kyodo)

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Imperial Palace ceremony for Order of Culture recipients

Six recipients of this year's Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2019, after attending the award ceremony. The six (from L) are Akira Yoshino, 71, a co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, mathematical engineering scholar Shunichi Amari, 83, photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma, 90, Kyogen actor Nomura Man, 89, political scientist Takeshi Sasaki, 77, and immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi, 68. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace ceremony for Order of Culture recipients

Six recipients of this year's Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, pose for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2019, after attending the award ceremony. The six (from L) are Akira Yoshino, 71, a co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, mathematical engineering scholar Shunichi Amari, 83, photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma, 90, Kyogen actor Nomura Man, 89, political scientist Takeshi Sasaki, 77, and immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi, 68. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki meets with his former boss

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki (L) watches former Orix BlueWave manager Akira Ogi (C) chat with his colleague Kazuhiro Sasaki before a preseason game against the San Francisco Giatns in Peoria, Arizona, on March 7. Suzuki played for Orix for nine years in Japan from 1992 to 2000. (MLB) (Kyodo)