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Fedex hub in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - New Kansai International Airport Co. President Keiichi Ando (2nd from L) takes part in a groundbreaking ceremony for FedEx Corp.'s North Pacific regional hub at the Kansai airport in western Japan on Jan. 17. 2013. The U.S. delivery service company plans to launch operations of the facility in the spring of 2014 as its consolidation point for shipments from China and South Korea to North America.

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Fedex hub in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - New Kansai International Airport Co. President Keiichi Ando speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for FedEx Corp.'s North Pacific regional hub at the Kansai airport in western Japan on Jan. 17. 2013. The U.S. delivery service company plans to launch operations of the facility in the spring of 2014 as its consolidation point for shipments from China and South Korea to North America.

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Major contractors Hazama, Ando to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Hazama Corp. President Toshio Ono (L) and Ando Corp. President Toshiaki Nomura hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. The contractors, both listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced they will merge April 1, 2013, to streamline operations amid a downturn in construction spending since the global financial crisis began in 2008.

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Sony picks Stringer as its 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer (2nd from R), who was named as its next chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, joins hands with other company executives in Tokyo the same day. Stringer will replace Nobuyuki Idei (2nd from L), making him the first non-Japanese to head a major Japanese electronics firm. Sony also appointed Executive Deputy President Ryoji Chubachi (C) as president, replacing Kunitake Ando (L). At right is Corporate Executive Officer Katsumi Ihara, who was named representative corporate executive Officer.

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Sony set to replace chairman, president

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Chubachi (file photo), executive deputy president of Sony Corp., is expected to replace Kunitake Ando as president. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer is also expected to replace Nobuyuki Idei as chairman and group CEO.

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Sony plans variety of new products to regain strength

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said Sony will release a series of competitive products starting later in 2004 to regain its overwhelming market strength. Ando said, ''We're preparing goods that will by far outperform other companies' products ahead of (our) 60th anniversary in 2006. Those goods will be released one after another from later this year.''

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Ando, Hazama agree on capital tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Okita (L), president of Ando Corp., and Fumiya Yamato, president of Hazama Corp., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on March 10. They said the two construction firms have agreed to form a capital alliance in May.

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Sony to turn Aiwa into wholly owned subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando (R) speaks as Aiwa Co. Ltd. President Masayoshi Morimoto (L) listens at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Sony has agreed to turn struggling group firm Aiwa into a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock swap deal on Oct. 1.

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Sony set to replace chairman, president

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Chubachi (file photo), executive deputy president of Sony Corp., is expected to replace Kunitake Ando as president. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer is also expected to replace Nobuyuki Idei as chairman and group CEO. (Kyodo)

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Sony picks Stringer as its 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer (2nd from R), who was named as its next chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, joins hands with other company executives in Tokyo the same day. Stringer will replace Nobuyuki Idei (2nd from L), making him the first non-Japanese to head a major Japanese electronics firm. Sony also appointed Executive Deputy President Ryoji Chubachi (C) as president, replacing Kunitake Ando (L). At right is Corporate Executive Officer Katsumi Ihara, who was named representative corporate executive Officer. (Kyodo)

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Figure skater Ando to enter Toyota

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said Nov. 9 that figure skater Miki Ando (in file photo) will join the automaker in April 2006 after graduating from high school. Ando, now 17, started skating at the age of eight and won the Junior Grand Prix Final in 2001 and 2002, and the Japanese women's championship in 2003 and 2004. She was also the gold medal winner at the 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. (Kyodo)

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Sony plans variety of new products to regain strength

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said Sony will release a series of competitive products starting later in 2004 to regain its overwhelming market strength. Ando said, ''We're preparing goods that will by far outperform other companies' products ahead of (our) 60th anniversary in 2006. Those goods will be released one after another from later this year.'' (Kyodo)

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Orix-led companies secure rights for west Japan airports

New Kansai International Airport Co. President Keiichi Ando attends a press conference at the western Japan airport on Nov. 10, 2015, announcing the company has decided to sell the rights to operate the airport and Osaka International Airport to a consortium led by Orix Corp. and Vinci Airports of France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Orix-led companies secure rights for west Japan airports

New Kansai International Airport Co. President Keiichi Ando attends a press conference at the western Japan airport on Nov. 10, 2015, announcing the company has decided to sell the rights to operate the airport and Osaka International Airport to a consortium led by Orix Corp. and Vinci Airports of France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony to turn Aiwa into wholly owned subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando (R) speaks as Aiwa Co. Ltd. President Masayoshi Morimoto (L) listens at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Sony has agreed to turn struggling group firm Aiwa into a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock swap deal on Oct. 1.

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Major contractors Hazama, Ando to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Hazama Corp. President Toshio Ono (L) and Ando Corp. President Toshiaki Nomura hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. The contractors, both listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced they will merge April 1, 2013, to streamline operations amid a downturn in construction spending since the global financial crisis began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Ando, Hazama agree on capital tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Okita (L), president of Ando Corp., and Fumiya Yamato, president of Hazama Corp., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on March 10. They said the two construction firms have agreed to form a capital alliance in May. (Kyodo)