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THE CROWN PRINCESS ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

NAOSHIMA 20251011Hotellet som kronprinsessparet under sitt besök på ön Naoshima är Benesse House Hotel i Japan.Foto: Jessica Gow / TT / Kod 10070

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Crown princess visits museum on art island

Japanese architect Tadao Ando (far R) guides Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R) and her daughter Princess Kako at Benesse House Museum, designed by Ando, on Naoshima, an island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa, known for its many contemporary installations.

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Crown princess visits museum on art island

Japanese architect Tadao Ando guides Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her daughter Princess Kako at Benesse House Museum, designed by Ando, on Naoshima, an island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa, known for its many contemporary installations.

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Crown princess visits museum on art island

Japanese architect Tadao Ando guides Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her daughter Princess Kako at Benesse House Museum, designed by Ando, on Naoshima, an island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa, known for its many contemporary installations.

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Crown princess visits museum on art island

Japanese architect Tadao Ando guides Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her daughter Princess Kako at Benesse House Museum, designed by Ando, on Naoshima, an island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa, known for its many contemporary installations.

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Crown princess visits museum on art island

Japanese architect Tadao Ando guides Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her daughter Princess Kako at Benesse House Museum, designed by Ando, on Naoshima, an island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa, known for its many contemporary installations.

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Auto dealers opening kids' classes in showrooms

TOKYO, Japan - A girl is welcomed by an instructor in an English conversation class operated by Benesse Corp. in a Toyota dealership showroom in Kunitachi, western Tokyo, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 13, 2014. Classes for children opened by educational firms in auto showrooms are increasing.

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Benesse to revamp data security structure

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada, chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014. Harada explained the company's new data security setup to bolster customer information protection after it was embroiled in Japan's biggest-ever data theft.

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Man arrested over Benesse data theft

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers emerge from an office in Tama, Tokyo, of Synform Co., a customer data management unit of Benesse Holdings Inc., on July 17, 2014, after raiding the firm. The same day, a 39-year-old man was arrested over a massive customer data theft from Benesse, a major correspondence education provider for children, on suspicion of downloading and copying Benesse's customer data onto storage media at the Synform office.

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Benesse data leak

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada, chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., meets reporters after submitting a report to industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2014, following a massive leak of customer data held by the company, Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children.

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Benesse data leak

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada (L), chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., submits a report to industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2014, following a massive leak of customer data held by the company, Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children.

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Benesse data leakage

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken July 10, 2014, shows the headquarters of Japanese education giant Benesse in Okayama, western Japan. The company said the previous day it has so far confirmed the leakage of data on about 7.6 million customers, and the number could rise to 20.7 million.

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Nearly 21 mil. customers' info may have leaked from Benesse

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada (R), chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children, speaks at a press conference attended by Hitoshi Kobayashi, president of Benesse Corp., in Tokyo on July 9, 2014. Harada said personal information of up to around 20.7 million customers may have leaked from its group company Benesse Corp.

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Nearly 21 mil. customers' info may have leaked from Benesse

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada, chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2014. Harada said personal information of up to around 20.7 million customers may have leaked from its group company Benesse Corp.

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Nearly 21 mil. customers' info may have leaked from Benesse

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada (R), chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children, bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2014. Harada said personal information of up to around 20.7 million customers may have leaked from its group company Benesse Corp.

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Harada to become Benesse president

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada, chairman of McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan), holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2014, after Benesse Holdings Inc., a provider of educational materials and services, decided to appoint Harada its new president and chairman in June.

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Artwork by Yayoi Kusama

Undated file photo shows renowned avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama's artwork called "Pumpkin" in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. The work was damaged after it was blown by high winds in a typhoon and dropped into the sea before being retrieved on Aug. 9, 2021, according to its owner Benesse Holdings Inc.

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Benesse replaces top executive after posting net loss

Benesse Holdings Inc. Chairman and President Eiko Harada (R) and Vice President Kenichi Fukuhara attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2016. The correspondence education provider said Harada will step down to take responsibility for its poor performance and be succeeded by Fukuhara after it posted a group net loss for the second year in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former systems engineer gets prison sentence for Benesse data leak

Undated photo shows former systems engineer Masaomi Matsuzaki. A branch of the Tokyo District Court on March 29, 2016, sentenced the 41-year-old to three years and six months in prison and a fine of 3 million yen ($26,400) for his involvement in a massive customer data theft from educational service provider Benesse Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Benesse posts 1st annual group net loss in FY 2014

Eiko Harada, chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., announces the education business company's fiscal 2014 earnings results at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 1, 2015. Benesse posted an annual group net loss for the first time since listing in 1995, due largely to special costs to grapple with the aftermath of Japan's biggest-ever data theft by a former employee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Auto dealers opening kids' classes in showrooms

TOKYO, Japan - A girl is welcomed by an instructor in an English conversation class operated by Benesse Corp. in a Toyota dealership showroom in Kunitachi, western Tokyo, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 13, 2014. Classes for children opened by educational firms in auto showrooms are increasing. (Kyodo)

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Benesse to revamp data security structure

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada, chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014. Harada explained the company's new data security setup to bolster customer information protection after it was embroiled in Japan's biggest-ever data theft. (Kyodo)

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Man arrested over Benesse data theft

TOKYO, Japan - Masaomi Matsuzaki is taken into custody by police officers in Tokyo's Fuchu city on July 17, 2014, after being arrested over a massive customer data theft from Benesse Holdings Inc., a major correspondence education provider for children. Matsuzaki worked as a temporary systems engineer at a database management contractor for Benesse's affiliate, Synform Co. (Kyodo)

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Man arrested over Benesse data theft

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers emerge from an office in Tama, Tokyo, of Synform Co., a customer data management unit of Benesse Holdings Inc., on July 17, 2014, after raiding the firm. The same day, a 39-year-old man was arrested over a massive customer data theft from Benesse, a major correspondence education provider for children, on suspicion of downloading and copying Benesse's customer data onto storage media at the Synform office. (Kyodo)

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Benesse data leakage

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken July 10, 2014, shows the headquarters of Japanese education giant Benesse in Okayama, western Japan. The company said the previous day it has so far confirmed the leakage of data on about 7.6 million customers, and the number could rise to 20.7 million. (Kyodo)

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Nearly 21 mil. customers' info may have leaked from Benesse

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada (R), chairman and chief executive officer of Benesse Holdings Inc., Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children, speaks at a press conference attended by Hitoshi Kobayashi, president of Benesse Corp., in Tokyo on July 9, 2014. Harada said personal information of up to around 20.7 million customers may have leaked from its group company Benesse Corp. (Kyodo)

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(2)Learning English

TOKYO, Japan - Children learning English at a class run by Benesse Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The photo was taken March 22, 2004. (Kyodo)

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(2)Learning English

TOKYO, Japan - Children learning English at a class run by Benesse Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The photo was taken March 22, 2004. (Kyodo)

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New Benesse Corp. President Masayoshi Morimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Benesse Corp. announces the appointment of Masayoshi Morimoto (R) as the new president, pictured with outgoing President Soichiro Fukutake who will take up the post of the chairman. The photo was taken Feb. 7 in Chuo Ward, Osaka. (Kyodo)