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Senior exec Karasawa to take helm of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyoshi Karasawa, senior executive officer of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2009, after the company announced that he will become president next April 1, succeeding Toshiaki Egashira who will become chairman.

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Ajinomoto Chairman Egashira dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Egashira (file photo), chairman of Ajinomoto Co., Japan's largest seasoning maker, died of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital on April 7, his family said April 9. He was 70.

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Grandfather of Crown Princess Masako, dies at 98

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at the residence in Tokyo's Meguro Ward of Yutaka Egashira, grandfather of Crown Princess Masako who died on Sept. 24, to pay their call of condolences on Sept. 25. (Pool photo)

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Grandfather of Crown Princess Masako, dies at 98

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Egashira (file photo), grandfather of Crown Princess Masako and former chairman of chemical product company Chisso Corp., died Sept. 24. He was 98.

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Watari, Egashira to be vice chairmen of Nippon Keidanren

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation plans to appoint Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari (L, file photo) and Ajinomoto Co. Chairman Kunio Egashira (R, file photo) as vice chairmen of the nation's most powerful business lobby, federation sources said Jan. 14. The appointments of the two will be formalized at a regular general meeting in late May, the sources said.

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Prince Naruhito, Princess Masako attend funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Princess Masako (L) attend the funeral for Suzuko Egashira, the princess's grandmother, in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Nov. 21. The princess's maternal grandmother died Nov. 19 at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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(1)Prince, princess offer condolences for grandmother's death

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and Princess Masako (R), along with their child, Princess Aiko, visit the home of Suzuko Egashira, Princess Masako's grandmother, in Tokyo on Nov. 20 to offer condolences for the grandmother's death. Princess Masako's maternal grandmother died Nov. 19 at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture at age 88. At left is Princess Masako's mother Yumiko Owada. (Pool photo)

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(2)Prince, princess offer condolences for grandmother's death

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako, along with their child, Princess Aiko, visit the home of Suzuko Egashira, Princess Masako's grandmother, in Tokyo on Nov. 20 to offer condolences for the grandmother's death. Princess Masako's maternal grandmother died Nov. 19 at a hospital in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture at age 88. (Pool photo)

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Princess Masako's grandmother dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako's maternal grandmother, Suzuko Egashira, seen in this file photo taken in November 1986, died Nov. 19 at a hospital in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, the Imperial Household Agency said. She was 88.

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Tokyo Stadium to be renamed Ajinomoto Stadium from next March

TOKYO, Japan - Ajinomoto Co. President Kunio Egashira (L), Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C) and Tokyo Stadium President Shozo Toi hold up an ''Ajinomoto Stadium'' sign during a ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall on Nov. 29. The seasoning maker obtained naming rights to Tokyo Stadium, a soccer field in Chofu run by a public-private third-sector entity, for five years for 1.2 billion yen.

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Literary critic Jun Eto commits suicide

TOKYO, Japan - Literary critic Jun Eto commits suicide at his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture and is found dead on July 21. He is 66. The conservative critic apparently cuts his wrist and died in his bathroom and died from loss of blood. Kyodo News file photo shows Eto, whose real name is Atsuo Egashira, has an interview at his home in July 1996.

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Princess Masako's grandmother dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako's maternal grandmother, Suzuko Egashira, seen in this file photo taken in November 1986, died Nov. 19 at a hospital in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, the Imperial Household Agency said. She was 88. (Kyodo)

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(1)Prince, princess offer condolences for grandmother's death

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and Princess Masako (R), along with their child, Princess Aiko, visit the home of Suzuko Egashira, Princess Masako's grandmother, in Tokyo on Nov. 20 to offer condolences for the grandmother's death. Princess Masako's maternal grandmother died Nov. 19 at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture at age 88. At left is Princess Masako's mother Yumiko Owada. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Prince Naruhito, Princess Masako attend funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Princess Masako (L) attend the funeral for Suzuko Egashira, the princess's grandmother, in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Nov. 21. The princess's maternal grandmother died Nov. 19 at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Watari, Egashira to be vice chairmen of Nippon Keidanren

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation plans to appoint Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari (L, file photo) and Ajinomoto Co. Chairman Kunio Egashira (R, file photo) as vice chairmen of the nation's most powerful business lobby, federation sources said Jan. 14. The appointments of the two will be formalized at a regular general meeting in late May, the sources said.

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Literary critic Jun Eto commits suicide+

TOKYO, Japan - Literary critic Jun Eto commits suicide at his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture and is found dead on July 21. He is 66. The conservative critic apparently cuts his wrist and died in his bathroom and died from loss of blood. Kyodo News file photo shows Eto, whose real name is Atsuo Egashira, has an interview at his home in July 1996.

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Tokyo Stadium to be renamed Ajinomoto Stadium from next March

TOKYO, Japan - Ajinomoto Co. President Kunio Egashira (L), Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C) and Tokyo Stadium President Shozo Toi hold up an ''Ajinomoto Stadium'' sign during a ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall on Nov. 29. The seasoning maker obtained naming rights to Tokyo Stadium, a soccer field in Chofu run by a public-private third-sector entity, for five years for 1.2 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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(2)Prince, princess offer condolences for grandmother's death

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako, along with their child, Princess Aiko, visit the home of Suzuko Egashira, Princess Masako's grandmother, in Tokyo on Nov. 20 to offer condolences for the grandmother's death. Princess Masako's maternal grandmother died Nov. 19 at a hospital in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture at age 88. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Grandfather of Crown Princess Masako, dies at 98

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at the residence in Tokyo's Meguro Ward of Yutaka Egashira, grandfather of Crown Princess Masako who died on Sept. 24, to pay their call of condolences on Sept. 25. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Grandfather of Crown Princess Masako, dies at 98

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Egashira (file photo), grandfather of Crown Princess Masako and former chairman of chemical product company Chisso Corp., died Sept. 24. He was 98. (Kyodo)

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Ajinomoto Chairman Egashira dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Egashira (file photo), chairman of Ajinomoto Co., Japan's largest seasoning maker, died of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital on April 7, his family said April 9. He was 70. (Kyodo)

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Senior exec Karasawa to take helm of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyoshi Karasawa, senior executive officer of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2009, after the company announced that he will become president next April 1, succeeding Toshiaki Egashira who will become chairman. (Kyodo)

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Literary critic Jun Eto commits suicide+

TOKYO, Japan - Literary critic Jun Eto commits suicide at his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture and is found dead on July 21. He is 66. The conservative critic apparently cuts his wrist and died in his bathroom and died from loss of blood. Kyodo News file photo shows Eto, whose real name is Atsuo Egashira, has an interview at his home in July 1996.