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TEPCO expects 227 bil. yen pretax profit in FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Fumio Sudo attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014. TEPCO, which operates the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, said it expects to record a group pretax profit of 227 billion yen for the business year ending March 2015 on the back of deeper cost-cutting, remaining in the black for the second straight year.

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New TEPCO chairman meets Fukushima governor

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fumio Sudo (R), new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato meet at the Fukushima prefectural government's office in Fukushima on April 1, 2014.

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Next TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s next chairman, Fumio Sudo, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014.

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Next TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s next chairman, Fumio Sudo, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014.

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Ex-JFE Holdings chief Sudo to become TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Sudo, former president of steelmaker JFE Holdings Inc., answers reporters' questions after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. Sudo will become chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. on April 1, replacing Kazuhiko Shimokobe.

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TEPCO outside director Sudo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 in Tokyo shows Fumio Sudo. Japan's central government is in the final stages of arranging the appointment of Sudo, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. outside director, as the utility's next chairman, sources close to the matter said on Dec. 27, 2013.

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting.

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting.

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting.

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(2)JFE steel plant probed after highly alkaline water found in sea

CHIBA, Japan - JFE Steel Corp. President Fumio Sudo (C), flanked by his aides, apologizes at a press conference in China on Feb. 3 as the Japan Coast Guard launched an investigation into the company's plant in Chiba after detecting excessively high alkalinity levels in the sea near the plant.

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Kawasaki Steel chief ready to fight 'law of jungle'

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Sudo, new president of Kawasaki Steel Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on June 28. Sudo said his company's decision to integrate operations with NKK Corp. is aimed at acquiring ''physical and brain power'' to survive ''the law of the jungle'' that will arise from further liberalization of the global steel market.

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(2)JFE steel plant probed after highly alkaline water found in s

CHIBA, Japan - JFE Steel Corp. President Fumio Sudo (C), flanked by his aides, apologizes at a press conference in China on Feb. 3 as the Japan Coast Guard launched an investigation into the company's plant in Chiba after detecting excessively high alkalinity levels in the sea near the plant. (Kyodo)

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Kawasaki Steel chief ready to fight 'law of jungle'

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Sudo, new president of Kawasaki Steel Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on June 28. Sudo said his company's decision to integrate operations with NKK Corp. is aimed at acquiring ''physical and brain power'' to survive ''the law of the jungle'' that will arise from further liberalization of the global steel market.

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TEPCO chairman gives address at start of year

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Fumio Sudo addresses a meeting of company employees at the utility's Tokyo headquarters on Jan. 4, 2016, at the start of the year's business. TEPCO will mark the 5th anniversary of the nuclear accident at its Fukushima Daiichi plant in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TEPCO chairman gives address at start of year

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Fumio Sudo addresses a meeting of company employees at the utility's Tokyo headquarters on Jan. 4, 2016, at the start of the year's business. TEPCO will mark the 5th anniversary of the nuclear accident at its Fukushima Daiichi plant in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting. (Kyodo)

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting. (Kyodo)

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting. (Kyodo)

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Gov. says restart of nuclear plant in Niigata to take "several years"

Niigata Gov. Ryuichi Yoneyama (R) meets with Fumio Sudo (2nd from L), chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., at the prefectural government office building in Niigata on Jan. 5, 2017. Yoneyama said the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant operated by TEPCO in the prefecture will likely take "several years." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo