Founder of Internet startup eyes 1,000 employees

Founder of Internet startup eyes 1,000 employees

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Shinji Hamauzu (R), founder of Aratana Inc., speaks to one of his 100 employees at the office of the Internet-related venture business in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2014. He hopes to boost the workforce to 1,000 in the near future.

Founder of Internet startup eyes 1,000 employees

Founder of Internet startup eyes 1,000 employees

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Shinji Hamauzu (R), founder of Aratana Inc., speaks to one of his 100 employees at the office of the Internet-related venture business in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2014. He hopes to boost the workforce to 1,000 in the near future. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Gas suggested backdoor talks for new fish market: ex-official

Tokyo Gas suggested backdoor talks for new fish market: ex-official

Takeo Hamauzu, former Tokyo deputy governor, speaks as a sworn witness over the controversial relocation plan for a new Tokyo fish market during a session of a special investigative committee of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on March 19, 2017. Hamauzu, close aide of then-Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, said Tokyo Gas Co. suggested backdoor negotiations on the sale of contaminated land for the market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo Gas suggested backdoor talks for new fish market: ex-official

Tokyo Gas suggested backdoor talks for new fish market: ex-official

Takeo Hamauzu, former Tokyo deputy governor, speaks as a sworn witness over the controversial relocation plan for a new Tokyo fish market during a session of a special investigative committee of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on March 19, 2017. Hamauzu, close aide of then-Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, said Tokyo Gas Co. suggested backdoor negotiations on the sale of contaminated land for the market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo Gas suggested backdoor talks for new fish market: ex-official

Tokyo Gas suggested backdoor talks for new fish market: ex-official

Takeo Hamauzu, former Tokyo deputy governor, speaks as a sworn witness over the controversial relocation plan for a new Tokyo fish market during a session of a special investigative committee of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on March 19, 2017. Hamauzu, close aide of then-Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, said Tokyo Gas Co. suggested backdoor negotiations on the sale of contaminated land for the market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo