Former WWII soldier recalls life on war island

Former WWII soldier recalls life on war island

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Iguchi talks about his experience as a solider of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II stationed on Okinoshima, one a cluster of four islands in the Inland Sea, off Wakayama, western Japan, in an interview in Kyoto on July 29, 2014. A gun battery and other military facilities were built on the island to counter foreign warships.

4 Sumitomo Mitsui firms to enhance insurance alliance

4 Sumitomo Mitsui firms to enhance insurance alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and three insurers with ties to the Sumitomo Mitsui group said Nov. 22, 2001 they will bolster ties to enhance their ability to develop innovative insurance policies and boost marketing cooperation amid the harsh business environment. Seated at a Tokyo news conference are (From L to R) Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Co. President Hiroshi Nishimura, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. President Shinichi Yokoyama, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Chairman Takeo Iguchi and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. President Yoshifumi Nishikawa.

4 Sumitomo Mitsui firms to enhance insurance alliance

4 Sumitomo Mitsui firms to enhance insurance alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and three insurers with ties to the Sumitomo Mitsui group said Nov. 22, 2001 they will bolster ties to enhance their ability to develop innovative insurance policies and boost marketing cooperation amid the harsh business environment. Seated at a Tokyo news conference are (From L to R) Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Co. President Hiroshi Nishimura, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. President Shinichi Yokoyama, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Chairman Takeo Iguchi and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. President Yoshifumi Nishikawa.