Japanese family certified as sharing same birthday over 4 generations

Japanese family certified as sharing same birthday over 4 generations

LONDON, England - Hiroshi Masuda (L) holds a Guinness World Records certificate that his family has a record four generations sharing the same birthday at his home in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, The record was achieved following the birth in the Yokohama family of Mion Masuda (held by her mother Yuko) on March 26 last year. Mion shares the same birthday as her father, Hiroshi, a company executive, born in 1963, as well as her grandfather, Minao, born in 1933, and grand-grandfather Kanamori, who was born in 1899 and passed away in 1972.

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021, with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (not seen) also attending. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda fist bump through a transparent acrylic board at a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021, with Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda (not seen) also attending. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

Japanese family certified as sharing same birthday over 4 genera

Japanese family certified as sharing same birthday over 4 genera

LONDON, England - Hiroshi Masuda (L) holds a Guinness World Records certificate that his family has a record four generations sharing the same birthday in London on March 2. The record was achieved following the birth in the Yokohama family of Mion Masuda (held by her mother Yuko) on March 26 last year. Mion shares the same birthday as her father, Hiroshi, a company executive, born in 1963, as well as her grandfather, Minao, born in 1933, and grand-grandfather Kanamori, who was born in 1899 and passed away in 1972. (Kyodo)