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Ex-Foreign Minister Mitsuzuka dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, a former foreign minister from the Liberal Democratic Party, died April 25 at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. Photo shows Mitsuzuka (L), then chairman of the Japan-Russia parliamentarians group, shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the state guesthouse in Tokyo in September 2000.

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Castro makes surprise appearance at Japanese reception

HAVANA, Cuba - Cuban President Fidel Castro (C) is greeted by Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, former finance minister and leader of a visiting Japanese delegation, as he made a surprise appearance at a reception Mitsuzuka hosted at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Havana on Nov. 23. Mitsuzuka handed Castro a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

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New finance minister assumes post

New Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga (R) takes over duties at the Finance Ministry on Feb. 2 from Hiroshi Mitsuzuka who stepped down from the post last week to take responsibility for a bribery scandal involving two financial inspectors at the ministry.

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New finance minister meets press

Japan's new Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga meets the press at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 30 and vows to do his utmost to enforce official discipline and recover public trust in the ministry. Matsunaga succeeded Hiroshi Mitsuzuka who stepped down from the post Jan. 28 to take the blame for a bribery scandal involving two financial inspectors at the ministry.

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Finance Minister Mitsuzuka resigns

Japanese Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka bids farewell Jan. 28 as he leaves the Finance Ministry after he resigned to take the blame for a bribery scandal involving two ministry financial inspectors. Hashimoto, who accepted Mitsuzuka's resignation, will hold the post of finance minister concurrently until his successor is named early next week.

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Finance Minister Mitsuzuka to resign

Grim-looking Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka leaves the office of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Jan. 27 after informing the prime minister of his decision to resign to take the blame for the previous day's arrests of two ministry officials on suspicion of taking bribes from banks in exchange for tip-offs and favors relating to ministry inspections of these banks.

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Hashimoto visits Ise Shrine

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (2nd from L) pays a visit toIse Shrine in the western Japan prefecture of Mie on Jan. 5 to make traditional New Year offerings. Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi is at left and Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka is in center.

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Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka (R) meets the press atthe Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 24, expressing thegovernment's readiness to stabilize the nation's financialsystem following the planned voluntary shutdown of Yamaichi Securities Co.

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Castro makes surprise appearance at Japanese reception

HAVANA, Cuba - Cuban President Fidel Castro (C) is greeted by Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, former finance minister and leader of a visiting Japanese delegation, as he made a surprise appearance at a reception Mitsuzuka hosted at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Havana on Nov. 23. Mitsuzuka handed Castro a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

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Koizumi to join race

Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) decides to run in the July 24 election to pick a successor to resigning Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, making it a three-way race. The photo shows Koizumi preparing to speak at a news conference in a Tokyo hotel July 17 after emerging from a meeting of a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faction to which he belongs. Seated at left is former Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka who heads the faction.

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New finance minister meets pres

Japan's new Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga meets the press at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 30 and vows to do his utmost to enforce official discipline and recover public trust in the ministry. Matsunaga succeeded Hiroshi Mitsuzuka who stepped down from the post Jan. 28 to take the blame for a bribery scandal involving two financial inspectors at the ministry.

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Finance Minister Mitsuzuka resig

Japanese Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka bids farewell Jan. 28 as he leaves the Finance Ministry after he resigned to take the blame for a bribery scandal involving two ministry financial inspectors. Hashimoto, who accepted Mitsuzuka's resignation, will hold the post of finance minister concurrently until his successor is named early next week.

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Hashimoto visits Ise Shrine

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (2nd from L) pays a visit to Ise Shrine in the western Japan prefecture of Mie on Jan. 5 to make traditional New Year offerings. Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi is at left and Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka is in center.

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Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuz

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka (R) meets the press at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 24, expressing the government's readiness to stabilize the nation's financial system following the planned voluntary shutdown of Yamaichi Securities Co.