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Daihatsu “e-Hiace Cargo” and “e-Atrai” Press Conference

Daihatsu “e-Hiace Cargo” and “e-Atrai” Press Conference. Photo shows Daihatsu “e-Hiace Cargo” with President Masahiro Inoue (right) and Project Manager Hiroshi Saito of the Product Planning Department.=February 2,2026,Tokyo

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Tokuyama President Change Press Conference

Tokuyama President Transition Press Conference. Photo shows incoming President Tomohiro Inoue (right) and President Hiroshi Yokota.=January 23,2026,Japan

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Tokuyama President Change Press Conference

Tokuyama President Transition Press Conference. Photo shows incoming President Tomohiro Inoue (right) and President Hiroshi Yokota.=January 23,2026,Japan

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Japan: Intense Rain Hits Evening Rush Hour In Tokyo, Trains Suspended 8

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

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TBS advised to freeze anti-takeover step against Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue (L) receives a report on Sept. 7 from Mainichi Newspapers Co. President Masato Kitamura, head of a third-party panel, which advised TBS to freeze a procedure for anti-takeover steps against Rakuten Inc.

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TBS to promote vice president Zaitsu to head of new holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. said on March 4 it will promote Executive Vice President Keizo Zaitsu (file photo) to president when the broadcaster becomes a holding company on April 1. Current President Hiroshi Inoue, 69, will become chairman of the new firm.

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Rakuten, TBS agree to end battle over merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue smiles during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 30 after making a compromise agreement with Rakuten Inc. The accord puts a temporary end to their seven-week battle over Rakuten's attempt to forge a merger with the broadcaster.

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Rakuten, TBS agree to end battle over merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani gives a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 30 after agreeing with Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue to put a temporary end to their seven-week battle over Rakuten's attempt to forge a merger with the broadcaster.

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TBS says it will ''sincerely'' study Rakuten proposal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Inoue, president of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS), speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 13. He said TBS will ''sincerely'' consider a management integration proposal made by e-commerce company Rakuten Inc.

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Judoists leaves Japan for Athens

NARITA, Japan - Japanese judo trio (L to R) Kosei Inoue, Keiji Suzuki and Hiroshi Izumi speak at Narita airport on Aug. 11 before leaving for Athens to take part in the Olympic Games.

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2 ex-Yokohama assembly members want expulsion rescinded

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroko Yonahara (L) and Sakura Inoue (2nd from L) hand petitions to a Kanagawa prefectural office staffer July 16 asking Gov. Hiroshi Okazaki to rescind their expulsion from the Yokohama municipal assembly. The former assembly members occupied the chairman's seat after they were repeatedly prevented from voicing their objections to displaying the Hinomaru national flag in the chamber, according to the petitions.

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TBS says it will ''sincerely'' study Rakuten proposal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Inoue, president of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS), speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 13. He said TBS will ''sincerely'' consider a management integration proposal made by e-commerce company Rakuten Inc. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten, TBS agree to end battle over merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue smiles during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 30 after making a compromise agreement with Rakuten Inc. The accord puts a temporary end to their seven-week battle over Rakuten's attempt to forge a merger with the broadcaster. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten, TBS agree to end battle over merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani gives a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 30 after agreeing with Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue to put a temporary end to their seven-week battle over Rakuten's attempt to forge a merger with the broadcaster. (Kyodo)

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TBS president unhappy with Rakuten's plan to raise stake

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 25 where he expressed displeasure with Rakuten Inc.'s move to raise its stake in the broadcaster to above 20 percent. (Kyodo)

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TBS takeover defense approved, Rakuten's proposals rejected

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue addresses the company's shareholders at a Tokyo hotel on June 28. The meeting approved the firm's defense scheme against takeovers and rejected counterproposals by Rakuten Inc., the broadcaster's biggest shareholder, which is seeking a greater presence in the TBS management. (Kyodo)

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TBS advised to freeze anti-takeover step against Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue (L) receives a report on Sept. 7 from Mainichi Newspapers Co. President Masato Kitamura, head of a third-party panel, which advised TBS to freeze a procedure for anti-takeover steps against Rakuten Inc. (Kyodo)

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TBS to promote vice president Zaitsu to head of new holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. said on March 4 it will promote Executive Vice President Keizo Zaitsu (file photo) to president when the broadcaster becomes a holding company on April 1. Current President Hiroshi Inoue, 69, will become chairman of the new firm. (Kyodo)

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2 ex-Yokohama assembly members want expulsion rescinded

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroko Yonahara (L) and Sakura Inoue (2nd from L) hand petitions to a Kanagawa prefectural office staffer July 16 asking Gov. Hiroshi Okazaki to rescind their expulsion from the Yokohama municipal assembly. The former assembly members occupied the chairman's seat after they were repeatedly prevented from voicing their objections to displaying the Hinomaru national flag in the chamber, according to the petitions.

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Mazda to export new Malaysia-assembled SUV to ASEAN market

Mazda Motor Corp. launches a locally assembled new model of the Mazda CX-5 sport utility vehicle in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 11, 2017. Managing Executive Officer for ASEAN Business Hiroshi Inoue (3rd from L) says the automaker will also export the latest model to other ASEAN countries. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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University in western Japan opens center to study laughter

Hiroshi Inoue (C), head of a newly opened institute that specializes in studies on laughter at Otemon Gakuin University in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, holds a press conference on Oct. 8, 2015. The institute aims to study the role of laughter in communication. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judoists leaves Japan for Athens

NARITA, Japan - Japanese judo trio (L to R) Kosei Inoue, Keiji Suzuki and Hiroshi Izumi speak at Narita airport on Aug. 11 before leaving for Athens to take part in the Olympic Games. (Kyodo)