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CALCIO - Amichevole - ACF Fiorentina vs Japan University FA

ACF Fiorentina's defender Marin Pongracic against Japan University FA's Homma during ACF Fiorentina vs Japan University FA, Friendly football match in Bagno a Ripoli (FI), Italy, August 14 2025

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NTT DATA Group President's Change Press Conference

NTT DATA Group President Change Press Conference. Photo shows, from left, Yo Homma, President and Representative Director of NTT DATA Group, and Hiroshi Sasaki, President-elect (currently Vice President) of NTT DATA Group. ＝May 10, 2024, in Tokyo.

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NTT DATA Group president change press conference

NTT DATA Group president change press conference. From left to right: Yo Homma, President and Representative Director of NTT DATA Group, and Hiroshi Sasaki, President-elect (currently Vice President) of NTT DATA Group. ＝May 10, 2024, in Tokyo.

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(SP)CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SPORT CLIMBING-IFSC WORLD CUP-LEAD (CN)

(240415) -- SUZHOU, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Homma Taisei of Japan competes during the men's lead event at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SPORT CLIMBING-IFSC WORLD CUP-LEAD (CN)

(240415) -- SUZHOU, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Toby Roberts (C) of Britain, silver medalist Homma Taisei (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Anraku Sorato of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the men's lead event at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SPORT CLIMBING-IFSC WORLD CUP-LEAD (CN)

(240415) -- SUZHOU, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Homma Taisei of Japan greets spectators after the men's lead event at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SPORT CLIMBING-IFSC WORLD CUP-LEAD (CN)

(240415) -- SUZHOU, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Toby Roberts (C) of Britain, silver medalist Homma Taisei (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Anraku Sorato of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the men's lead event at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SPORT CLIMBING-IFSC WORLD CUP-LEAD (CN)

(240415) -- SUZHOU, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Homma Taisei of Japan competes during the men's lead event at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

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NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure

NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure. Hiroshi Homma, NTT DATA Group President, apologizing.=Date:November 6, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure

NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure. Photo from left to right: Hiroshi Sasaki, President, NTT DATA; Hiroshi Homma, President, NTT DATA Group; Masanori Suzuki, Vice President, NTT DATA=Date:November 6, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure

NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure. Photo from left to right: Hiroshi Sasaki, President, NTT DATA; Hiroshi Homma, President, NTT DATA Group; Masanori Suzuki, Vice President, NTT DATA=Date:November 6, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure

NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure. Photo from left to right: Hiroshi Sasaki, President, NTT DATA; Hiroshi Homma, President, NTT DATA Group.=Date:November 6, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure

NTT Data Conference on National Bank Data Communication System Failure. From right, Hiroshi Homma, NTT DATA Group President, and Yutaka Sasaki, NTT DATA President.=Date:November 6, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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International import fair in Shanghai

Tetsuro Homma, head of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China, holds a press conference at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 6, 2023.

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China remains hot investment destination as multinationals seek more opportunities

STORY: China remains hot investment destination as multinationals seek more opportunities DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fourth Qingdao Multinationals Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEON WANG, Executive vice president of AstraZeneca 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI FENG, COO of Festo BR GCN 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TETSURO HOMMA, Executive vice president of Panasonic Holdings Corporation STORYLINE: China remains the world's hot spot for global investment, noted representatives from multinational corporate giants and industry insiders at the fourth Qingdao Multinationals Summit. The three-day summit wraps up Thursday in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. This year's summit has attracted 416 multinational corporations, 146 of which are participating in it for the first time. The summit is focused on topics including new trends in industrial investment, achievements in optimizing the business environment, and internationa

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Abe taps think tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Kosai, senior adviser at the Japan Center for Economic Research, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe selected him as chairman of the government's Tax Commission to replace Masaaki Homma, who resigned last week over a scandal.

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Gov't plans to pick thin tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - The government plans to pick Yutaka Kosai (file photo), senior adviser of the Japan Center for Economic Research, as chairman of the government's Tax Commission, following the resignation last week of Masaaki Homma.

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shozaki announces the resignation of government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma at a press conference on Dec. 21. Homma offered to resign over a scandal involving his renting of an apartment for public servants, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had handpicked him only two months ago.

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma who offered to resign on Dec. 21 in the wake of a report that he was living in a government-owned apartment for public servants with a woman other than his wife.

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 21 shows a government-owned apartment for public servants in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma offered to resign in the wake of a report that he was living in the apartment with a woman other than his wife.

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Panel begins debate on FY 2007 tax reform under new leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma (L) receives a paper from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after being elected new chairman of the government's tax panel on Nov. 7. Homma is seen as supportive of Abe's policy of prioritizing economic growth and boosting tax revenues over fiscal reform.

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Tax panel chief-designate Homma hints at possible corporate tax cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma, who will take over as head of the government's tax panel in November, speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry on Oct. 20. Homma indicated he will consider reviewing the corporate taxation system in line with the government's pro-growth economic policies.

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New economic panel eyes full recovery

TOKYO, Japan - The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, a new economic panel headed by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, holds its first meeting on Jan. 6, the day major government administrative reforms aimed at exerting political leadership over economic policy-making came into force to bring about an early economic recovery and to restore the state's long-term financial health. The photo shows the blue-ribbon panel's members from the private sector (clockwise) - Masaaki Homma, a professor at Osaka University, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, a professor at the University of Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, and Ushio Inc. Chairman Jiro Oshio.

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NCB President Homma dies of heart attack

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tadayo Homma, president of Nippon Credit Bank (NCB), who died of a heart attack Sept. 20 at the age of 60.

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NCB begins operations under new owners

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Credit Bank (NCB) opens Sept. 4 for its first official day of business under the ownership of a consortium led by Internet investor Softbank Corp., following 21 months of state control that ended Sept. 1. The new management is expected to adopt a plan to rename the institution Aozora Bank in January 2001. Aozora means ''blue sky'' in Japanese. Photo shows new NCB executives (from L to R) of Kokei Higuchi, president of Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Masayoshi Son, president of Softbank Corp., Tadayo Homma, a former executive director of the Bank of Japan, who is expected to become president of the new bank, and Yoshihiko Miyauchi, chairman of Orix Corp.

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FRC inks accord to sell NCB to Softbank-led group

TOKYO, Japan - Tadayo Homma (L), next president of Nippon Credit Bank (NCB), joins hand with Shunsuke Takeda (2nd from L), vice president of leasing company Orix Corp., Softbank Corp. founder and President Masayoshi Son (3rd from L), and Tomochika Iwashita (R), managing director of Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., at a Tokyo hotel on June 6 after the government's Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC) and Deposit Insurance Corp. (DIC) signed a basic agreement earlier in the day to sell the nationalized NCB to the tripartite consortium led by Softbank.

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Tax panel chief-designate Homma hints at possible corporate tax

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma, who will take over as head of the government's tax panel in November, speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry on Oct. 20. Homma indicated he will consider reviewing the corporate taxation system in line with the government's pro-growth economic policies. (Kyodo)

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Panel begins debate on FY 2007 tax reform under new leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma (L) receives a paper from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after being elected new chairman of the government's tax panel on Nov. 7. Homma is seen as supportive of Abe's policy of prioritizing economic growth and boosting tax revenues over fiscal reform. (Kyodo)

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma who offered to resign on Dec. 21 in the wake of a report that he was living in a government-owned apartment for public servants with a woman other than his wife. (Kyodo)

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 21 shows a government-owned apartment for public servants in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma offered to resign in the wake of a report that he was living in the apartment with a woman other than his wife. (Kyodo)

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shozaki announces the resignation of government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma at a press conference on Dec. 21. Homma offered to resign over a scandal involving his renting of an apartment for public servants, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had handpicked him only two months ago. (Kyodo)

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Gov't plans to pick thin tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - The government plans to pick Yutaka Kosai (file photo), senior adviser of the Japan Center for Economic Research, as chairman of the government's Tax Commission, following the resignation last week of Masaaki Homma. (Kyodo)

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Abe taps think tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Kosai, senior adviser at the Japan Center for Economic Research, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe selected him as chairman of the government's Tax Commission to replace Masaaki Homma, who resigned last week over a scandal. (Kyodo)

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NCB President Homma dies of heart attack

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tadayo Homma, president of Nippon Credit Bank (NCB), who died of a heart attack Sept. 20 at the age of 60.

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Critics flag up "flaws" in Constitution referendum system

Members of a civic group calling for the need to improve the current constitutional referendum campaigning rules, hold a meeting with Diet members in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2018. The members include movie director Masaki Miyamoto (far R) and writer Ryu Homma (far L). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic's Appliances Co. aims for No. 1 in China

Tetsuro Homma, president of Appliances Co., tells reporters in Osaka, Japan, on May 27, 2015, that the in-house appliance company of Panasonic Corp. aims to become the biggest non-Chinese company in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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HVAC trade fair in China

Panasonic Corp. Senior Managing Executive Officer Tetsuro Homma, who heads its in-house China and Northeast Asia company, speaks at a trade fair for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning products in Chongqing, China, on Aug. 19, 2020.

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Japan Display to receive full financial support from state fund

Japan Display Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mitsuru Homma attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2016, announcing the company has received a promise from the state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan for financial support, with the maker of smartphone displays facing a sales slump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Display to receive full financial support from state fund

Japan Display Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mitsuru Homma attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2016, announcing the company has received a promise from the state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan for financial support, with the maker of smartphone displays facing a sales slump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New economic panel eyes full recovery

TOKYO, Japan - The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, a new economic panel headed by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, holds its first meeting on Jan. 6, the day major government administrative reforms aimed at exerting political leadership over economic policy-making came into force to bring about an early economic recovery and to restore the state's long-term financial health. The photo shows the blue-ribbon panel's members from the private sector (clockwise) - Masaaki Homma, a professor at Osaka University, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, a professor at the University of Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, and Ushio Inc. Chairman Jiro Oshio.

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Orix Credit Chairman Maruyama to head NCB

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Credit Corp. Chairman Hiroshi Maruyama meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 20 after Nippon Credit Bank (NCB) decides to name him as its new president, effective Dec. 5, filling the vacancy left by the suicide of former NCB head Tadayo Homma two months ago. Maruyama, 64, was also named as an adviser to NCB, effective Nov. 20.

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NCB begins operations under new owners

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Credit Bank (NCB) opens Sept. 4 for its first official day of business under the ownership of a consortium led by Internet investor Softbank Corp., following 21 months of state control that ended Sept. 1. The new management is expected to adopt a plan to rename the institution Aozora Bank in January 2001. Aozora means ''blue sky'' in Japanese. Photo shows new NCB executives (from L to R) of Kokei Higuchi, president of Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Masayoshi Son, president of Softbank Corp., Tadayo Homma, a former executive director of the Bank of Japan, who is expected to become president of the new bank, and Yoshihiko Miyauchi, chairman of Orix Corp.

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FRC inks accord to sell NCB to Softbank-led group

TOKYO, Japan - Tadayo Homma (L), next president of Nippon Credit Bank (NCB), joins hand with Shunsuke Takeda (2nd from L), vice president of leasing company Orix Corp., Softbank Corp. founder and President Masayoshi Son (3rd from L), and Tomochika Iwashita (R), managing director of Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., at a Tokyo hotel on June 6 after the government's Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC) and Deposit Insurance Corp. (DIC) signed a basic agreement earlier in the day to sell the nationalized NCB to the tripartite consortium led by Softbank.