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Japan co-op official to oversee unions in Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Satoko Horiuchi, an official of the Japanese Consumers' Cooperative Union, gives an interview in Tokyo on March 24, 2014 before being dispatched to the Switzerland-headquartered International Labor Organization next month to support the operation of cooperative unions in Asia for the next two years.

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Ex-Giants manager to become lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tsuneo Horiuchi, former manager of professional baseball team the Yomiuri Giants. Horiuchi is set to become a House of Councillors member after the death July 31, 2013, of Hirohiko Nakamura, a House of Councillors member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Horiuchi will take up Nakamura's proportional representation seat in the Diet.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Shigeru Horiuchi (L seated), the mayor of Fujiyoshida, a Yamanashi Prefecture city located north of Mt. Fuji, smiles while being surrounded by reporters in his office on June 22, 2013, as he hears over the phone that the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe the 3,776-meter mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Shigeru Horiuchi, the mayor of Fujiyoshida, a Yamanashi Prefecture city located north of Mt. Fuji, puts up a poster celebrating the inscription of the 3,776-meter mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List in his office on June 22, 2013.

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Writer-cum-psychiatrist Nada Inada dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows writer-cum-psychiatrist Nada Inada during an interview in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April 2008. The renowned author of humorous and satirical books, whose real name was Shigeru Horiuchi, died on June 6, 2013, at the age of 83, sources said June 9.

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Ex-Giants manager Horiuchi faces voters in upper house poll

KOFU, Japan - Tsuneo Horiuchi, former manager of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club, makes his first election campaign speech in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 24, 2010. He is running for a seat in the July 11 House of Councillors with its official campaigning getting under way the same day.

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Ex-Giants manager Horiuchi to run in election on LDP ticket

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi (L) shakes hands with opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 22, 2010. The LDP announced it would field Horiuchi on its ticket in the upcoming House of Councillors election.

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Baseball: Hara confirmed as new Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsunori Hara (R) shakes hands with Takuo Takihana, owner of the Yomiuri Giants, at a news conference Oct. 5. The Giants announced the appointment of Hara as manager of the Central League club to take over from Tsuneo Horiuchi.

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(1)Central League baseball seasons open

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Okada (R) and Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi shake hands at Tokyo Dome on April 2 as the Central League baseball season opened.

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(11)Yomiuri vs Yankees in Tokyo friendly

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees manager Joe Torre (L) and Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi (88) exchange caps in a ceremony ahead of their friendly at Tokyo Dome on March 28. (MLB)

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(1)Baseball players ready to kick off spring training

GUAM - Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi (2nd from L) inspects a baseball field in the Pacific resort island of Guam on Jan. 31 where his team kicks off the preseason training on Feb. 1.

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(4)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

GUAM - Yomiuri Giants new manager Tsuneo Horiuchi watches as his men kick off the 2004 preseason training in the Pacific resort island of Guam on Feb. 1.

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(3)Hara to step down as Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, team owner Tsuneo Watanabe and Tsuneo Horiuchi, a former right-handed pitcher and coach for the Giants, attend a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. At the conference, Hara said he was stepping down at the end of the 2003 season because of his team's poor showing, to be succeeded by Horiuchi.

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(2)Hara to step down as Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuneo Horiuchi, a former pitcher and coach for the Yomiuri Giants, speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. He will take over as manager of the Central League club from Tatsunori Hara, who is stepping down at the end of this season.

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New LDP leadership shows off unity

TOKYO, Japan - In a show of unity, the new leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), poses for photoes at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21. (From L to R) Secretary General Shinzo Abe, Vice President Taku Yamasaki, President Koizumi, General Council Chairman Mitsuo Horiuchi and Policy Research Council Chairman Fukushiro Nukaga.

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Horiuchi retained as LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, reelected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), retained Mitsuo Horiuchi (in file photo) as chairman of the LDP General Council on Sept. 21. Horiuchi supported Koizumi in his reelection bid.

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Horiuchi faction fails to field candidate for LDP race

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (standing), who leads a faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at a meeting of his faction at the group's office in Tokyo on Sept. 5. The faction decided not to field a candidate for the LDP presidential election on Sept. 20.

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Seibu gets creditors' nod to 230 bil. yen revival plan

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Horiuchi (R), president of Seibu Department Stores Ltd., and its Chairman Kotaro Matsumoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26 about the company's rehabilitation plan.

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(3)Koizumi retains top aides in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) General Council, meets the press at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27 after party leaders decided to keep him in his post.

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Three top LDP executives meet the media

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, Taku Yamasaki, secretary general, and Taro Aso, chairman of the Policy Research Council, pose for photographers at a news conference at the LDP headquarters on April 25.

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New LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, newly appointed chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's decision-making General Council, beams at a news conference at the LDP headquarters April 25.

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Koizumi picks ally Yamasaki as LDP's secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from L), newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by new party top executives at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 25. Koizumi appointed Taro Aso (R), state minister for economic and fiscal policy, as head of the party's Policy Research Council, and Koizumi's ally Taku Yamasaki (2nd from R) as the party's secretary general, the No. 2 post. Mitsuo Horiuchi (3rd from R) became the chairman of the decision-making General Council.

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Hashimoto given a boost

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, one of four contenders in the April 24 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, arrives at a Tokyo hotel April 18 to attend a gathering of his supporters. An LDP faction led by former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi decided earlier in the day to throw its support behind Hashimoto.

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14 attend 1st Kato faction meeting after breakup

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato (standing), former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), addresses a meeting of his faction in Tokyo on Feb. 1. Fourteen LDP members attended the meeting, a day after 42 members defected and launched a new faction headed by former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi.

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Horiuchi launches new LDP faction

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (C), a former trade and industry minister, along with former Health and Welfare Minister Yuya Niwa (L) and former Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda (R), attends a news conference at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho on Jan. 31 after launching a new LDP faction, a move marking the formal split of Kochikai, the second largest intraparty power group headed by former LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato.

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Itochu to buy stake in Seibu Department Stores

TOKYO, Japan - Uichiro Niwa (L), president of Itochu Corp., and Yukio Horiuchi, president of Seibu Department Stores Ltd., speak at a news conference Sept. 7. Itochu has agreed to buy a 4.72% stake in Seibu for 7.5 billion yen.

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Japanese actress performs in Broadway musical

Japanese actress Keiko Horiuchi (R) takes the stage April 15 as the long-running Broadway musical ''Beauty and the Beast'' marked its fifth year. The 27-year-old Horiuchi, who starred in the Japanese version of the musical, sang two songs to loud applause.

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Vaccination minister Horiuchi resigns

Japanese vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi (L) receives a bouquet from an employee at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on March 31, 2022, after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Vaccination minister Horiuchi resigns

Japanese vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi speaks to employees at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on March 31, 2022, after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Vaccination minister Horiuchi resigns

Japanese vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi speaks to employees at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on March 31, 2022, after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Vaccination minister Horiuchi resigns

Japanese vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi meets the press in Tokyo on March 31, 2022, after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Vaccination minister Horiuchi resigns

Japanese vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi (C) meets the press in Tokyo on March 31, 2022, after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Japanese minister in charge of COVID-19 vaccinations

Noriko Horiuchi, minister in charge of COVID-19 vaccinations, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2022.

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Japanese vaccination minister Horiuchi

Noriko Horiuchi, Japan's minister in charge of promoting COVID-19 vaccinations, gives an interview at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2022.

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Japanese vaccination minister Horiuchi

Noriko Horiuchi, Japan's minister in charge of promoting COVID-19 vaccinations, gives an interview at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2022.

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Japanese vaccination minister Horiuchi

Noriko Horiuchi, Japan's minister in charge of promoting COVID-19 vaccinations, gives an interview at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2022.

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Japan's COVID-19 vaccination minister Horiuchi

Noriko Horiuchi, Japanese minister in charge of promoting coronavirus vaccinations, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2021.

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Japan begins administering COVID-19 booster shots

Noriko Horiuchi (2nd from L), Japanese minister in charge of promoting coronavirus vaccinations, looks on as Tokyo Medical Center director Kazuhiro Araki (C front) receives his third COVID-19 vaccine shot at the center in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Japanese vaccination minister Horiuchi

Noriko Horiuchi, Japanese minister in charge of promoting coronavirus vaccinations, meets the media on Dec. 1, 2021, in Tokyo after inspecting a venue to administer COVID-19 booster shots. (Pool photo)

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Japan's COVID-19 vaccination minister Horiuchi

Japan's COVID-19 vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi is pictured during her visit to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases on Oct. 14, 2021, in Tokyo.

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Japan's COVID-19 vaccination minister Horiuchi

Japan's COVID-19 vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi (front L) and Takaji Wakita (front R), head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, hold talks at the institute in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2021.

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Forward to establish a union to accept overseas technical trainees.

According to President Horiuchi, the hiring of foreign personnel generally involves "a mismatch between the hiring party and the hired party, and in many cases a lack of dialogue leads to employment failure. In order to prevent a lack of communication, the company has decided to increase the number of Vietnamese interpreters it currently employs and to hire one additional person. The company handles a wide variety of small-lot, difficult-to-cut products, including prototypes. Vietnamese engineers, who are highly skilled, are entrusted with everything from design to machining according to their abilities. The company also provides Vietnamese interpreters with practical training in machining and programming, and says, "We want them to absorb as much technology as possible and acquire work abilities equivalent to or better than Japanese people. (March 12, 2020, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Japanese COVID-19 vaccination minister Horiuchi

Noriko Horiuchi, Japan's new minister in charge of coronavirus vaccination, attends a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2021.

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Japanese COVID-19 vaccination minister Horiuchi

Noriko Horiuchi, Japan's new minister in charge of coronavirus vaccination, attends a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2021.

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Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Noriko Horiuchi, Japanese minister in charge of coronavirus vaccination, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021, before her attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet was inaugurated the same day.

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Baseball: Hara confirmed as new Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsunori Hara (R) shakes hands with Takuo Takihana, owner of the Yomiuri Giants, at a news conference Oct. 5. The Giants announced the appointment of Hara as manager of the Central League club to take over from Tsuneo Horiuchi. (Kyodo)

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Japanese actress performs in Broadway musical

Japanese actress Keiko Horiuchi (R) takes the stage April 15 as the long-running Broadway musical ''Beauty and the Beast'' marked its fifth year. The 27-year-old Horiuchi, who starred in the Japanese version of the musical, sang two songs to loud applause. ==Kyodo

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(1) LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks at a question-and-answer session in the House of Representatives on Oct. 21, 2002. (Kyodo)

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(3)Koizumi retains top aides in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) General Council, meets the press at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27 after party leaders decided to keep him in his post. (Kyodo)

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The Grudge 3 (2009)

Aiko Horiuchi Characters: Kayako Film: The Grudge 3 (2009) Director: Toby Wilkins 12 May 2009 Date: 12 May 2009