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[Breaking News]IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements. (Kyodo)

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

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Think Japan 2025 Hosted by IBM Japan

Think Japan 2025 hosted by IBM Japan. The photo shows, from left, Akio Yamaguchi, President and CEO of IBM Japan; Takahito Tokita, President and CEO of Fujitsu.=September 17,2025,Tokyo

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Think Japan 2025 Hosted by IBM Japan

Think Japan 2025 hosted by IBM Japan. The photo shows, from left, Akio Yamaguchi, President and CEO of IBM Japan; Takahito Tokita, President and CEO of Fujitsu.=September 17,2025,Tokyo

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Think Japan 2025 Hosted by IBM Japan

Think Japan 2025 hosted by IBM Japan. photo shows Rob Thomas, IBM Senior Vice President.=September 17,2025,Tokyo

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Engineer recalls developing 'online system' for 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former IBM systems engineer Toru Takeshita recalls in an interview at his home in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, how he worked to develop an online computer system for instant reporting of scores at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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IBM Japan to have 1st foreign president in 56 years

TOKYO, Japan - Martin Jetter, vice president of corporate strategy at International Business Machines Corp., holds a press conference at the head office of IBM Japan Ltd. in Tokyo on March 30, 2012. The Japanese unit said the same day Jetter will succeed Takayuki Hashimoto as its president, effective May 15, becoming the first non-Japanese president of IBM Japan in about 56 years.

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IBM hit by Japan's largest corporate tax allegation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of IBM Japan Ltd. in the Nihombashi district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on March 18, 2010. The IBM Japan group is suspected of failing to declare more than 400 billion yen in income, an amount believed to be the largest ever in the country.

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Hashimoto to become IBM Japan president

TOKYO, Japan - Takayuki Hashimoto (R), senior managing director of IBM Japan Ltd., who will become president on Jan. 1, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 30. At left is Takuma Otoshi, the company's current president and chairman.

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IBM to lower 2004 sales due to improper practice at Japan unit

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi, president of International Business Machines Corp.'s Japanese unit, said Feb. 25 in Tokyo that IBM will revise its 2004 sales downward by $210 million as improper in-house accounting practice by some employees have been found at IBM Japan Ltd.

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IBM Japan to sell easy Internet terminal for handicapped, elderly

TOKYO, Japan - IBM Japan Ltd. said March 4 it has developed a large-screen computer terminal (in photo) offering easy Internet access for elderly people and the handicapped, including sight-impaired people. The Japan unit of U.S. computer giant International Business Machines Corp. installed its Internet-browser software onto a terminal with a 50-inch plasma TV display developed by Pioneer Corp. The terminal is expected to be put on the market by the end of June at the earliest with an estimated retail price of just over 5 million yen.

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IBM Japan develops prototype, portable computing device

TOKYO, Japan - IBM Japan Ltd. said Feb. 25 it has developed a prototype of a compact portable computing device that allows users to carry their software to locations equipped with dedicated cradles. The small device, tentatively named the PC Core System, measures only 8.2 by 16 by 2.2 centimeters, weighs just 300 grams and contains a processor, memory and hard disk drive.

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Doyukai's Kitashiro wants to create jobs, nurture start-ups

TOKYO, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Kakutaro Kitashiro (R), who is to become the head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26 with Yotaro Kobayashi, the current Doyukai chairman, looking on. Kitashiro, chairman of IBM Japan Ltd., will be the first executive from a foreign-owned company to head a major Japanese business lobby.

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Otoshi to become president of IBM Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi (L), managing director of IBM Japan Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, shakes hands with Kakutaro Kitashiro, president of IBM Japan, after the company announced at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 2. that Otoshi, 51, will succeed Kitashiro as president on Dec. 1.

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NTT, AT and T agree on alliance

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Junichiro Miyazu (C) and AT and T Solutions Vice President Scott Perry (R) announce an agreement to form a data communications service alliance targeting multinational enterprises at a news conference in Tokyo on April 27. Under the agreement, NTT and AT and T will consider setting up a joint venture in Japan to manage the global network business AT and T is to acquire from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).

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IBM to lower 2004 sales due to improper practice at Japan unit

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi, president of International Business Machines Corp.'s Japanese unit, said Feb. 25 in Tokyo that IBM will revise its 2004 sales downward by $210 million as improper in-house accounting practice by some employees have been found at IBM Japan Ltd. (Kyodo)

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Hashimoto to become IBM Japan president

TOKYO, Japan - Takayuki Hashimoto (R), senior managing director of IBM Japan Ltd., who will become president on Jan. 1, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 30. At left is Takuma Otoshi, the company's current president and chairman. (Kyodo)

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Japan Post to partner with Apple, IBM on services for elderly

Taizo Nishimuro (C), president of Japan Post Holdings Co., attends a press conference in New York on April 30, 2015, together with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook (L) and International Business Machines Corp. CEO Ginni Rometty. They said they have formed a partnership to serve the elderly in Japan through tablet computers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Post teams with Apple, IBM

Taizo Nishimura, president and chief executive officer of Japan Post Holdings Co., speaks to reporters about a tie-up with Apple Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. during a press conference in New York on April 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IBM hit by Japan's largest corporate tax allegation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of IBM Japan Ltd. in the Nihombashi district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on March 18, 2010. The IBM Japan group is suspected of failing to declare more than 400 billion yen in income, an amount believed to be the largest ever in the country. (Kyodo)

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IBM Japan to have 1st foreign president in 56 years

TOKYO, Japan - Martin Jetter, vice president of corporate strategy at International Business Machines Corp., holds a press conference at the head office of IBM Japan Ltd. in Tokyo on March 30, 2012. The Japanese unit said the same day Jetter will succeed Takayuki Hashimoto as its president, effective May 15, becoming the first non-Japanese president of IBM Japan in about 56 years. (Kyodo)

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Engineer recalls developing 'online system' for 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former IBM systems engineer Toru Takeshita recalls in an interview at his home in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, how he worked to develop an online computer system for instant reporting of scores at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo)

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American Football: Toshiki Sato aims to become 1st Japanese in NFL

Toshiki Sato of Japan's X-League team IBM BigBlue is interviewed in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 18, 2020. The 26-year-old took part in a tryout in the United States this spring, aiming to become the first Japanese NFL player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American Football: Toshiki Sato aims to become 1st Japanese in NFL

Toshiki Sato of Japan's X-League team IBM BigBlue is interviewed in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 18, 2020. The 26-year-old took part in a tryout in the United States this spring, aiming to become the first Japanese NFL player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American Football: Toshiki Sato aims to become 1st Japanese in NFL

Toshiki Sato of Japan's X-League team IBM BigBlue is interviewed in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 18, 2020. The 26-year-old took part in a tryout in the United States this spring, aiming to become the first Japanese NFL player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American Football: Toshiki Sato aims to become 1st Japanese in NFL

Photo taken June 18, 2020, shows Toshiki Sato of Japan's X-League team IBM BigBlue practicing in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. The 26-year-old took part in a tryout in the United States this spring, aiming to become the first Japanese NFL player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American Football: Toshiki Sato aims to become 1st Japanese in NFL

Photo taken June 18, 2020, shows Toshiki Sato of Japan's X-League team IBM BigBlue practicing in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. The 26-year-old took part in a tryout in the United States this spring, aiming to become the first Japanese NFL player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American Football: Toshiki Sato aims to become 1st Japanese in NFL

Photo taken June 18, 2020, shows Toshiki Sato of Japan's X-League team IBM BigBlue practicing in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. The 26-year-old took part in a tryout in the United States this spring, aiming to become the first Japanese NFL player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American Football: Toshiki Sato aims to become 1st Japanese in NFL

Photo taken June 18, 2020, shows Toshiki Sato of Japan's X-League team IBM BigBlue practicing in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. The 26-year-old took part in a tryout in the United States this spring, aiming to become the first Japanese NFL player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Japan X Bowl press conference

(From L) Fujitsu Frontiers captain Shimpei Yoshimoto, head coach Satoshi Fujita, IBM BigBlue head coach Kevin Craft and captain Shogo Nakatani attend a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2018, ahead of the Japan X Bowl to be played on Dec. 17 at Tokyo Dome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IBM Japan develops prototype, portable computing device

TOKYO, Japan - IBM Japan Ltd. said Feb. 25 it has developed a prototype of a compact portable computing device that allows users to carry their software to locations equipped with dedicated cradles. The small device, tentatively named the PC Core System, measures only 8.2 by 16 by 2.2 centimeters, weighs just 300 grams and contains a processor, memory and hard disk drive. (Kyodo)

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Doyukai's Kitashiro wants to create jobs, nurture start-ups

TOKYO, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Kakutaro Kitashiro (R), who is to become the head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26 with Yotaro Kobayashi, the current Doyukai chairman, looking on. Kitashiro, chairman of IBM Japan Ltd., will be the first executive from a foreign-owned company to head a major Japanese business lobby. (Kyodo)

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Otoshi to become president of IBM Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi (L), managing director of IBM Japan Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, shakes hands with Kakutaro Kitashiro, president of IBM Japan, after the company announced at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 2. that Otoshi, 51, will succeed Kitashiro as president on Dec. 1.

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NTT, AT and T agree on alliance

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Junichiro Miyazu (C) and AT and T Solutions Vice President Scott Perry (R) announce an agreement to form a data communications service alliance targeting multinational enterprises at a news conference in Tokyo on April 27. Under the agreement, NTT and AT and T will consider setting up a joint venture in Japan to manage the global network business AT and T is to acquire from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). ==Kyodo