1st female chief for National Personnel Authority

1st female chief for National Personnel Authority

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2013 shows Nahomi Ichimiya, a commissioner of the National Personnel Authority. The government has decided to promote Ichimiya as the first woman to head the nation's personnel agency, government sources said March 8, 2014.

Yamada Denki's 1st Chinese outlet in Shenyang

Yamada Denki's 1st Chinese outlet in Shenyang

SHENYANG, China - Tadao Ichimiya, president of Yamada Denki Co., speaks at a press conference in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 9, 2010, the eve of the opening of the first outlet in China operated by the Japanese consumer electronics retailer. Ichimiya said the company plans to open a total of five stores in China within three years.

Yamada Denki's 1st Chinese outlet in Shenyang

Yamada Denki's 1st Chinese outlet in Shenyang

SHENYANG, China - Tadao Ichimiya, president of Yamada Denki Co., speaks at a press conference in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 9, 2010, the eve of the opening of the first outlet in China operated by the Japanese consumer electronics retailer. Ichimiya said the company plans to open a total of five stores in China within three years. (Kyodo)

Japan enacts law to allow 1st abdication of emperor in 200 years

Japan enacts law to allow 1st abdication of emperor in 200 years

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) has lunch at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 9, 2017 with Teruhiko Kawato (R), president of the Board of Audit of Japan, and Nahomi Ichimiya, president of the National Personnel Authority. Japan's parliament enacted a law the same day to allow the emperor to pass the throne to his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo