Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ota (R), new leader of the New Komeito party, and former party leader Takenori Kanzai shake hands during a party convention in Tokyo on Sept. 30.

Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ota addresses a convention of the New Komeito party in Tokyo on Sept. 30 after being endorsed as new party leader to replace Takenori Kanzai.

(2)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

(2)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of five political parties -- Takenori Kanzai of New Komeito (L), Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party (2nd from L), Katsuya Okada of the Democratic Party of Japan (C), Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party (2nd from R) and Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party -- hold a public discussion on June 21 ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors' election, at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.

(1)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

(1)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of five political parties -- Takenori Kanzai of New Komeito (L), Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party (2nd from L), Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party (C), Katsuya Okada of the Democratic Party of Japan (2nd from R) and Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party -- join hands for photos at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo prior to their public debate on June 21 ahead of the House of Councillors' election set for July 11.

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators of the Osaka prefectural police department on April 16 raid the office of General Finance Partner, an affiliate of Daiwa Toshi Kanzai, in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. The investigators suspect that employees of the Osaka-based Daiwa Toshi Kanzai group illegally collected some 130 billion yen from 20,000 investors.

Head of failed Daiwa Toshi Kanzai nabbed for fraud

Head of failed Daiwa Toshi Kanzai nabbed for fraud

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshi Tominaga, former president of Daiwa Toshi Kanzai, a failed Osaka-based firm selling mortgage-backed securities, is arrested Nov. 6 on suspicion of defrauding clients out of about 1.1 billion yen, saying the firm was selling them financial products of its affiliates.

Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ota addresses a convention of the New Komeito party in Tokyo on Sept. 30 after being endorsed as new party leader to replace Takenori Kanzai. (Kyodo)

Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

Ota picked as New Komeito leader at party convention

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ota (R), new leader of the New Komeito party, and former party leader Takenori Kanzai shake hands during a party convention in Tokyo on Sept. 30. (Kyodo)

(2)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

(2)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of five political parties -- Takenori Kanzai of New Komeito (L), Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party (2nd from L), Katsuya Okada of the Democratic Party of Japan (C), Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party (2nd from R) and Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party -- hold a public discussion on June 21 ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors' election, at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

(1)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

(1)Leaders of political parties hold public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of five political parties -- Takenori Kanzai of New Komeito (L), Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party (2nd from L), Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party (C), Katsuya Okada of the Democratic Party of Japan (2nd from R) and Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party -- join hands for photos at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo prior to their public debate on June 21 ahead of the House of Councillors' election set for July 11. (Kyodo)

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators of the Osaka prefectural police department on April 16 raid the office of General Finance Partner, an affiliate of Daiwa Toshi Kanzai, in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. The investigators suspect that employees of the Osaka-based Daiwa Toshi Kanzai group illegally collected some 130 billion yen from 20,000 investors.