Toyota Tsusho, Kinki Univ. expand tuna farming alliance

Toyota Tsusho, Kinki Univ. expand tuna farming alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Tsusho Corp. President Jun Karube (2nd from R) attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, announcing an expansion of cooperation between the company and Kinki University in the bluefin tuna cultivation business.

Toyota Tsusho to acquire French trading house CFAO

Toyota Tsusho to acquire French trading house CFAO

NAGOYA, Japan - Jun Karube, president of Toyota Tsusho Corp., speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 26, 2012. Toyota Tsusho, a trading house in the Toyota Motor group, said the same day it will seek to acquire a controlling stake in CFAO SA, a French trading house dealing in automobiles and medicines in African countries, by investing more than 100 billion yen.

Japan wins gold in 4x400m relay at Asian Games

Japan wins gold in 4x400m relay at Asian Games

Japan's 4x400-meter relay team runs a textbook race in Bangkok on Dec. 19 to edge out India for the gold medal at the 13th Asian Games. The team comprises Shunji Karube (far L), Masayoshi Kan, Kenji Tabata, and Jun Osakada (far R).

Kenya's president calls for more Japanese investment

Kenya's president calls for more Japanese investment

Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta (standing) speaks during a meeting with Japanese business executives at the State House in Nairobi on Aug. 20, 2015, with Jun Karube, president of Japan's Toyota Tsusho Corp., sitting next to him. Kenyatta called for more Japanese investment in Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan names new ambassadors to the Maldives, Congo

Japan names new ambassadors to the Maldives, Congo

Combination photo shows Kazumi Endo (L), consul general of Japan in Kolkata in India, and Hiroshi Karube, minister at the Japanese Embassy in Canada, who were appointed on June 17, 2016, as ambassadors to the Maldives and Congo, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nissan CFO Karube

Nissan CFO Karube

Nissan Motor Corp. Chief Financial Officer Hiroshi Karube speaks at a press conference at the company's head office in Yokohama on Nov. 8, 2018, releasing the automaker's financial results for the April-September period. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan wins gold in 4x400m relay at Asian Games

Japan wins gold in 4x400m relay at Asian Games

Japan's 4x400-meter relay team runs a textbook race in Bangkok on Dec. 19 to edge out India for the gold medal at the 13th Asian Games. The team comprises Shunji Karube (far L), Masayoshi Kan, Kenji Tabata, and Jun Osakada (far R). ==Kyodo