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Ex-TEPCO execs merit indictment over nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. -- former chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) as well as two former vice presidents Sakae Muto (C) and Ichiro Takekuro. An independent judicial panel of citizens has decided that the three merit indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Researcher cracks mystery behind cockroaches' survival

TOKYO, Japan - Supplied photo taken in May 2013 shows Ayako Katsumata, a research scholar at North Carolina State University who has researched the taste buds of cockroaches at the U.S. university. (Photo courtesy of Ayako Katsumata)

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1,300 file criminal complaint against TEPCO execs, others

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - People head to the Fukushima District Public Prosecutors Office in Fukushima city on June 11, 2012. Around 1,300 people mainly from Fukushima Prefecture the same day filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and 32 others, arguing they were responsible for causing the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and the exposure of the plaintiffs to radiation.

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1,300 file criminal complaint against TEPCO execs, others

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - People head to the Fukushima District Public Prosecutors Office in Fukushima city on June 11, 2012. Around 1,300 people mainly from Fukushima Prefecture the same day filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and 32 others, arguing they were responsible for causing the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and the exposure of the plaintiffs to radiation.

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DPJ lawmaker Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows House of Representatives member Koichiro Katsumata of the Democratic Party of Japan. Katsumata's political fund management body logged in a report an expense of 23,100 yen on merchandise from the Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani as an expense for political activities. The 2010 income and expenditure report on political funds was publically disclosed by the Kanagawa prefectural election management committee on Nov. 29, 2011, and Katsumata's office said it will correct the report.

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Panel seeks to reveal TEPCO's management problems

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks as he was invited to a meeting of a third-party panel tasked with overseeing TEPCO's cost-cutting efforts at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on June 24, 2011. The panel decided its focus would go beyond short-term issues such as the evaluation of idle assets and that it would seek to ''widely reveal'' the utility's management problems.

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TEPCO aims to achieve 'cold shutdown' for reactors in 6-9 months

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (front) bows in an apology at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2011. He said TEPCO aims to bring the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to a stable condition known as a ''cold shutdown'' in about six to nine months, while trying to achieve a ''steady reduction'' in levels of radiation leaks in about three months.

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Fishermen lodge protest over TEPCO pollution

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L, front) bows in apology after receiving a statement of protest from Ikuhiro Hattori (R, front), head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives Associations, at the utility's headquarters in Tokyo on April 6, 2011. The federation said fishermen are angry over the company's release into the sea of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Tokyo Electric Chairman Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 30, 2011, shows Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., during a press conference in Tokyo on a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant it operates in tsunami-hit Fukushima Prefecture.

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Panel seeks changes to arms export ban

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) receives a report from Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. who heads a panel of experts reviewing Japan's defense policy, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4. The report called for easing Japan's ban on weapons exports and a change in the interpretation of the Constitution to ensure Japan has the right to exercise collective self-defense.

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Tokyo Electric falls into red for 1st time in 28 years

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 30. The utility said it fell into the red in fiscal 2007 for the first time in 28 years, with a group net loss of 150.11 billion yen.

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Marubeni to promote Asada to president

TOKYO, Japan - Teruo Asada (L), executive vice president of major trading house Marubeni Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20 with President Nobuo Katsumata sitting by him. Asada will succeed Katsumata on April 1 while Katsumata will become chairman to replace Toru Tsuji.

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Shimizu to become next TEPCO president

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Vice President Masataka Shimizu (R), who is set to become the company's next president, shakes hands with current President Tsunehisa Katsumata in Tokyo on Jan. 22.

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Tokyo Electric to fall into red in FY 2007

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs reporters on the company's full-year earnings estimate for fiscal 2007 in Tokyo on Oct. 31. Japan's biggest utility is expected to fall into the red in fiscal 2007 for the first time in 28 years, affected by the shutdown of its key nuclear power reactor and rising fuel costs.

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Nuke plant shutdown to dent TEPCO profits by 400 bil. yen in FY 2007

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaking at a news conference in Tokyo on July 31. Tokyo Electric says it has sharply lowered its group profit estimates for fiscal 2007 because the shutdown of a nuclear power plant after a huge earthquake earlier this month is expected to reduce profit by up to 400 billion yen.

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Kashiwazaki city orders suspension of operation at nuke plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata (2nd from R), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., bows in apology to Hiroshi Aida (L), mayor of Kashiwazaki, at the Kashiwazaki city office on July 18.

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Aeon, Maruetsu, Marubeni to tie up in product buying, distribution

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Marubeni Corp. President Nobuo Katsumata, Maruetsu Inc. President Keizo Takahashi and Aeon Co. President Motoya Okada pose for a photo after announcing a tripartite business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on July 10.

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coverups

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata (C), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks with reporters on April 20 after his company, along with three others, was ordered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to conduct additional checks on its nuclear power plants to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country.

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Daiei, Aeon, Marubeni join hands

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Motoya Okada, president of Japan's major supermarket chain Aeon Co., Nobuo Katsumata, president of trading house Marubeni Corp., and Toru Nishimi, president of struggling retailer Daiei Inc., join hands as the three companies signal they will join forces to create Japan's top retail group.

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Marubeni to acquire IRCJ's entire stake in Daiei for 69.8 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Taisuke Sasanuma, representative partner of investment firm Advantage Partners, Atsushi Saito, chief executive officer of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, Nobuo Katsumata, president of Marubeni Corp., Fumiko Hayashi, chairman of Daiei Inc. and Daiei President Yasuyuki Higuchi join hands for a photo after a news conference at a Tokyo hotel July 28.

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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plant

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) receives a draft agreement from Rokkasho Village Mayor Kenji Fukukawa (right fore) on trial operations by the company of Japan's first spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village as Aomori Prefecture Governor Shingo Mimura (R back) witnesses at the prefectural government office on March 28.

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IRCJ inks contract on Marubeni-led group's Daiei sponsorship

TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corp. President Nobuo Katsumata (L) and Daiei Inc. President Toshio Hasumi speak during a news conference in Tokyo on March 7. The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan and Daiei signed a contract the same day with a consortium led by trading house Marubeni as the sponsor for rebuilding the struggling retail giant.

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Marubeni to issue 75.5 bil. yen in preferred shares

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Katsumata, president of trading house Marubeni Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12 about a company plan to issue 75.5 billion yen in preferred shares.

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TEPCO drops warning of serious power supply shortfall

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1. TEPCO has dropped its earlier warning of a possible shortfall in this summer's power supply.

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Marubeni names new president

TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corp. newly appointed President Nobuo Katsumata (L) shakes hands with incumbent President Toru Tsuji at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18. Tsuji will assume chairmanship.

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New TEPCO chief vows to do best to restore public trust

TOKYO - Tsunehisa Katsumata (R), new president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), gives a news conference along with his predecessor Naoya Minami (L) in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Katsumata pledged the utility would do its best to restore public trust following a series of cover-up scandals concerning defects at its nuclear power plants.

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Marubeni to issue 75.5 bil. yen in preferred shares

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Katsumata, president of trading house Marubeni Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12 about a company plan to issue 75.5 billion yen in preferred shares. (Kyodo)

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IRCJ inks contract on Marubeni-led group's Daiei sponsorship

TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corp. President Nobuo Katsumata (L) and Daiei Inc. President Toshio Hasumi speak during a news conference in Tokyo on March 7. The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan and Daiei signed a contract the same day with a consortium led by trading house Marubeni as the sponsor for rebuilding the struggling retail giant. (Kyodo)

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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plan

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) receives a draft agreement from Rokkasho Village Mayor Kenji Fukukawa (right fore) on trial operations by the company of Japan's first spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village as Aomori Prefecture Governor Shingo Mimura (R back) witnesses at the prefectural government office on March 28. (Kyodo)

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Marubeni to acquire IRCJ's entire stake in Daiei for 69.8 bil. y

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Taisuke Sasanuma, representative partner of investment firm Advantage Partners, Atsushi Saito, chief executive officer of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, Nobuo Katsumata, president of Marubeni Corp., Fumiko Hayashi, chairman of Daiei Inc. and Daiei President Yasuyuki Higuchi join hands for a photo after a news conference at a Tokyo hotel July 28. (Kyodo)

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Daiei, Aeon, Marubeni join hands

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Motoya Okada, president of Japan's major supermarket chain Aeon Co., Nobuo Katsumata, president of trading house Marubeni Corp., and Toru Nishimi, president of struggling retailer Daiei Inc., join hands as the three companies signal they will join forces to create Japan's top retail group. (Kyodo)

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coveru

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata (C), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks with reporters on April 20 after his company, along with three others, was ordered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to conduct additional checks on its nuclear power plants to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country. (Kyodo)

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Aeon, Maruetsu, Marubeni to tie up in product buying, distributi

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Marubeni Corp. President Nobuo Katsumata, Maruetsu Inc. President Keizo Takahashi and Aeon Co. President Motoya Okada pose for a photo after announcing a tripartite business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on July 10. (Kyodo)

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Nuke plant shutdown to dent TEPCO profits by 400 bil. yen in FY

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaking at a news conference in Tokyo on July 31. Tokyo Electric says it has sharply lowered its group profit estimates for fiscal 2007 because the shutdown of a nuclear power plant after a huge earthquake earlier this month is expected to reduce profit by up to 400 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Electric to fall into red in FY 2007

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs reporters on the company's full-year earnings estimate for fiscal 2007 in Tokyo on Oct. 31. Japan's biggest utility is expected to fall into the red in fiscal 2007 for the first time in 28 years, affected by the shutdown of its key nuclear power reactor and rising fuel costs. (Kyodo)

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Shimizu to become next TEPCO president

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Vice President Masataka Shimizu (R), who is set to become the company's next president, shakes hands with current President Tsunehisa Katsumata in Tokyo on Jan. 22. (Kyodo)

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Marubeni to promote Asada to president

TOKYO, Japan - Teruo Asada (L), executive vice president of major trading house Marubeni Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20 with President Nobuo Katsumata sitting by him. Asada will succeed Katsumata on April 1 while Katsumata will become chairman to replace Toru Tsuji. (Kyodo)

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(3)TEPCO chief, others to quit over nuke plant scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata (file photo), one of five executive vice presidents at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), is expected to succeed President Nobuya Minami, who will resign to take the blame for a cover-up of cracks in TEPCO nuclear power plants. (Kyodo)

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New TEPCO chief vows to do best to restore public trust

TOKYO - Tsunehisa Katsumata (R), new president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), gives a news conference along with his predecessor Naoya Minami (L) in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Katsumata pledged the utility would do its best to restore public trust following a series of cover-up scandals concerning defects at its nuclear power plants. (Kyodo)

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New TEPCO chief vows to do best to restore public trust

TOKYO - Tsunehisa Katsumata (R), new president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), gives a news conference along with his predecessor Naoya Minami (L) in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Katsumata pledged the utility would do its best to restore public trust following a series of cover-up scandals concerning defects at its nuclear power plants. (Kyodo)

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Marubeni names new president

TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corp. newly appointed President Nobuo Katsumata (L) shakes hands with incumbent President Toru Tsuji at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18. Tsuji will assume chairmanship. (Kyodo)

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Man given life sentence over 2005 murder of girl in Tochigi

File photo taken in December 2005 shows a three-street intersection in Imaichi (currently, Nikko) in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi, where a 7-year-old girl was last witnessed before being murdered. The Utsunomiya District Court sentenced Takuya Katsumata, 33, to life in prison on April 8, 2016, for the murder of the girl in line with the prosecutors' demand despite debate about the credibility of his confessions amid a dearth of compelling physical evidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man given life sentence over 2005 murder of girl in Tochigi

Photo taken in June 2014 shows Takuya Katsumata, who has been on trial over the 2005 murder of a 7-year-old girl in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi. The Utsunomiya District Court sentenced the 33-year-old Katsumata to life in prison on April 8, 2016, in line with the prosecutors' demand despite debate about the credibility of his confessions amid a dearth of compelling physical evidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court accepts murder confession as evidence despite retraction

Photo taken in June 2014 shows Takuya Katsumata, who has been on trial over the 2005 murder of a 7-year-old girl in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi. The Utsunomiya District Court accepted investigation records on March 18, 2016, that shows Katsumata, 33, admitting to the murder of the girl as evidence, despite the defendant's not-guilty plea and claim that he was pressured into making the confession. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 ex-TEPCO execs indicted

Photo shows former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. who were indicted on Feb. 29, 2016, for failure to take measures to prevent the tsunami-triggered crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. The three are (from L) Tsunehisa Katsumata, TEPCO chairman at the time, and two former vice presidents -- Ichiro Takekuro and Sakae Muto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man pleads not guilty to murder of girl, 7

File photo taken in June 2014 shows Takuya Katsumata, who was sent to prosecutors following his arrest for the murder of a seven-year-old girl in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi in 2005. During the first hearing at the Utsunomiya District Court on Feb. 29, 2016, Katsumata pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-TEPCO execs to face mandatory indictment given panel decision

Photo shows (from L) Tsunehisa Katsumata, 75, who was chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, and former TEPCO vice presidents Sakae Muto, 65, and Ichiro Takekuro, 69. An independent judicial panel of citizens said July 31, 2015, it has decided that the three former executives merit indictment over the disaster, setting the stage for them to face mandatory prosecution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man given life sentence over 2005 murder of girl in Tochigi

Photo taken in June 2014 shows Takuya Katsumata, who has been on trial over the 2005 murder of a 7-year-old girl in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi. The Utsunomiya District Court sentenced the 33-year-old Katsumata to life in prison on April 8, 2016, in line with the prosecutors' demand despite debate about the credibility of his confessions amid a dearth of compelling physical evidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kashiwazaki city orders suspension of operation at nuke plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Tsunehisa Katsumata (2nd from R), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., bows in apology to Hiroshi Aida (L), mayor of Kashiwazaki, at the Kashiwazaki city office on July 18. (Kyodo)

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Hamlet in kashiwabara

Entitled Kashiwabara . Kashiwabara is located on the shore at the mouth of the Katsumata River. This is probably a village along the Tanuma Kaido. Although it is identical to the picture numbered 13-20, the latter clearly portrays Mt. Fuji which is not in this picture. The rickshaw to the right shows the existence of people.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐16‐0]