1st Sharp female executive

1st Sharp female executive

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Keiko Okada, who is set to be promoted as one of Sharp Corp. executive officers on April 1, 2011. The Japanese electronics firm announced the appointment of the 56-year-old Okada, currently general manager of the Global Brand Strategy Group, on March 30. She will be Sharp's first female executive officer since the company's founding.

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

Actress Keiko Takeshita (R), Japan's national soccer coach Takeshi Okada (C) and Zenko Oda pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. Okada and others have set up the policy recommendation group ''Group Environment Initiative,'' headed by Oda, aimed at helping build a society that is mainly based on renewable energy.

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

Japan soccer coach, actress form policy group for environment

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Keiko Takeshita (R), Japan's national soccer coach Takeshi Okada (Cjand Zenko Oda pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. Okada and others have set up the policy recommendation group ''Group Environment Initiative,'' headed by Oda, aimed at helping build a society that is mainly based on renewable energy. (Kyodo)

1st Sharp female executive

1st Sharp female executive

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Keiko Okada, who is set to be promoted as one of Sharp Corp. executive officers on April 1, 2011. The Japanese electronics firm announced the appointment of the 56-year-old Okada, currently general manager of the Global Brand Strategy Group, on March 30. She will be Sharp's first female executive officer since the company's founding. (Kyodo)