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Kyogen actor Shigeyama, 4 others receive top culture awards

Kyogen actor Shigeyama, 4 others receive top culture awards

TOKYO, Japan - Five recipients of the Order of Culture pose for a photo with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (3rd from L) at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3. (From L to R) are sculptor Shinya Nakamura, Akira Mikazuki, professor emeritus in judicial studies at the University of Tokyo, Fukuda, Kyogen actor Shigeyama Sensaku, Koji Nakanishi, professor emeritus in organic chemistry at Columbia University, and Tokindo Okada, professor emeritus in development biology at Kyoto University.

Dai-Tokyo, Chiyoda insurance firms announce merger terms

Dai-Tokyo, Chiyoda insurance firms announce merger terms

TOKYO, Japan - Dai-Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. on Sept. 8 announce the outline of the new firm to be set up as a result of their merger next April 1. The new company comprising Dai-Tokyo and Chiyoda, both midsize casualty and automobile insurance companies based in Tokyo, will be called Aioi Insurance Co. Photo, taken at the Tokyo Kaikan Building in Chiyoda Ward shows Dai-Tokyo President Akira Seshimo (R) and Chiyoda President Koji Fukuda displaying the new company's logo.

Kyogen actor Shigeyama, 4 others receive top culture awards

Kyogen actor Shigeyama, 4 others receive top culture awards

TOKYO, Japan - Five recipients of the Order of Culture pose for a photo with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (3rd from L) at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3. (From L to R) are sculptor Shinya Nakamura, Akira Mikazuki, professor emeritus in judicial studies at the University of Tokyo, Fukuda, Kyogen actor Shigeyama Sensaku, Koji Nakanishi, professor emeritus in organic chemistry at Columbia University, and Tokindo Okada, professor emeritus in development biology at Kyoto University. (Kyodo)

Dai-Tokyo, Chiyoda insurance firms announce merger terms

Dai-Tokyo, Chiyoda insurance firms announce merger terms

TOKYO, Japan - Dai-Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. on Sept. 8 announce the outline of the new firm to be set up as a result of their merger next April 1. The new company comprising Dai-Tokyo and Chiyoda, both midsize casualty and automobile insurance companies based in Tokyo, will be called Aioi Insurance Co. Photo, taken at the Tokyo Kaikan Building in Chiyoda Ward shows Dai-Tokyo President Akira Seshimo (R) and Chiyoda President Koji Fukuda displaying the new company's logo.

Chiyoda, Dai-Tokyo to merge in April 2001

Chiyoda, Dai-Tokyo to merge in April 2001

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Seshimo (L), president of Dai-Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co., and Koji Fukuda, president of Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., shake hands in Tokyo on March 1 after announcing their agreement to merge in April 2001. The merger between the two midsize Japanese casualty and property insurers comes before the government's plan to completely deregulate premiums in July.