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Photographer Hori's works disclosed to media

MATSUE, Japan - Photographs taken by Japanese photographer Ichiro Hori (1879-1969), including portraits of Japanese Adm. Heihachiro Togo (L front) and Japanese bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi's wife Mary (2nd from L, front), are disclosed to the media at Matsue History Museum in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2012. The photos, kept at the home of Kosaku Sano, Hori's nephew, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, are scheduled to be exhibited at the museum from March 20, 2012.

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Calculators with 'anime,' 'manga' characters

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows calculators with designs of popular characters from Japanese animation and comic book series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (L), ''Keion!!'' (C) and ''President Shima Kosaku.'' Sharp Corp. and Bandi Co. said on Feb. 17, 2011, they will begin selling the calculators in March 2011.

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Former Ishikawajima-Harima President Inaba dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Inaba (file photo taken in April, 2003), former president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., died of heart failure on Nov. 26. Inaba, who also served as chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was 82.

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Ando, Hazama agree on capital tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Okita (L), president of Ando Corp., and Fumiya Yamato, president of Hazama Corp., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on March 10. They said the two construction firms have agreed to form a capital alliance in May.

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Yamaguchi named head of Japan Chamber of Commerce

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Asahi Kasei Corp. Chairman Nobuo Yamaguchi, who was named the new chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on July 24. Yamaguchi, who replaced Kosaku Inaba, will hold the post until the end of October 2004.

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Yamaguchi named head of Tokyo chamber of commerce

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Inaba (L), outgoing chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and his successor Nobuo Yamaguchi (R) give a news conference in Tokyo on July 12. Yamaguchi, chairman of Asahi Kasei Corp., will serve concurrently as chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Business leaders confident about 1.7% growth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's top four industrial bosses give a joint news conference at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 5. (From L to R) Kosaku Inaba, head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Takashi Imai, head of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Hiroshi Okuda, chief of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Yotaro Kobayashi, chief of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai).

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Japan business dons pin hope on 2nd-half recovery

The leaders of Japan's top four big-business groups hold a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, voicing hope that the nation's economy will be put on a recovery track in the second half of this year, while expressing shock at a series of negative developments at the new year's onset. From left to right are Jiro Ushio, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Jiro Nemoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Kosaku Inaba, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Former Ishikawajima-Harima President Inaba dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Inaba (file photo taken in April, 2003), former president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., died of heart failure on Nov. 26. Inaba, who also served as chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was 82. (Kyodo)

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German bakery luring visitors to town near Iwami Ginzan silver mine

Photo taken in December 2015 shows Kosaku Hidaka, manager of German bakery Hidaka in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, preparing to bake pretzels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Calculators with 'anime,' 'manga' characters

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows calculators with designs of popular characters from Japanese animation and comic book series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (L), ''Keion!!'' (C) and ''President Shima Kosaku.'' Sharp Corp. and Bandi Co. said on Feb. 17, 2011, they will begin selling the calculators in March 2011. (Kyodo)

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Photographer Hori's works disclosed to media

MATSUE, Japan - Photographs taken by Japanese photographer Ichiro Hori (1879-1969), including portraits of Japanese Adm. Heihachiro Togo (L front) and Japanese bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi's wife Mary (2nd from L, front), are disclosed to the media at Matsue History Museum in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2012. The photos, kept at the home of Kosaku Sano, Hori's nephew, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, are scheduled to be exhibited at the museum from March 20, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Buddhas of Bamiyan

Kosaku Maeda, an expert on Afghanistan culture and visiting professor at the Tokyo University of Arts, delivers a keynote speech at an symposium held in Tokyo in September 2017 to discuss ways to preserve the remains in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan. Maeda has led UNESCO efforts to repair the remains that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, including the two Buddhas of Bamiyan, both on the World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhas of Bamiyan

Kosaku Maeda, an expert on Afghanistan culture and professor emeritus at Wako University, visits the remains in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan in November 2005. He has led UNESCO efforts to repair the remains that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, including the two Buddhas of Bamiyan, both on the World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ando, Hazama agree on capital tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Okita (L), president of Ando Corp., and Fumiya Yamato, president of Hazama Corp., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on March 10. They said the two construction firms have agreed to form a capital alliance in May. (Kyodo)

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Yamaguchi named head of Tokyo chamber of commerce

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Inaba (L), outgoing chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and his successor Nobuo Yamaguchi (R) give a news conference in Tokyo on July 12. Yamaguchi, chairman of Asahi Kasei Corp., will serve concurrently as chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Business leaders confident about 1.7% growth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's top four industrial bosses give a joint news conference at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 5. (From L to R) Kosaku Inaba, head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Takashi Imai, head of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Hiroshi Okuda, chief of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Yotaro Kobayashi, chief of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai).

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Business leaders expect info industry to spur economy

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's four main business groups hold a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5 after attending a New Year's reception. Some said they expect the Japanese economy to be on a recovery track by the latter half of this year, led by vigorous business and investment in information technology-related sectors. Photo shows (from L to R) Yotaro Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations, Kosaku Inaba, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations.

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Japan business dons pin hope on 2nd-half recovery

The leaders of Japan's top four big-business groups hold a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, voicing hope that the nation's economy will be put on a recovery track in the second half of this year, while expressing shock at a series of negative developments at the new year's onset. From left to right are Jiro Ushio, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Jiro Nemoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Kosaku Inaba, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ==Kyodo