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Commendation Ceremony for Koichi Mizushima of Toshiba

On April 19, Toshiba awarded a special prize to Koichi Mizushima, 78, executive fellow of Toshiba Corporation, for his contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries. In the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Akira Yoshino, an honorary fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation, and John Goodnough, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, U.S., who collaborated with Mr. Mizushima, were chosen to receive the prize, but Mr. Mizushima, who was expected to win the prize simultaneously, did not. Chairman Nobuaki Kurumatani said, "I am very proud of Mr. Mizushima's achievement. The University of Tokyo has announced that it will award Mizushima with the University of Tokyo President's Special Award. Shiro Saito, Executive Vice President, said, "Mr. Mizushima is still active as a researcher. From right to left: Chairman Kurumatani, Executive Fellow Mizushima, and Mr. Mizushima's wife, Ms. Kimiko, on November 19, 2019.

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Toshiba CEO steps down after buyout offer triggers internal row

Combined file photo shows Toshiba Corp.'s Nobuaki Kurumatani (L) and Satoshi Tsunakawa. Kurumatani stepped down as president and CEO on April 14, 2021, and chairman Tsunakawa took up the posts of Kurumatani amid an internal conflict over a proposed buyout of the Japanese industrial conglomerate by Britain's CVC Capital Partners.

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Toshiba CEO steps down after buyout offer triggers internal row

Satoshi Tsunakawa, chairman and president of Toshiba Corp., gives an online press conference on April 14, 2021, as seen in this screenshot image. Tsunakawa took up the posts of Nobuaki Kurumatani, who stepped down as president and CEO the same day amid an internal conflict over a proposed buyout of the Japanese industrial conglomerate by Britain's CVC Capital Partners.

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Toshiba CEO steps down after buyout offer triggers internal row

Satoshi Tsunakawa, chairman and president of Toshiba Corp., gives an online press conference on April 14, 2021, as seen in this screenshot image. Tsunakawa took up the posts of Nobuaki Kurumatani, who stepped down as president and CEO the same day amid an internal conflict over a proposed buyout of the Japanese industrial conglomerate by Britain's CVC Capital Partners.

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Toshiba CEO steps down after buyout offer triggers internal row

Media crews gather near a building that houses Toshiba Corp.'s headquarters in Tokyo on April 14, 2021. Nobuaki Kurumatani stepped down as president and CEO of the Japanese industrial conglomerate the same day amid an internal conflict over a proposed buyout of Toshiba by Britain's CVC Capital Partners.

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Toshiba CEO resigns amid management rift

Photo taken on April 14, 2021, shows a building housing the headquarters of Japanese electronics and infrastructure giant Toshiba Corp. in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Toshiba President and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned from the posts the same day amid a perceived management rift over a potential buyout by British private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.

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Toshiba gets buyout offer from British private equity firm

File photo shows Toshiba Corp. President and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani. British private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has proposed a buyout of Toshiba, the Japanese electronics maker said on April 7, 2021.

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Toshiba picks ex-Sumitomo Mitsui Banking executive Kurumatani as CEO

Nobuaki Kurumatani, former deputy president of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., speaks to the press in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2018, after being appointed as chairman and chief executive of Toshiba Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba Presidnet Kurumatani

Toshiba Corp. CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani addresses a group of new employees of the embattled company during a welcome ceremony in Tokyo on April 2, 2018, a day after its business year for 2018 began. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba Presidnet Kurumatani

Toshiba Corp. CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani addresses a group of new employees of the embattled company during a welcome ceremony in Tokyo on April 2, 2018, a day after its business year for 2018 began. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

Nobuaki Kurumatani, Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO, gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

Nobuaki Kurumatani, Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO, gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

File photo taken Dec. 19, 2019, in Tokyo, shows Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2018, about the company's five-year business plan through fiscal 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2018, about the company's five-year business plan through fiscal 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2018, about the company's five-year business plan through fiscal 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani is pictured after a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2018, where he announced the company's five-year business plan through fiscal 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO

Toshiba Corp. CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani (R) speaks to the media at the company's head office in Tokyo on May 15, 2018, following its release of financial results for the year ended in March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO

Toshiba Corp. CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani speaks to the media at the company's head office in Tokyo on May 15, 2018, following its release of financial results for the year ended in March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO

Toshiba Corp. CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani speaks to the media at the company's head office in Tokyo on May 15, 2018, following its release of financial results for the year ended in March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba CEO Kurumatani

Nobuaki Kurumatani, CEO of Toshiba Corp., speaks during an interview at his company's head office in Tokyo on April 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba's new CEO

Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa (R) and Nobuaki Kurumatani, former deputy president of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., hold a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2018, following Kurumatani's appointment as chairman and chief executive of Toshiba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba's new CEO

Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa (R) and Nobuaki Kurumatani, former deputy president of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2018, following Kurumatani's appointment as chairman and chief executive of Toshiba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo