Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

1 tomato seed bears over 6,000 tomatoes in Osaka

1 tomato seed bears over 6,000 tomatoes in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A huge tomato plant, grown from a seed, and which has yielded more than 6,000 tomatoes at an experimental farm house of Kyowa Co., a plastics production firm in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, is photographed on May 20, 2014. The seed was planted last August.

Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kirin Pharma Co. President Katsuhiko Asano, Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. President Yuzuru Matsuda join hands in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Kirin Holdings said the same day it will acquire major pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Hakko and launch a tender offer of 1,500 yen per Kyowa Hakko share on Oct. 31.

Kyowa's headquarters, factory searched over banned flavorings

Kyowa's headquarters, factory searched over banned flavorings

TOKYO, Japan - Police enter the headquarters of Kyowa Perfumery & Chemical Co. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on June 18 to search for evidence relating to allegations the company produced and shipped banned flavoring agents. Kyowa allegedly shipped the substances to more than 175 food companies in 44 prefectures, sparking a nationwide recall of foods containing them.

Kyowa Hakko to sell liquor operations to Asahi Breweries

Kyowa Hakko to sell liquor operations to Asahi Breweries

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Ikeda (L), president of Asahi Breweries Ltd., and Tadashi Hirata, president of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., a fermented-chemical manufacturer, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18. They said Kyowa will sell its alcoholic beverage operations to Asahi for 20 billion yen.

Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kirin Pharma Co. President Katsuhiko Asano, Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. President Yuzuru Matsuda join hands in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Kirin Holdings said the same day it will acquire major pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Hakko and launch a tender offer of 1,500 yen per Kyowa Hakko share on Oct. 31. (Kyodo)

Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Photo taken Feb. 9, 2016, shows JR Kyowa Station in the central Japan city of Obu, where a 91-year-old man with dementia went onto the train tracks and was struck by a Central Japan Railway Co. train in 2007, after slipping outside without the knowledge of his wife. The Supreme Court ruled on March 1, 2016, that his family cannot be held responsible and required to compensate JR Central for damages sustained after the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New off-site nuke emergency center unveiled in Hokkaido, north Japan

New off-site nuke emergency center unveiled in Hokkaido, north Japan

A mock videoconference is held on Aug. 6, 2015, at a brand-new off-site nuclear emergency center in Kyowa in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, 10.4 kilometers away from Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in Tomari. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: Disaster drill at Tomari plant

CORRECTED: Disaster drill at Tomari plant

Elementary school children join an evacuation drill for a possible accident at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan town of Kyowa on Nov. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kyowa Hakko to sell liquor operations to Asahi Breweries

Kyowa Hakko to sell liquor operations to Asahi Breweries

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Ikeda (L), president of Asahi Breweries Ltd., and Tadashi Hirata, president of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., a fermented-chemical manufacturer, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18. They said Kyowa will sell its alcoholic beverage operations to Asahi for 20 billion yen.

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

Elementary school children join an evacuation drill for a possible accident at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan town of Kyowa on Nov. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

People join a two-day emergency drill at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan town of Kyowa on Nov. 14, 2016. People living near the plant received iodine preparation to prevent thyroid exposure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

People join a two-day emergency drill at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan town of Kyowa on Nov. 14, 2016. People living near the plant received iodine preparation to prevent thyroid exposure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

Disaster drill at Tomari plant

People join a two-day emergency drill at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan town of Kyowa on Nov. 14, 2016. People living near the plant received iodine preparation to prevent thyroid exposure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kyowa's headquarters, factory searched over banned flavorings

Kyowa's headquarters, factory searched over banned flavorings

TOKYO, Japan - Police enter the headquarters of Kyowa Perfumery & Chemical Co. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on June 18 to search for evidence relating to allegations the company produced and shipped banned flavoring agents. Kyowa allegedly shipped the substances to more than 175 food companies in 44 prefectures, sparking a nationwide recall of foods containing them.