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Fukuda drawing widening support for his premiership bid

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda is surrounded by reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 14 after talks with former LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga, former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki and former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki.

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:Makoto Koga, head of LDP election strategy committee

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, head of the Liberal Democratic Party election strategy committee, speaks to reporters at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was appointed to the job, which has the same ranking as the three top LDP executive posts. Koga, an LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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:Premier-to-be Fukuda names senior LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Yasuo Fukuda poses with the new lineup of top LDP executives he appointed on Sept. 24. From L to R: Masaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Makoto Koga, chairman of the LDP election strategy committee; Bummei Ibuki, LDP secretary general; Fukuda; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Sadakazu Tanigaki, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus. Fukuda is expected to be elected prime minister by parliament on Sept. 25 as the LDP controls the House of Representatives.

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Makoto Koga, head of LDP election strategy committee

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga shows up at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was named as head of the LDP election strategy committee with the same ranking as the three top LDP executive posts. Koga, an LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

TOKYO, Japan - The top executives of Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliates of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., meet the press in Tokyo on Jan. 10 after the two companies announced they have reached a basic agreement to merge Jan. 1, 2008, to form Japan's third-largest brokerage house in terms of operating revenue. From L to R: Shinko Securities President Takashi Kusama, Mizuho Securities President Makoto Fukuda, and Mizuho Securities Vice President Keisuke Yokoo. Yokoo will be president of the new company, Kusama chairman, and Fukuda vice chairman.

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Mizuho Securities expects 27 bil. yen loss from error

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Securities Co. President Makoto Fukuda (L) bows in apology for the company's erroneous sell orders for J-Com Co. shares during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8.

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Mizuho Securities expects 27 bil. yen loss from error

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Securities Co. President Makoto Fukuda (L) bows in apology for the company's erroneous sell orders for J-Com Co. shares during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8. (Kyodo)

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Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

TOKYO, Japan - The top executives of Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliates of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., meet the press in Tokyo on Jan. 10 after the two companies announced they have reached a basic agreement to merge Jan. 1, 2008, to form Japan's third-largest brokerage house in terms of operating revenue. From L to R: Shinko Securities President Takashi Kusama, Mizuho Securities President Makoto Fukuda, and Mizuho Securities Vice President Keisuke Yokoo. Yokoo will be president of the new company, Kusama chairman, and Fukuda vice chairman. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda drops in at bookstore in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (3rd L) stops in at Maruzen bookstore in Nihonbashi, Tokyo on the evening of May 4, trailed by aides and his security detail. Fukuda dropped in at the bookstore on his way back to his residence after a meeting with Defense Academy President Makoto Iokibe and others at a hotel in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Japan U-22 squad manager Teguramori in action at friendly match

Manager Makoto Teguramori of Japan's U-22 national soccer team issues instructions during the second half of a friendly match against Myanmar at the Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, east to Tokyo, on March 11, 2015. Japan won 9-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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:Makoto Koga, head of LDP election strategy committee

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Koga, head of the Liberal Democratic Party election strategy committee, speaks to reporters at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was appointed to the job, which has the same ranking as the three top LDP executive posts. Koga, an LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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Makoto Koga, head of LDP election strategy committee

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga shows up at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was named as head of the LDP election strategy committee with the same ranking as the three top LDP executive posts. Koga, an LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election. (Kyodo)

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:Premier-to-be Fukuda names senior LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Yasuo Fukuda poses with the new lineup of top LDP executives he appointed on Sept. 24. From L to R: Masaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Makoto Koga, chairman of the LDP election strategy committee; Bummei Ibuki, LDP secretary general; Fukuda; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Sadakazu Tanigaki, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus. Fukuda is expected to be elected prime minister by parliament on Sept. 25 as the LDP controls the House of Representatives. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda drawing widening support for his premiership bid

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda is surrounded by reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 14 after talks with former LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga, former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki and former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki. (Kyodo)