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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue.

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue.

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida, the new president and chairman of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun, apologize during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue. They assumed their posts at the Japanese national newspaper earlier in the day.

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue. (Kyodo)

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue. (Kyodo)

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New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida, the new president and chairman of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun, apologize during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue. They assumed their posts at the Japanese national newspaper earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Asahi chief to resign over retraction of news stories

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Masataka Watanabe, an Asahi Shimbun director, who will assume the presidency of the major Japanese daily after President Tadakazu Kimura resigns on Dec. 5, 2014, to take responsibility for the paper's retraction of some articles. (Kyodo)

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Japanese shogi prodigy Fujii becomes youngest to win major title

Japan's 17-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii (R) poses for a photo along with his mentor Masataka Sugimoto during a press conference in Osaka on July 16, 2020, after he defeated defending champion Akira Watanabe in a best-of-five series to clinch the Kisei title, one of the board game's eight major titles. Fujii became the youngest player ever to win a major shogi title at 17 years and 11 months.

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Japanese shogi prodigy Fujii becomes youngest to win major title

Japan's 17-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii (R) poses for a photo along with his mentor Masataka Sugimoto during a press conference in Osaka on July 16, 2020, after he defeated defending champion Akira Watanabe in a best-of-five series to clinch the Kisei title, one of the board game's eight major titles. Fujii became the youngest player ever to win a major shogi title at 17 years and 11 months.