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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Shigefumi Matsuzawa, former Kanagawa governor, makes a stump speech in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, speaks as a candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election at a joint press conference with other candidates at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- hold a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- hold a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- join hands at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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1st shipment from Kirin plant in Sendai since March disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (L) and Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai pose with cases of beer in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011, during a ceremony to mark the first shipment of beer from the company's Sendai plant in about eight months since it was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Kirin's beer-flavored drink logs 10 bil.-unit sales

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (L) and comedian Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (R) attend an event in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011 to commemorate cumulative sales of Kirin's Nodogoshi Nama brand of beer-flavored drink surpassing 10 billion units in terms of 350-milliliter cans since its launch in April 2005. Yamaguchi appears in the product's TV commercials.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2011. He said he has decided to back out of his plan to run in April's Tokyo gubernatorial election following a recent announcement by incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara of his intention to seek a fourth term.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa announces his candidacy for the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on March 1, 2011. Businessman Miki Watanabe, who founded restaurant chain operator Watami Co., and former upper house lawmaker Akira Koike of the Japanese Communist Party, have already announced they will run in the closely watched race for the reins of the Japanese capital. Political sources said incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will not seek a fourth four-year term.

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Nissan delivers 1st Leaf EV in Japan to Kanagawa Pref.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (R) receives a key for a Nissan Motor Co. Leaf electric vehicle (in back) from Nissan Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga in a delivery ceremony at the Kanagawa Prefecture offices in Yokohama on Dec. 22, 2010. Nissan delivered 10 Leafs to the prefectural government as the first delivery of the vehicle in the domestic market.

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa talks about the new smoking ban along the prefecture's coastline to reporters on the beach of Zushi in the prefecture June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May.

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa (standing) address a meeting of prefectural government officials at the prefectural office in Yokohama on April 1, 2010 as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking.

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Japanese governor backs existing Okinawa base deal

WASHINGTON, United States - Governors of two Japanese prefectures -- Hirokazu Nakaima of Okinawa (L) and Shigefumi Matsuzawa of Kanagawa (R) -- attend a symposium in Washington on Nov. 5, 2009. Matsuzawa expressed his support for an existing deal between Japan and the United States that would relocate a U.S. airfield within Okinawa Prefecture.

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U.S. Ambassador Roos meets with Kanagawa Gov. Matsuzawa

YOKOHAMA, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (L) holds talks with Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (R) at the Kanagawa prefectural hall on Sept. 7, 2009.

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Kirin Brewery chief warns of possible risks to merger

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Matsuzawa, president of Kirin Holdings Co.'s core unit Kirin Brewery Co., speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. He warned of risks the planned integration of Kirin Holdings Co. and Suntory Ltd. may face when they review their product line-ups.

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Kirin Holdings executive Matsuzawa to take helm of Kirin Brewery

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. said on Jan. 26 Managing Director Koichi Matsuzawa (file photo) will become the president of Kirin Brewery Co. to succeed Senji Miyake as part of top management changes in its group.

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Kanagawa eyes ordinance on total smoking ban in public areas

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa said April 15 the prefecture has compiled a basic plan for an ordinance to ban smoking in hotels, restaurants and other public places in the prefecture in a bid to prevent passive smoking.

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Kanagawa demands panel to prevent crimes by U.S. soldiers

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (L) delivers a petition to Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) at the Defense Ministry to set up a special panel under the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee to directly reflect the voices of base-hosting local authorities, in light of a series of serious crimes allegedly committed by U.S. servicemen recently.

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Base-hosting governors petition for changes in U.S. forces pact

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (C) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) meet with Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) at the Defense Ministry on March 11. Matsuzawa, Nakaima and other members of the governors' liaison council representing 14 prefectures hosting U.S. military bases in Japan petitioned Ishiba, as well as Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, for a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement in light of a series of crimes allegedly committed by U.S. service personnel.

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Nonlife insurers punish execs over failures to pay benefits

TOKYO, Japan - Nipponkoa Insurance Co. Chairman Ken Matsuzawa (C), President Makoto Hyodo (2nd R), and other Nipponkoa executives bow in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on April 13 where the insurer said it will punish senior executives over failure to pay due insurance benefits. Matsuzawa will take a 50 percent executive pay cut over six months and Hyodo 30 percent, starting in May.

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Kanagawa Gov. Matsuzawa assured of reelection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Incumbent Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa expresses his thanks to his supporters at his campaign office after winning reelection in the poll held on April 8.

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Kanagawa Gov. Matsuzawa calls for revising U.S. base plan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa speaks with reporters following his meeting with Foreign Minister Taro Aso in Yokohama on Dec. 26. The governor called on Aso to seek revision of the current plan to realign U.S. forces in Japan before its finalization in such a way that it is more acceptable for Japanese local communities.

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Kanagawa Gov. Matsuzawa calls for revising U.S. base plan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters following his talks with Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa in Yokohama on Dec. 26. The governor urged the government to seek revision of the current plan for realignment of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan.

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Kanagawa governor tells gov't he rejects realignment plans

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (L) fields questions from reporters at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 7 after meeting with agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga. The governor demanded that Japan and the United States withdraw realignment plans, including one to upgrade U.S. Army Japan's headquarters at Camp Zama in his prefecture to a Japan-U.S. joint task force-capable command.

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Kanagawa governor tells gov't he rejects realignment plans

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (L) visits Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga (R) at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 7. The governor demanded that Japan and the United States withdraw realignment plans, including one to upgrade the U.S. Army Japan's headquarters in Camp Zama in his prefecture to a Japan-U.S. joint task force-capable command.

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Kanagawa gov. slams Japan gov't over nuclear-powered carrier

WASHINGTON, United States - Visiting Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa speaks to reporters in Washington on Oct. 27 about a Japan-U.S. agreement to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in the prefecture in 2008.

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Opposition-backed Matsuzawa elected Kanagawa gov.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Opposition-backed former lawmaker Shigefumi Matsuzawa celebrates winning the Kanagawa Prefectural gubernatorial election at his Yokohama election office April 13.

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4 DPJ members fail to agree on single leadership candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Four Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lawmakers -- Seiji Maehara (L), Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L), Shigefumi Matsuzawa (2nd from R) and Takashi Kawamura -- meet in Tokyo on Aug. 20 in a bid to field a single challenger for the Sept. 23 party presidential election. As they failed to reach an agreement on a single challenger, they are likely to separately challenge DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama in the election.

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Taiyo Mutual, Nipponkoa in nonlife insurance tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Matsuzawa (L), president of Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Masahiro Yoshiike (C), president of Taiyo Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Tsunaie Kanie, president of Taiyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co., speak about their alliance at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 23. Nipponkoa Insurance Co. and Taiyo Mutual Life Insurance Co. have agreed to tie up in the nonlife insurance business. They have also agreed to merge Taiyo Mutual's nonlife insurance unit, Taiyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co., with Nipponkoa.

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3 Japanese nonlife insurers to form holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - Three Japanese property and casualty insurance companies announced Oct. 19 they will establish a holding company by April 2002, creating Japan's largest nonlife insurance group. Takeo Inokuchi (R), president of Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ken Matsuzawa (L), president of Nippon Fire and Marine Insurance Co., and Mutsuharu Okamoto (C), president of Koa Fire and Marine Insurance Co., shake hands at a press conference the same day in Otemachi, Tokyo.

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Kan wins DPJ leadership race

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Naoto Kan (L) raises his hands Jan. 18 together with his contender Shigefumi Matsuzawa (R) after winning the main opposition party's leadership election at a Tokyo hotel.

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Rivals at peace in DPJ leadership race

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Naoto Kan (L) and challenger Shigefumi Matsuzawa (R) raise hands in a symbol of party unity Jan. 17 after delivering final pitches for votes before party faithful on the eve of the party presidential race. Kan, who is backed by the party leadership, is a shoo-in to win reelection as party president.

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Kan, Matsuzawa vying for DPJ leadership

Naoto Kan, incumbent leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and DPJ lawmaker Shigefumi Matsuzawa filed their candidacies Jan. 9 in the party's leadership race slated for Jan. 18. The photo shows Kan, 52, and Matsuzawa (L), 40, shaking hands in a hall for candidacy filing at the No.1 residential building for House of Representatives members in Nagatacho, Tokyo.

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Kanagawa gov. slams Japan gov't over nuclear-powered carrier

WASHINGTON, United States - Visiting Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa speaks to reporters in Washington on Oct. 27 about a Japan-U.S. agreement to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in the prefecture in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiat

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa Gov. Matsuzawa calls for revising U.S. base plan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters following his talks with Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa in Yokohama on Dec. 26. The governor urged the government to seek revision of the current plan for realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa Gov. Matsuzawa calls for revising U.S. base plan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa speaks with reporters following his meeting with Foreign Minister Taro Aso in Yokohama on Dec. 26. The governor called on Aso to seek revision of the current plan to realign U.S. forces in Japan before its finalization in such a way that it is more acceptable for Japanese local communities. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa Gov. Matsuzawa assured of reelection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Incumbent Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa expresses his thanks to his supporters after being assured of reelection in the poll held on April 8. (Kyodo)

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Nonlife insurers punish execs over failures to pay benefits

TOKYO, Japan - Nipponkoa Insurance Co. Chairman Ken Matsuzawa (C), President Makoto Hyodo (2nd R), and other Nipponkoa executives bow in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on April 13 where the insurer said it will punish senior executives over failure to pay due insurance benefits. Matsuzawa will take a 50 percent executive pay cut over six months and Hyodo 30 percent, starting in May. (Kyodo)

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Base-hosting governors petition for changes in U.S. forces pact

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (C) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) meet with Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) at the Defense Ministry on March 11. Matsuzawa, Nakaima and other members of the governors' liaison council representing 14 prefectures hosting U.S. military bases in Japan petitioned Ishiba, as well as Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, for a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement in light of a series of crimes allegedly committed by U.S. service personnel. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa demands panel to prevent crimes by U.S. soldiers

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (L) delivers a petition to Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) at the Defense Ministry to set up a special panel under the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee to directly reflect the voices of base-hosting local authorities, in light of a series of serious crimes allegedly committed by U.S. servicemen recently. (Kyodo)

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Kirin Holdings executive Matsuzawa to take helm of Kirin Brewery

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. said on Jan. 26 Managing Director Koichi Matsuzawa (file photo) will become the president of Kirin Brewery Co. to succeed Senji Miyake as part of top management changes in its group. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiat

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa governor tells gov't he rejects realignment plans

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (L) visits Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga (R) at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 7. The governor demanded that Japan and the United States withdraw realignment plans, including one to upgrade the U.S. Army Japan's headquarters in Camp Zama in his prefecture to a Japan-U.S. joint task force-capable command. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa governor tells gov't he rejects realignment plans

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (L) fields questions from reporters at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 7 after meeting with agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga. The governor demanded that Japan and the United States withdraw realignment plans, including one to upgrade U.S. Army Japan's headquarters at Camp Zama in his prefecture to a Japan-U.S. joint task force-capable command. (Kyodo)

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Opposition-backed Matsuzawa elected Kanagawa gov.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Opposition-backed former lawmaker Shigefumi Matsuzawa celebrates winning the Kanagawa Prefectural gubernatorial election at his Yokohama election office April 13. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa eyes ordinance on total smoking ban in public areas

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa said April 15 the prefecture has compiled a basic plan for an ordinance to ban smoking in hotels, restaurants and other public places in the prefecture in a bid to prevent passive smoking. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa (standing) address a meeting of prefectural government officials at the prefectural office in Yokohama on April 1, 2010 as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking. (Kyodo)

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa talks about the new smoking ban along the prefecture's coastline to reporters on the beach of Zushi in the prefecture June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May. (Kyodo)