JT to change Mild Seven cigarette brand to Mevius

JT to change Mild Seven cigarette brand to Mevius

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuomi Koizumi, president and chief executive officer of Japan Tobacco Inc., presents the company's new Mevius cigarette brand at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2012. The company said the same day its main cigarette brand Mild Seven will be renamed globally as Mevius and its package designs will be unified worldwide.

JT to change Mild Seven cigarette brand to Mevius

JT to change Mild Seven cigarette brand to Mevius

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuomi Koizumi, president and chief executive officer of Japan Tobacco Inc., presents the company's new Mevius cigarette brand at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2012. The company said the same day its main cigarette brand Mild Seven will be renamed globally as Mevius and its package designs will be unified worldwide.

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. Executive Deputy President Mitsuomi Koizumi (R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012, as the company announced he will be president, succeeding President Hiroshi Kimura (L), who will be chairman.

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. Executive Deputy President Mitsuomi Koizumi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012, as the company announced he will be president, succeeding President Hiroshi Kimura.

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. Executive Deputy President Mitsuomi Koizumi (R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012, as the company announced he will be president, succeeding President Hiroshi Kimura (L), who will be chairman. (Kyodo)

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. Executive Deputy President Mitsuomi Koizumi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012, as the company announced he will be president, succeeding President Hiroshi Kimura. (Kyodo)