Sapporo says no merger talks held so far with rival brewers

Sapporo says no merger talks held so far with rival brewers

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Mochida (L), a director Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, a day after Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund announced a buyout bid for the beer maker.

Sumitomo Mitsui, Goldman, Daiwa to form corporate revival firm

Sumitomo Mitsui, Goldman, Daiwa to form corporate revival firm

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Masanori Mochida, president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Yoshifumi Nishikawa, president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., and Masayasu Oi, president of Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co., shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8. Sumitomo Mitsui will set up a joint company with Goldman and Daiwa in November to help revive troubled companies.

4 Mitsubishi firms to form alliance

4 Mitsubishi firms to form alliance

(From L to R) Kokei Higuchi, president of Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Satoru Kishi, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyoshi Nakano, president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., and Minoru Mochida, president of Meiji Life Insurance Co., shake hands at a news conference Friday Sept. 11 after announcing an agreement to form a financial service alliance.

Sapporo says no merger talks held so far with rival brewers

Sapporo says no merger talks held so far with rival brewers

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Mochida (L), a director Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, a day after Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund announced a buyout bid for the beer maker. (Kyodo)

Sumitomo Mitsui, Goldman, Daiwa to form corporate revival firm

Sumitomo Mitsui, Goldman, Daiwa to form corporate revival firm

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Masanori Mochida, president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Yoshifumi Nishikawa, president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., and Masayasu Oi, president of Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co., shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8. Sumitomo Mitsui will set up a joint company with Goldman and Daiwa in November to help revive troubled companies. (Kyodo)

Aging handicapped siblings rely on kin for nursing care

Aging handicapped siblings rely on kin for nursing care

Kyoko Mochida, founder of a support group for people taking care of their handicapped siblings, chat in Tokyo on June 22, 2015, with her elder brother who has Down syndrome. As the population of aging handicapped people grows, siblings like Mochida often find themselves suddenly responsible for taking care of them when the parents can no longer do so due to old age or death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

4 Mitsubishi firms to form allia

4 Mitsubishi firms to form allia

(From L to R) Kokei Higuchi, president of Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Satoru Kishi, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyoshi Nakano, president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., and Minoru Mochida, president of Meiji Life Insurance Co., shake hands at a news conference Friday Sept. 11 after announcing an agreement to form a financial service alliance.