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Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami resigns

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 2 Kyodo - Suntory Holdings Ltd. President Nobuhiro Torii and Vice President Kenji Yamada bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after announcing the resignation of the company's Chairman Takeshi Niinami, also chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. The 66-year-old was under police investigation over dietary supplements he allegedly purchased, according to the major Japanese brewer. (Kyodo)

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii and Vice President Kenji Yamada from left.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii and Vice President Kenji Yamada from left.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii and Vice President Kenji Yamada from left.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami Resigns, Holds Press Conference

Suntory Holdings holds press conference following Chairman Takeshi Niinami's resignation. photo shows President Nobuhiro Torii.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami resigns

Suntory Holdings Ltd. President Nobuhiro Torii (L) and Vice President Kenji Yamada bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025, after announcing the resignation of the company's Chairman Takeshi Niinami, also chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. The 66-year-old was under police investigation over dietary supplements he allegedly purchased, according to the major Japanese brewer.

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami resigns

Nobuhiro Torii, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., announces the resignation of the company's Chairman Takeshi Niinami at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025. Niinami, a prominent Japanese business figure, serves as chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.

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Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami resigns

Nobuhiro Torii, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., announces the resignation of the company's Chairman Takeshi Niinami at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2025. Niinami, a prominent Japanese business figure, serves as chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. ==Kyodo

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Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference

Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference. Photo: Nobuhiro Torii, President-elect, at the press conference.=December 12,2024,都内

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Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference

Suntory Holdings president change press conference. Photo shows Nobuhiro Torii (right), president-elect, and Takeshi Niinami, president, at the press conference.=December 12,2024,都内

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Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference

Suntory Holdings president change press conference. Photo shows Nobuhiro Torii (right), president-elect, and Takeshi Niinami at the press conference. Nobuhiro Torii (right) and Takeshi Niinami shake hands.=December 12,2024,都内

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Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference

Suntory Holdings president change press conference. Photo shows Nobuhiro Torii (right) and Takeshi Niinami shaking hands.=December 12,2024,都内

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Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference

Suntory Holdings president change press conference. Photo shows Nobuhiro Torii (right) and Takeshi Niinami shaking hands.=December 12,2024,都内

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Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference

Suntory Holdings president change press conference. Photo shows Nobuhiro Torii (right), president-elect, and Takeshi Niinami, president, at the press conference.=December 12,2024,都内

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Suntory Holdings President Change Press Conference

Suntory Holdings president change press conference. Photo shows Nobuhiro Torii (right), president-elect, and Takeshi Niinami, president, at the press conference.=December 12,2024,都内

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Wide receiver Ken Shimizu (C) of the Obic Seagulls is tackled by defensive backs Nobuhiro Shigeta (12) and Takehiro Ko (R) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football.

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Japan batters major leaguers to lead series 2-0

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks Nobuhiro Matsuda hits a single homer in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 8-4 to lead 2-0 in the five-game series.

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Samurai Japan beat MLB stars 2-0

OSAKA, Japan - Samurai Japan's Nobuhiro Matsuda hits a sacrifice fly to score the opener in the second inning of a game against a team of major league stars at Kyocera Dome in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 12, 2014. Samurai Japan won 2-0.

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Japan Series Game 4 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Softbank Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda hits to left, scoring the first two runs in the first inning of Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Oct. 29, 2014. The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Softbank players fete win in PL Climax Series final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiro Matsuda (2nd from L) and other players of the Softbank Hawks professional baseball club celebrate after beating the Nippon Ham Fighters 4-1 in Game 6 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage at Yafuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, winning a spot in the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.

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Hawks clinch 18th league title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss infielder Nobuhiro Matsuda (C) into the air after he singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning in a 2-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes to clinch the Pacific League championship at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 2, 2014.

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Kofu midfielder Cristiano scores equalizer before loss at home

KOFU, Japan - Midfielder Cristiano da Silva (R) of Ventforet Kofu scores an equalizer past Urawa Reds goalkeeper Nobuhiro Kato before the J-League club succumbed 2-1 at home in the first round of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition in Kofu, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2014.

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SIM-HAL electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiro Tajima, president of SIM-Drive Corp., gets onto the SIM-HAL, its electric vehicle prototype, in Tokyo on March 31, 2014.

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Suntory Beverage debuts on TSE

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiro Torii, president of Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd., rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 3, 2013, as the soft drink unit of the Suntory group makes its debut on the TSE's First Section.

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Suntory Beverage debuts on TSE

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiro Torii, president of Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd., holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 3, 2013, after the soft drink unit of the Suntory group made its debut the same day on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section.

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NEC to raise 130 bil. yen from banks

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiro Endo, president of NEC Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 26, 2013. NEC said the same day it will raise a total of 130 billion yen from banks including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and the Development Bank of Japan to improve its financial standing.

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Japan vs. Netherlands in WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiro Matsuda of Japan hits a two-run home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against the Netherlands at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2013. Japan won 16-4 to advance to the final round in San Francisco. The game was called in the bottom of the seventh inning.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiro Matsuda of Japan hits an RBI single against Brazil in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013. Japan won 5-3.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiro Matsuda of Japan hits an RBI single against Brazil in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013, in front of Brazil catcher Diego Franca. Japan won 5-3.

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Guangzhou defeat Urawa in ACL

GUANGZHOU, China - Goalkeeper Nobuhiro Kato (center R) and other Urawa Reds players react after Guangzhou Evergrande scored the first goal in an opening game of the 2013 Asian Champions League in Guangzhou, China, on Feb. 26, 2013. Urawa lost 3-0.

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NEC to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

TOKYO, Japan - NEC Corp. President Nobuhiro Endo holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2012. Endo said the company will cut 10,000 jobs worldwide -- 7,000 domestic and 3,000 overseas -- in the first half of fiscal 2012. The measure is part of NEC's restructuring as its earnings have deteriorated due to the effects of the massive flooding in Thailand and sluggish mobile phone business.

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Softbank wins Game 5 of Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Softbank Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda (back) scores on Toru Hosokawa's single as Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige attempts to block him during Game 5 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2011. The Hawks won the game 5-0 to lead the best-of-seven series three games to two.

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NEC, Lenovo to launch joint PC venture

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's NEC Corp. President Nobuhiro Endo (R) and Yang Yuanqing, CEO of China's Lenovo Group Ltd., shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2011, before a press conference. The two companies announced the launch of a joint venture for the Japanese personal computer market through a strategic partnership on the same day.

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NEC to invest 15 bil. yen on cloud computing services by FY 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiro Endo, senior vice president of NEC Corp., speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. Endo, 56, who will be appointed company president on April 1, 2010, said NEC will invest around 15 billion yen to enhance data centers for cloud computing over a three-year period as it embarks on an ambitious goal for a tenfold increase in net profit by fiscal 2012.

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NEC to promote Senior Vice President Endo to president

TOKYO, Japan - NEC Corp. Senior Vice President Nobuhiro Endo, who will replace current President Karou Yano, briefs reporters on the company's medium-term business plan during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2010. Endo will become president on April 1 while Yano will become chairman with the right to represent the company.

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NEC to promote Senior Vice President Endo to president

TOKYO, Japan - NEC Corp. President Kaoru Yano (R) and Senior Vice President Nobuhiro Endo shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2010. Endo will become president of NEC on April 1 while Yano will become chairman with the right to represent the company.

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Ishida eyes big match with WBA champion Foreman

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super welterweight interim champion Nobuhiro Ishida speaks during a news conference at Kanazawa boxing gym in Osaka City on Dec. 30, 2009, after successfully defending his first title in a unanimous decision over 15th-ranked Oney Valdez of Colombia a day earlier. Ishida said he hopes to arrange a unification title bout against WBA world champion Yuri Foreman.

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Ishida eyes big match with WBA champion Foreman

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super welterweight interim champion Nobuhiro Ishida poses for photographs with his family at Kanazawa boxing gym in Osaka City on Dec. 30, 2009, after successfully defending his first title in a unanimous decision over 15th-ranked Oney Valdez of Colombia a day earlier. Ishida said he hopes to arrange a unification title bout against WBA world champion Yuri Foreman.

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Ishida retains interim WBA title

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super welterweight interim champion Nobuhiro Ishida (R) delivers a right to the head of Oney Valdez of Colombia in the 10th round at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Dec. 29, 2009, in successfully defending his title for the first time with a unanimous decision.

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Ishida retains interim WBA title

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super welterweight interim champion Nobuhiro Ishida smiles with his children after beating Oney Valdez of Colombia to successfully defend his title for the first time with a unanimous decision at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Dec. 29, 2009.

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Ishida retains interim WBA title

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super welterweight interim champion Nobuhiro Ishida celebrates after beating Oney Valdez of Colombia to successfully defend his title for the first time with a unanimous decision at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Dec. 29, 2009.

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Ishida wins WBA super welterweight interim title

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida reacts after a unanimous-decision win over Marco Avendano of Venezuela to capture the WBA super welterweight interim crown at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Aug. 30, 2009.

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Ishida wins WBA super welterweight interim title

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida (R) battles Marco Avendano of Venezuela for the WBA super welterweight interim crown at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Aug. 30, 2009. Ishida won by unanimous decision.

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Ishida reaches agreement for WBA title shot

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida poses at a hotel in Osaka on Dec. 9 after having agreed to a world title bout against WBA super welterweight champion Daniel Santos for next year around May. His Kanazawa gym said a formal deal for a fight between the seventh-ranked Ishida and Santos of Puerto Rico will be reached shortly.

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Yamazaki Baking to turn Fujiya into subsidiary by boosting stake

TOKYO, Japan - Yamazaki Baking Co. President Nobuhiro Iijima (R) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7. Iijima said his company will raise its stake in Fujiya Co. from 35 percent to 51 percent to turn the struggling confectioner into a subsidiary in a fresh bid to help reconstruct Fujiya's scandal-battered business. At left is Fujiya President Yasufumi Sakurai.