Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

BEIJING, China - Protesters flock to a local government office in Qidong, a coastal town in Jiangsu Province, China, on July 28, 2012, during a demonstration against the planned construction of a drainpipe that would have discharged waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea. The protest forced local authorities to cancel the project.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - People stage a demonstration in Qidong, a coastal town in Jiangsu Province, China, on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that would have discharged waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea. A man holds a piece of paper with a slogan that reads, "Prevent contamination caused by Oji's discharged water." The protest forced local authorities to cancel the project.

E

2nd day of protest foiled in Qidong

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s plant in Qidong, a coastal town in Jiangsu Province, China, on July 29, 2012. Over 5,000 people staged a demonstration the previous day in Qidong against an industrial waste water discharge project involving the company, forcing local authorities to cancel the project.

E

2nd day of protest foiled in Qidong

QIDONG, China - Photo shows Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s plant in Qidong, a coastal town in Jiangsu Province, China, on July 29, 2012. Over 5,000 people staged a demonstration the previous day in Qidong against an industrial waste water discharge project involving the company, forcing the local government to cancel the project. More than 2,000 police officers were deployed in the town on July 29, foiling a plan for a second day of protest.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - An overturned car and scattered paper materials litter the area of a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - Men stomp on an overturned car during a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - People rejoice after overturning a car during a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - Armed police head to subdue a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - People break into a local government office in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, during a demonstration against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea. Some are seen stamping on cars.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - People break into a local government office in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, during a demonstration against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea. Paper materials are seen flying in the air.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - Protesters overturn a police car during a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - People protest in front of a local government office in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, during a demonstration against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - Participants protest during a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharged waste from Japanese company Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - People break into a local government office in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, during a demonstration against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

E

Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - Men hold a T-shirt protesting the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese company Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea, during a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012.

E

Oji Paper chief admits falsification of recycling data

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Japan's largest papermaker Oji Paper Co., admitted at a news conference Jan. 18 that the company falsified the ratios of recycled paper used in some copy and printing paper products.

E

Oji Paper submitted false smoke emission data

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Oji Paper Co., Japan's largest paper maker, bow in a gesture of apology at a news conference in Tokyo on July 13. The company admitted that its Fuji plant in Shizuoka Prefecture emitted more nitrogen oxide than permitted under an accord with local authorities and that it falsified the data in reports to local municipalities.

E

Hokuetsu to form business tie-up with Nippon Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) shakes hands with Nippon Paper Group Inc. President Masatomo Nakamura in Tokyo on Sept. 12. Hokuetsu, the recent target of an unsuccessful hostile takeover bid by Japan's largest paper mill Oji Paper Co., said the same day it will consider forming a business tie-up with Nippon Paper Industries Co.

E

Oji Paper says takeover bid for Hokuetsu 'likely to fail'

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29. He said that his company's ongoing takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. ''is likely to fail,'' effectively ending the bid by the largest Japanese papermaker to merge with its smaller rival.

E

Niigata mayor backs Hokuetsu's efforts to foil Oji takeover bid

NIIGATA, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (R) calls on Niigata Mayor Akira Shinoda (L) on Aug. 10 to ask for support for his company's efforts to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co.

E

No plan for now to up purchase price for Hokuetsu shares: Oji

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Oji Paper Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 11 about the company's ongoing hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.

E

Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover bid

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9. He said the may consider forming an alliance with Nippon Paper Group Inc., the holding firm of Japan's second-largest papermaker, to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co.

E

Independent Hokuetsu panel OKs anti-takeover steps vs. Oji

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiji Sato, chairman of Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.'s independent panel, speaks with reporters late Aug. 8 after recommending that the company initiate measures to try to foil a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co.

E

Nippon Paper eyes equity stake in Hokuetsu to block Oji bid

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Paper Group Inc. President Masatomo Nakamura speaks at a news conference in Tokyo Aug. 3 as his company said it will buy Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. shares to block an Oji Paper Co. bid to merge with Hokuetsu.

E

Oji to launch hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Wed.

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda tells a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1 that the company will launch a hostile tender offer for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. shares at 800 yen per share but that the price will be raised to 860 yen if Hokuetsu drops its capital boost plan under an accord with Mitsubishi Corp.

E

Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24 on his company's business integration with Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.

E

Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24. He said Japan's sixth largest paper company rejected a hostile takeover bid by Oji Paper Co., the country's No. 1 paper producer, by sticking to a planned capital and business tie-up with Mitsubishi Corp.

E

Oji Paper to wage hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Japan's No. 1 paper producer Oji Paper Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo about the company's takeover bid to make Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary.

E

Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24 on his company's business integration with Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. (Kyodo)

E

Oji Paper to wage hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Japan's No. 1 paper producer Oji Paper Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo about the company's takeover bid to make Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary. (Kyodo)

E

Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24. He said Japan's sixth largest paper company rejected a hostile takeover bid by Oji Paper Co., the country's No. 1 paper producer, by sticking to a planned capital and business tie-up with Mitsubishi Corp. (Kyodo)

E

Oji to launch hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Wed.

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda tells a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1 that the company will launch a hostile tender offer for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. shares at 800 yen per share but that the price will be raised to 860 yen if Hokuetsu drops its capital boost plan under an accord with Mitsubishi Corp. (Kyodo)

E

Nippon Paper eyes equity stake in Hokuetsu to block Oji bid

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Paper Group Inc. President Masatomo Nakamura speaks at a news conference in Tokyo Aug. 3 as his company said it will buy Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. shares to block an Oji Paper Co. bid to merge with Hokuetsu. (Kyodo)

E

Independent Hokuetsu panel OKs anti-takeover steps vs. Oji

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiji Sato, chairman of Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.'s independent panel, speaks with reporters late Aug. 8 after recommending that the company initiate measures to try to foil a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co. (Kyodo)

E

Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9. He said the may consider forming an alliance with Nippon Paper Group Inc., the holding firm of Japan's second-largest papermaker, to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co. (Kyodo)

E

Niigata mayor backs Hokuetsu's efforts to foil Oji takeover bid

NIIGATA, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (R) calls on Niigata Mayor Akira Shinoda (L) on Aug. 10 to ask for support for his company's efforts to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co. (Kyodo)

E

No plan for now to up purchase price for Hokuetsu shares: Oji

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Oji Paper Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 11 about the company's ongoing hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. (Kyodo)

E

Oji Paper says takeover bid for Hokuetsu 'likely to fail'

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29. He said that his company's ongoing takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. ''is likely to fail,'' effectively ending the bid by the largest Japanese papermaker to merge with its smaller rival. (Kyodo)

E

Hokuetsu to form business tie-up with Nippon Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) shakes hands with Nippon Paper Group Inc. President Masatomo Nakamura in Tokyo on Sept. 12. Hokuetsu, the recent target of an unsuccessful hostile takeover bid by Japan's largest paper mill Oji Paper Co., said the same day it will consider forming a business tie-up with Nippon Paper Industries Co. (Kyodo)

E

Oji Paper submitted false smoke emission data

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Oji Paper Co., Japan's largest paper maker, bow in a gesture of apology at a news conference in Tokyo on July 13. The company admitted that its Fuji plant in Shizuoka Prefecture emitted more nitrogen oxide than permitted under an accord with local authorities and that it falsified the data in reports to local municipalities. (Kyodo)

E

Oji Paper chief admits falsification of recycling data

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Japan's largest papermaker Oji Paper Co., admitted at a news conference Jan. 18 that the company falsified the ratios of recycled paper used in some copy and printing paper products. (Kyodo)

E

Old Japanese paper mill left in ruins on Russia's Sakhalin Island

Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2015, shows a dilapidated former Oji Paper Co. factory in Kholmsk on the west coast of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo