Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - Capt. Osamu Takeuchi, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer in charge of destroyer the Shirane, stands with the skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background, in New York on May 23, 2012, after the Japanese vessel made port in Brooklyn the same day to participate in the annual Fleet Week. The weeklong event kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

Ex-Vice Foreign Minister Takeuchi to be Supreme Court justice

Ex-Vice Foreign Minister Takeuchi to be Supreme Court justice

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government has decided to appoint former Vice Foreign Minister Yukio Takeuchi (file photo) as a Supreme Court justice, replacing Osamu Tsuno, who will retire, government officials said Thursday. Takeuchi, 65, held the top bureaucratic post at the Foreign Ministry from February 2002 to January 2005, assisting with then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to North Korea in September 2002 and May 2004, and helping strengthen Japan-U.S. relations.

Ex-Vice Foreign Minister Takeuchi to be Supreme Court justice

Ex-Vice Foreign Minister Takeuchi to be Supreme Court justice

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government has decided to appoint former Vice Foreign Minister Yukio Takeuchi (file photo) as a Supreme Court justice, replacing Osamu Tsuno, who will retire, government officials said Thursday. Takeuchi, 65, held the top bureaucratic post at the Foreign Ministry from February 2002 to January 2005, assisting with then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to North Korea in September 2002 and May 2004, and helping strengthen Japan-U.S. relations. (Kyodo)

Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - Capt. Osamu Takeuchi, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer in charge of destroyer the Shirane, stands with the skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background, in New York on May 23, 2012, after the Japanese vessel made port in Brooklyn the same day to participate in the annual Fleet Week. The weeklong event kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States. (Kyodo)

Mitsubishi Motors' new minicar

Mitsubishi Motors' new minicar

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (L) attends a launch event in Tokyo on March 28, 2019, for the eK X minicar. Actor Ryoma Takeuchi also attended. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo