Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroshi Shikanai (C), surrounded by his supporters, celebrates at his election campaign office in Aomori on April 19 after winning the Aomori mayoral election. Shikanai, supported by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, defeated Seizo Sasaki, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and local organizations of the New Komeito party, and Ryo Seki.

Global warming threatens cultivation of seaweed

Global warming threatens cultivation of seaweed

NAGOYA, Japan - Seizo Takeuchi, president of the Onizaki fisheries cooperative in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, shows a net devoid of seaweed because ducks have devoured it.

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

OSAKA, Japan - Seizo Yokouchi (C), president of Kurimoto Ltd., a major manufacturer of cast iron water and gas pipes, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 21. Yokouchi admitted that the company had manipulated intensity data for cylindrical iron forms that are used to make hollow spaces inside elevated expressways.

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroshi Shikanai (C), surrounded by his supporters, celebrates at his election campaign office in Aomori on April 19 after winning the Aomori mayoral election. Shikanai, supported by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, defeated Seizo Sasaki, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and local organizations of the New Komeito party, and Ryo Seki. (Kyodo)

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

Firm manipulates intensity data for iron materials

OSAKA, Japan - Seizo Yokouchi (C), president of Kurimoto Ltd., a major manufacturer of cast iron water and gas pipes, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 21. Yokouchi admitted that the company had manipulated intensity data for cylindrical iron forms that are used to make hollow spaces inside elevated expressways. (Kyodo)

(1)Five candidates vie for Nagano governor post

(1)Five candidates vie for Nagano governor post

NAGANO, Japan - Former Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka (upper L), ousted from office by the prefectural assembly in July, and four challengers filed their candidacies on Aug. 15 to run in the Sept. 1 gubernatorial election. Tanaka's four opponents are Shu Ichikawa (upper C), Chozo Nakagawa (upper R), Keiko Hasegawa (lower L) and Seizo Mikami (lower R). They all run as independents. (Kyodo)