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Ex-Itochu chairman Sejima dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuzo Sejima (file photo taken in 1997), an Imperial Headquarters staffer-turned-Itochu Corp. chairman, died of old age on Sept. 4 at his Tokyo home. He was 95. While Itochu chairman, Sejima played a major role in privatizing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp. and the Japan National Railways as a member of the government's commission on administrative reform. He was also known for his close ties with former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.

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New art museum in Kanazawa unveiled before public opening

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tourism officials have a sneak preview Sept. 2 of a new contemporary art museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, where artworks are integrated into the innovative circular building itself. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which was designed by internationally renowned Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, will open to the public on Oct. 9.

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Panel calls for ending Diet committees' prior review of bills

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuzo Sejima (L), chairman of a private advisory panel to House of Representatives Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki, presents a report to Watanuki on reforming the lower house at Watanuki's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 19. In the report, the panel proposes to scrap the Diet committees' prior review of bills before they reach the Diet floor.

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Panel calls for ending Diet committees' prior review of bills

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuzo Sejima (L), chairman of a private advisory panel to House of Representatives Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki, presents a report to Watanuki on reforming the lower house at Watanuki's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 19. In the report, the panel proposes to scrap the Diet committees' prior review of bills before they reach the Diet floor.

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Ex-Imperial Japanese Army officer Sejima at Tokyo tribunal

Ryuzo Sejima, a former Imperial Japanese Army officer who played a key role in the planning of many operations during the Pacific War and became a prisoner of war in Siberia after he served as a staff officer at the Manchuria-based Kwantung Army, testifies at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 1946, after being flown from Vladivostok to appear at a hearing. Following his return to Japan after 11 years of hard labor in Siberia, Sejima went into business and later advised Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone on the privatization of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp. and Japanese National Railways in the 1980s.

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Ex-Itochu chairman Sejima dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuzo Sejima (file photo taken in 1997), an Imperial Headquarters staffer-turned-Itochu Corp. chairman, died of old age on Sept. 4 at his Tokyo home. He was 95. While Itochu chairman, Sejima played a major role in privatizing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp. and the Japan National Railways as a member of the government's commission on administrative reform. He was also known for his close ties with former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. (Kyodo)