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Kudo-Fujikawa comet photographed in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken and provided by Satoru Otomo, a dentist and amateur astronomer of Takane in Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a comet discovered earlier by two other amateur Japanese astronomers. Takane used a 25-centimeter aperture reflector telescope and captured the Kudo-Fujikawa comet with its tail just visible after a five-minute exposure from 5:26 a.m. Dec. 30, 2002. The International Astronomical Union named the commet after Tetsuo Kudo and Shigehisa Fujikawa who spotted it on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Takata chief to quit after recovery path found from recall woes

Photo taken April 2013 shows Takata Corp. Chairman Shigehisa Takada. The Japanese auto parts maker said on June 28, 2016, the number of deaths believed to have been caused by its ruptured air bag inflators stood at 15, with the number of related injuries exceeding 150 worldwide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata chief to step down over global air bag recall

Undated file photo shows Shigehisa Takada, president of Japan's Takata Corp. Takata, 49, is set to quit his post to take responsibility for the global recall of vehicles fitted with the company's air bag inflators, sources close to the matter said on Jan. 28, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan zoo seeks to breed Sumatran elephants at risk of extinction

Shigehisa Kawakami, curator of Gunma Safari Park in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, holds the ears of Sumatran elephants on Oct. 26, 2015. The park, Japan's sole zoo that keeps Sumatran elephants, hopes to breed the animal, which is on the verge of extinction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan zoo seeks to breed Sumatran elephants on verge of extinction

Shigehisa Kawakami (R), curator of Gunma Safari Park, and Kenichi Yamada, head of the general affairs section at the park in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, pose with Sumatran elephants on Oct. 26, 2015. The park, Japan's sole zoo that keeps Sumatran elephants, hopes to breed the animal, which is on the verge of extinction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada (C), president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., and other company officials bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015. U.S. auto safety regulators announced earlier that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata chief apologizes in 1st appearance since massive recalls

Reporters raise their hands to question Shigehisa Takada (C), chairman and chief executive officer of Japan's troubled Takata Corp., during a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2015. Takada offered an apology over the company's defective air bags, making his first appearance since the crisis arising from its potentially deadly products deepened in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata chief apologizes in 1st appearance since massive recalls

Shigehisa Takada (C), chairman and chief executive officer of Japan's troubled Takata Corp., bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2015. Takada offered an apology over the company's defective air bags, making his first appearance since the crisis arising from its potentially deadly products deepened in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata chief apologizes in 1st appearance since massive recalls

Shigehisa Takada (C), chairman and chief executive officer of Japan's troubled Takata Corp., and the company's two other top officials attend a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2015. Takada offered an apology over the company's defective air bags, making his first appearance since the crisis arising from its potentially deadly products deepened in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata chief apologizes in 1st appearance since massive recalls

Shigehisa Takada, chairman and chief executive officer of Japan's troubled Takata Corp., listens to questions from a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2015. Takada offered an apology over the company's defective air bags, making his first appearance since the crisis arising from its potentially deadly products deepened in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata CEO attends press conference

Automotive parts maker Takata Corp. Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada (R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2015, at which he expressed his condolences over deaths linked to faulty air bags produced by the company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata CEO attends press conference

Automotive parts maker Takata Corp. Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada (C) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2015, at which he expressed his condolences over deaths linked to faulty air bags produced by the company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata files for bankruptcy protection amid air bag recall crisis

Takata Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada (L) and other executives bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2017, after the auto parts supplier announced it has filed for bankruptcy protection. Battered by a global recall of its defective automotive air bags, Takata's overall debt is estimated at over 1 trillion yen, marking the biggest-ever corporate failure by a Japanese manufacturer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata files for bankruptcy protection amid air bag recall crisis

Takata Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2017, after the auto parts supplier announced it has filed for bankruptcy protection. Battered by a global recall of its defective automotive air bags, Takata's overall debt is estimated at over 1 trillion yen, marking the biggest-ever corporate failure by a Japanese manufacturer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata files for bankruptcy protection amid air bag recall crisis

Takata Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2017, apologizing over the auto parts supplier's filing for bankruptcy protection. Battered by a global recall of its defective automotive air bags, Takata's overall debt is estimated at over 1 trillion yen, marking the biggest-ever corporate failure by a Japanese manufacturer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata files for bankruptcy protection amid air bag recall crisis

Takata Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2017, apologizing over the auto parts supplier's filing for bankruptcy protection. Battered by a global recall of its defective automotive air bags, Takata's overall debt is estimated at over 1 trillion yen, marking the biggest-ever corporate failure by a Japanese manufacturer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata files for bankruptcy protection

Photo taken in April 2013 shows Takata Corp Chairman Shigehisa Takada. The Japanese air bag maker filed for bankruptcy protection on June 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo