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[Breaking News]Huge artwork of judoka Hifumi Abe in Kobe

KOBE, Japan, July 26 Kyodo - A giant artwork of Tokyo Olympic men's 66-kilogram judo champion Hifumi Abe of Japan is unveiled, painted on the facade and windows of a building at his alma mater, Shinko Gakuen High School, in the western Japan city of Kobe on July 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Huge artwork of judoka Hifumi Abe in Kobe

A giant artwork of Tokyo Olympic men's 66-kilogram judo champion Hifumi Abe of Japan is unveiled, painted on the facade and windows of a building at his alma mater, Shinko Gakuen High School, in the western Japan city of Kobe on July 26, 2024.

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Financial adviser Kimura takes helm at Nippon Shinko Bank

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Shinko Bank, a bank dedicated to loans to small and midsize companies, said Jan. 4 that Takeshi Kimura, a well-known financial consultant, has succeeded Yuko Oana as its president, effective Jan. 1. Kimura speaks at a news conference Jan. 4 at the Bank of Japan head office in Tokyo.

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Shinko, Mizuho Securities merge, becoming 4th-largest brokerage house

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Takashi Tsukamoto, president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Takashi Kusama, chairman of Mizuho Securities Co., Keisuke Yokoo, president of Mizuho Securities, and Yasuhiro Sato, president of Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., join hands during a ceremony to mark the merger of Shinko Securities Co. and Mizuho Securities Co. in Tokyo on May 7. The newly created brokerage house succeeded to the name of Mizuho Securities.

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Police search seafood firms over false labeling of eel products

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police investigators enter the office of seafood importer Uohide in Fukuoka on July 3 to search for evidence. Uohide, based in Osaka, and Kobe-based wholesaler Shinko Gyorui Ltd. are involved in a false-labeling scandal in which the firms allegedly sold grilled eels farmed in China as products made using Japanese-raised eels.

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Police search seafood firms over false labeling of eel products

KOBE, Japan - Takashi Oohori (R), president of Kobe-based seafood wholesaler Shinko Gyorui Ltd., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Kobe on July 3 after police raided his company and seafood importer Uohide as part of an investigation into a false-labeling scandal in which the two firms allegedly sold grilled eels farmed in China as products made using eels raised in Japan.

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Police search seafood firms over false labeling of eel products

KOBE, Japan - Police investigators raid the headquarters of seafood wholesaler Shinko Gyorui Ltd. in Kobe on July 3. The company and Osaka-based seafood importer Uohide allegedly sold grilled eels farmed in China as products made using Japanese-raised eels.

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2 fish product dealers passed off Chinese eels as Japanese

KOBE, Japan - Takashi Ohori, president of Shinko Gyorui Ltd., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., and other executives of the fish products wholesaler bow in apology at a news conference in Kobe on June 25, after the government accused the company and Uohide, an Osaka-based seafood dealer, of labeling grilled eels farmed in China as eels grown in Isshiki, a town in Aichi Prefecture famous for growing quality eels.

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2 fish dealers pass off Chinese eels as Japanese

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Akihiro Nakatani, president of Uohide, an Osaka-based fishery product sales firm, speaks to reporters in Tokushima on June 25 after the fisheries ministry announced Uohide and Shinko Gyorui Ltd., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., sold grilled eels farmed in China by falsely labeling them as being products farmed in Japan's Aichi Prefecture.

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Mizuho Securities to reinforce tie-up with Mizuho Corporate Bank

TOKYO, Japan - Keisuke Yokoo, vice president of Mizuho Securities Co., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 2. Yokoo will assume the presidency of the new company to be created through the merger of Mizuho Securities and Shinko Securities Co. slated for Jan. 1, 2008.

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Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

TOKYO, Japan - The top executives of Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliates of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., meet the press in Tokyo on Jan. 10 after the two companies announced they have reached a basic agreement to merge Jan. 1, 2008, to form Japan's third-largest brokerage house in terms of operating revenue. From L to R: Shinko Securities President Takashi Kusama, Mizuho Securities President Makoto Fukuda, and Mizuho Securities Vice President Keisuke Yokoo. Yokoo will be president of the new company, Kusama chairman, and Fukuda vice chairman.

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Mizuho, Shinko to merge, become No. 3 Japanese brokerage

TOKYO, Japan - Keisuke Yokoo, vice president of Mizuho Securities Co., (file photo) will become president of a new securities firm to be formed Jan. 1, 2008 through the merger of Mizuho Securities and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliate of Mizuho Financial Group Inc

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(2) Australian Jones claims victory at Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australia's Brendan Jones smiles with his trophy in hands after claiming the 100 million yen Tsuruya Open at the par-71 Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 25. The 29-year-old rolled down five birdies against a bogey and a double bogey to finish two strokes clear of a quintet of golfers for his third victory on the Japanese GTO tour with a four-day total of 9-under 275.

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(1)Australian Jones claims victory at Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australia's Brendan Jones pats runner-up Tatsuya Mitsuhashi on the shoulder after winning the 100 million yen Tsuruya Open at the par-71 Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 25.

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New bank dedicated to smaller firms starts business in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oana (C), president of newly established Nippon Shinko Bank, cuts a tape during a ceremony marking the start of operations at the bank in Tokyo on April 21. The bank is dedicated to offering unsecured loans to small and midsize companies in the area centering on Tokyo.

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Miyase wins Tsuruya Open golf tournament

KAWANISHI, Japan - Hirofumi Miyase holds the trophy after winning the Tsuruya Open golf tournament at Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 27.

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Wilson wins Tsuruya Open golf

KAWANISHI, Japan - U.S. golfer Dean Wilson wins the Tsuruya Open at Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 28.

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Concept Crawler Robot for Plant Inspection

Nine robot-related companies in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, havebegun development of a new plant inspection crawler-type robot. With the help of a 15 million yen subsidy from Fukushima Prefecture to strengthen the robot industry infrastructure, they began designing the robot in June and will complete a prototype in December. The goal is to complete the robot in 2008 and introduce it to plants and disaster response organizations in 2009. Takawa Seimitsu, Sakae Seisakusho, Takeru Software, Winding Fukushima, Kikuchi Seisakusho Minamisoma Plant, YUBITOMA, Hanazawa Giken, Kousakusho, and Shinko, all based in Minamisoma City, are participating in the development. 9 companies are members of the Minamisoma Robot Industry Council established by Fukushima Prefecture's third sector, Dream Support Minamisoma. . = April 24, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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JXTG Group logo

Keywords : JXTG Group, JXTG Holdings, petroleum-related business, service-related business, Mitsubishi Friday Association, Shunkou Konwakai, Nippon Oil Corporation, Nippon Mining Holdings, JX Holdings, corporation, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 17, 2019, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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JXTG Group logo

Keywords : JXTG Group, JXTG Holdings, petroleum-related business, service-related business, Mitsubishi Friday Association, Shunkou Konwakai, Nippon Oil Corporation, Nippon Mining Holdings, JX Holdings, corporation, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 17, 2019, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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JXTG Group logo

Keywords : JXTG Group, JXTG Holdings, petroleum-related business, service-related business, Mitsubishi Friday Association, Shunkou Konwakai, Nippon Oil Corporation, Nippon Mining Holdings, JX Holdings, corporation, signboard, logo, logo mark = July 17, 2019, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Financial adviser Kimura takes helm at Nippon Shinko Bank

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Shinko Bank, a bank dedicated to loans to small and midsize companies, said Jan. 4 that Takeshi Kimura, a well-known financial consultant, has succeeded Yuko Oana as its president, effective Jan. 1. Kimura speaks at a news conference Jan. 4 at the Bank of Japan head office in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Mizuho, Shinko to merge, become No. 3 Japanese brokerage

TOKYO, Japan - Keisuke Yokoo, vice president of Mizuho Securities Co., (file photo) will become president of a new securities firm to be formed Jan. 1, 2008 through the merger of Mizuho Securities and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliate of Mizuho Financial Group Inc (Kyodo)

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Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

TOKYO, Japan - The top executives of Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliates of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., meet the press in Tokyo on Jan. 10 after the two companies announced they have reached a basic agreement to merge Jan. 1, 2008, to form Japan's third-largest brokerage house in terms of operating revenue. From L to R: Shinko Securities President Takashi Kusama, Mizuho Securities President Makoto Fukuda, and Mizuho Securities Vice President Keisuke Yokoo. Yokoo will be president of the new company, Kusama chairman, and Fukuda vice chairman. (Kyodo)

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Mizuho Securities to reinforce tie-up with Mizuho Corporate Bank

TOKYO, Japan - Keisuke Yokoo, vice president of Mizuho Securities Co., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 2. Yokoo will assume the presidency of the new company to be created through the merger of Mizuho Securities and Shinko Securities Co. slated for Jan. 1, 2008. (Kyodo)

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Shinko, Mizuho Securities merge, becoming 4th-largest brokerage h

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Takashi Tsukamoto, president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Takashi Kusama, chairman of Mizuho Securities Co., Keisuke Yokoo, president of Mizuho Securities, and Yasuhiro Sato, president of Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., join hands during a ceremony to mark the merger of Shinko Securities Co. and Mizuho Securities Co. in Tokyo on May 7. The newly created brokerage house succeeded to the name of Mizuho Securities. (Kyodo)

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Wilson wins Tsuruya Open golf

KAWANISHI, Japan - U.S. golfer Dean Wilson wins the Tsuruya Open at Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 28.

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Police search seafood firms over false labeling of eel products

KOBE, Japan - Police investigators raid the headquarters of seafood wholesaler Shinko Gyorui Ltd. in Kobe on July 3. The company and Osaka-based seafood importer Uohide allegedly sold grilled eels farmed in China as products made using Japanese-raised eels. (Kyodo)

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Police search seafood firms over false labeling of eel products

KOBE, Japan - Takashi Oohori (R), president of Kobe-based seafood wholesaler Shinko Gyorui Ltd., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Kobe on July 3 after police raided his company and seafood importer Uohide as part of an investigation into a false-labeling scandal in which the two firms allegedly sold grilled eels farmed in China as products made using eels raised in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Police search seafood firms over false labeling of eel products

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police investigators enter the office of seafood importer Uohide in Fukuoka on July 3 to search for evidence. Uohide, based in Osaka, and Kobe-based wholesaler Shinko Gyorui Ltd. are involved in a false-labeling scandal in which the firms allegedly sold grilled eels farmed in China as products made using Japanese-raised eels. (Kyodo)

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2 fish dealers pass off Chinese eels as Japanese

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Akihiro Nakatani, president of Uohide, an Osaka-based fishery product sales firm, speaks to reporters in Tokushima on June 25 after the fisheries ministry announced Uohide and Shinko Gyorui Ltd., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., sold grilled eels farmed in China by falsely labeling them as being products farmed in Japan's Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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2 fish product dealers passed off Chinese eels as Japanese

KOBE, Japan - Takashi Ohori, president of Shinko Gyorui Ltd., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., and other executives of the fish products wholesaler bow in apology at a news conference in Kobe on June 25, after the government accused the company and Uohide, an Osaka-based seafood dealer, of labeling grilled eels farmed in China as eels grown in Isshiki, a town in Aichi Prefecture famous for growing quality eels. (Kyodo)

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Taisha is dedicated to both Kaijin Sanchu (deities of the sea) and the Empress Shinko, and has been worshipped from the old days as the Ichinomiya of Settsu. This arched bridge is called Tamanohashi and is one of the most famous spots in the shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐33‐0]

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(1)Australian Jones claims victory at Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australia's Brendan Jones pats runner-up Tatsuya Mitsuhashi on the shoulder after winning the 100 million yen Tsuruya Open at the par-71 Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 25. (Kyodo)

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(2) Australian Jones claims victory at Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australia's Brendan Jones smiles with his trophy in hands after claiming the 100 million yen Tsuruya Open at the par-71 Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 25. The 29-year-old rolled down five birdies against a bogey and a double bogey to finish two strokes clear of a quintet of golfers for his third victory on the Japanese GTO tour with a four-day total of 9-under 275. (Kyodo)

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New bank dedicated to smaller firms starts business in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oana (C), president of newly established Nippon Shinko Bank, cuts a tape during a ceremony marking the start of operations at the bank in Tokyo on April 21. The bank is dedicated to offering unsecured loans to small and midsize companies in the area centering on Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Miyase wins Tsuruya Open golf tournament

KAWANISHI, Japan - Hirofumi Miyase holds the trophy after winning the Tsuruya Open golf tournament at Sports Shinko Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 27. (Kyodo)