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Mitsui admits to falsifying data on diesel filter

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. President Shoei Utsuda (C) and other officials apologize in Tokyo on Nov. 22 for the company's use of false data to receive approval for a filter to remove particulate matter from diesel engine exhaust.

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New Mitsui president vows change in company mentality

TOKYO, Japan - Shoei Utsuda (R), who will become the new president of trading company Mitsui & Co., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 9 about a series of scandals at the firm. Utsuda said he will push forward with reform to change the attitude of Mitsui employees and prevent further scandals.

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Mitsui announces top management reshuffles over scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. said Sept. 4 Nobuo Ohashi (top L), a vice president, will become the new chairman to replace Shigeji Ueshima (bottom L) and Shoei Utsuda (top R), a senior managing director, will succeed Shinjiro Shimizu (bottom R) as president. The reshuffles, which will take effect Sept. 30, were decided at the firm's extraordinary board meeting.

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Utsuda to succeed Shimizu as Mitsui head after scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. decides on Sept. 3 to promote its senior executive managing officer, Shoei Utsuda (file photo), to be its president to succeed Shinjiro Shimizu, who is resigning over a bribery scandal.

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Mitsui admits to falsifying data on diesel filter

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. President Shoei Utsuda (C) and other officials apologize in Tokyo on Nov. 22 for the company's use of false data to receive approval for a filter to remove particulate matter from diesel engine exhaust. (Kyodo)

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79-year-old drummer's six-decade journey with Okinawan jazz

Shoei Uehara, a 79-year-old drummer known for the unique "Uchina jazz" that incorporates elements of the local Ryukyu music scale and "sanshin" Japanese guitar, performs at his drums in this photo taken on Feb. 27, 2014. To this day, Uehara still makes a weekly appearance on stage at a live house in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a six-decade journey during which he witnessed firsthand the evolution of Okinawan jazz from the U.S. postwar occupation to the present time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Konica Minolta to buy U.S. drug research company for 32 bil. yen

Konica Minolta Inc. President Shoei Yamana speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2017. The Japanese maker of copiers, printers and precision equipment will acquire U.S. pharmaceutical research company Invicro LLC for roughly 32 billion yen ($284 million) in a bid to enhance its medical-related operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Mitsui president vows change in company mentality

TOKYO, Japan - Shoei Utsuda (R), who will become the new president of trading company Mitsui & Co., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 9 about a series of scandals at the firm. Utsuda said he will push forward with reform to change the attitude of Mitsui employees and prevent further scandals. (Kyodo)

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Mitsui announces top management reshuffles over scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. said Sept. 4 Nobuo Ohashi (top L), a vice president, will become the new chairman to replace Shigeji Ueshima (bottom L) and Shoei Utsuda (top R), a senior managing director, will succeed Shinjiro Shimizu (bottom R) as president. The reshuffles, which will take effect Sept. 30, were decided at the firm's extraordinary board meeting. (Kyodo)

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Utsuda to succeed Shimizu as Mitsui head after scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. decides on Sept. 3 to promote its senior executive managing officer, Shoei Utsuda (file photo), to be its president to succeed Shinjiro Shimizu, who is resigning over a bribery scandal. (Kyodo)