Mitsubishi Paper, Chuetsu Pulp to merge Oct. 1

Mitsubishi Paper, Chuetsu Pulp to merge Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co. President Jiro Sugano (L) and Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd. President Takeshi Sato shake hands at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 31 after announcing the two companies will merge Oct. 1 on an equal basis to expand their business amid severe competition in emerging East Asian markets.

Prizewinning Mainichi writer Takeshi Sato dies at 60

Prizewinning Mainichi writer Takeshi Sato dies at 60

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Sato, a prizewinning special features writer for the Mainichi Shimbun who chronicled his battle with esophageal cancer and died of the disease at a Tokyo hospital Dec. 28, his family said. He was 60. Sato won the coveted Kan Kikuchi prize for a series of articles about religion in modern society from an anthropological point of view. Even after being diagnosed as suffering from a terminal case of esophageal cancer, he kept writing about his bout with the disease.

(1)Honda 4th in men's figure skating

(1)Honda 4th in men's figure skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Takeshi Honda jumps during his performance in the men's figure skating event of the 2002 Winter Olympics at the Salt Lake Ice Center on Feb. 14. Honda came in 4th, earning Japan's highest finish ever in men's figure skating, surpassing the eighth-place performances of Nobuo Sato at the 1964 Innsbruck (Austria) Games and Mitsuru Matsumura in Lake Placid (the U.S.) in 1980.

Mitsubishi Paper, Chuetsu Pulp to merge Oct. 1

Mitsubishi Paper, Chuetsu Pulp to merge Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co. President Jiro Sugano (L) and Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd. President Takeshi Sato shake hands at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 31 after announcing the two companies will merge Oct. 1 on an equal basis to expand their business amid severe competition in emerging East Asian markets. (Kyodo)

New President, Kakuei Tanaka.

Kakuei Tanaka, a young 54-year-old president, is born. The 27th extraordinary party convention of the Liberal Democratic Party was held at Hibiya Public Hall, Eisaku Sato's retirement speech, the official election of the president, the decisive vote between Kakuei Tanaka and Takeo Fukuda, Kakuei Tanaka's speech as the new president, Kakuei Tanaka singing the Hail Mary, date of shooting unknown, release date: July 7, 1972..

4 officials of Ishihara Sangyo held for unlawfully dumping waste

4 officials of Ishihara Sangyo held for unlawfully dumping waste

SUZUKA, Japan - Takeshi Sato, 69, a former member of Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha's board of directors and also a former deputy head of the company's Yokkaichi plant in Mie Prefecture, leaves his residence in Suzuka on Nov. 6. Ppolice later arrested him and three officials of the chemical maker and its subsidiaries for unlawfully disposing of a large amount of industrial waste in violation of the waste management law. (Kyodo)

2nd anniversary of northern Osaka earthquake

2nd anniversary of northern Osaka earthquake

Mie Sato (L), head of Juei Elementary School, and Takeshi Hamada (R), mayor of Takatsuki, are among those who pray in front of the school in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2020, the second anniversary of a major earthquake in northern Osaka that left six people dead, including a 9-year-old girl who attended the school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd anniversary of northern Osaka earthquake

2nd anniversary of northern Osaka earthquake

Mie Sato (L), head of Juei Elementary School, and Takeshi Hamada (R in front row), mayor of Takatsuki, offer flowers in front of the school in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2020, the second anniversary of a major earthquake in northern Osaka that left six people dead, including a 9-year-old girl who attended the school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd anniversary of northern Osaka earthquake

2nd anniversary of northern Osaka earthquake

Mie Sato (L in front row), head of Juei Elementary School, and Takeshi Hamada (2nd from R), mayor of Takatsuki, are among those who pray in front of the school in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2020, the second anniversary of a major earthquake in northern Osaka that left six people dead, including a 9-year-old girl who attended the school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prizewinning Mainichi writer Takeshi Sato dies at 60

Prizewinning Mainichi writer Takeshi Sato dies at 60

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Sato, a prizewinning special features writer for the Mainichi Shimbun who chronicled his battle with esophageal cancer and died of the disease at a Tokyo hospital Dec. 28, his family said. He was 60. Sato won the coveted Kan Kikuchi prize for a series of articles about religion in modern society from an anthropological point of view. Even after being diagnosed as suffering from a terminal case of esophageal cancer, he kept writing about his bout with the disease. (Kyodo)

Chunichi pitcher Tsao ready to take on Giants

Chunichi pitcher Tsao ready to take on Giants

NAGOYA, Japan - Takeshi Sato (L), president of the Chunichi Dragons, shakes hands with Taiwanese pitcher Tsao Chun-yang at a press conference Jan. 27. The Central League champions acquired Tsao earlier this month. ''I'm looking forward to facing Yomiuri's cleanup hitters,'' said the 23-year-old right-hander, who played for President Enterprises last season.