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Protest over top court's decision over ex-TEPCO executives

People stage a protest rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on March 8, 2025, after Japan's top court recently rejected an appeal seeking criminal charges against three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over their alleged failure to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Protest over top court's decision over ex-TEPCO executives

People stage a protest rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on March 8, 2025, after Japan's top court recently rejected an appeal seeking criminal charges against three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over their alleged failure to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Abe appoints 3 top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) poses with three newly appointed top Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council.

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Abe names 3 top LDP executive posts

TOKYO, Japan - Lineup of three top Liberal Democratic Party executives named by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Aug. 27. From left to right: Outgoing Foreign Minister Taro Aso as LDP secretary general; Toshihiro Nikai as chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council

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Abe names new LDP leadership before Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on way to his office at the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo in the morning of Aug. 27 to unveil a new lineup of the party's three top executives. A new Cabinet is scheduled to be named in the afternoon.

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Kyushu Electric managers to stay on

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 14, 2011. The utility announced a three-month, 100-percent salary cut for Manabe and Chairman Shingo Matsuo over a scandal involving the company manipulating public opinion in favor of restarting reactors at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. The two top executives will remain in their posts.

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Nikko Cordial to seek 3.1 bil. yen damages from 3 former execs

TOKYO, Japan - Nikko Cordial Corp. President Shoji Kuwashima (C) bow in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 27 after the brokerage submitted a corrected version of its financial statements to the Finance Ministry following an accounting fraud late last year. The company said it will file a lawsuit against three former top group executives to seek a total of 3.1 billion yen ($25.94 million) in damages for their alleged involvement in the fraud.

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New LDP leader Abe names top party executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe enters the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 25. Abe later named the party's top three executives.

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3 top UFJ group executives to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Three new top executives of the UFJ financial group stand during a news conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo on May 23. UFJ Trust Bank Vice President Shintaro Yasuda (L) will replace Yasukuni Doi as president, Takamune Okihara (C), a senior corporate officer of UFJ Bank, will succeed UFJ Bank President Masashi Teranishi and UFJ Bank Vice President Ryosuke Tamakoshi will become president of UFJ Holdings Inc. to replace Takeshi Sugihara.

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Ikeda to become president of Asahi Breweries on Jan. 5

TOKYO, Japan - Three top executives of Asahi Breweries Ltd. sit for a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 19. (From L to R) President and chief operating officer Shigeo Fukuchi, Chairman and chief executive officer Yuzo Seto, and Senior Managing Director Koichi Ikeda. On Jan. 5 next year, Ikeda will succeed Fukuchi as president and COO. Fukuchi will succeed Seto who will serve as an adviser with a seat on the board of directors.

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Three top LDP executives meet the media

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, Taku Yamasaki, secretary general, and Taro Aso, chairman of the Policy Research Council, pose for photographers at a news conference at the LDP headquarters on April 25.

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Ikeda to become president of Asahi Breweries on Jan. 5

TOKYO, Japan - Three top executives of Asahi Breweries Ltd. sit for a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 19. (From L to R) President and chief operating officer Shigeo Fukuchi, Chairman and chief executive officer Yuzo Seto, and Senior Managing Director Koichi Ikeda. On Jan. 5 next year, Ikeda will succeed Fukuchi as president and COO. Fukuchi will succeed Seto who will serve as an adviser with a seat on the board of directors.

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Nikko Cordial to seek 3.1 bil. yen damages from 3 former execs

TOKYO, Japan - Nikko Cordial Corp. President Shoji Kuwashima (C) bow in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 27 after the brokerage submitted a corrected version of its financial statements to the Finance Ministry following an accounting fraud late last year. The company said it will file a lawsuit against three former top group executives to seek a total of 3.1 billion yen ($25.94 million) in damages for their alleged involvement in the fraud. (Kyodo)

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Abe appoints 3 top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) poses with three newly appointed top Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council. (Kyodo)

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Abe names 3 top LDP executive posts

TOKYO, Japan - Lineup of three top Liberal Democratic Party executives named by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Aug. 27. From left to right: Outgoing Foreign Minister Taro Aso as LDP secretary general; Toshihiro Nikai as chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council (Kyodo)

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Abe names new LDP leadership before Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on way to his office at the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo in the morning of Aug. 27 to unveil a new lineup of the party's three top executives. A new Cabinet is scheduled to be named in the afternoon. (Kyodo)

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Ex-LTCB execs get suspended terms over concealing bad loans

TOKYO, Japan - Katsunobu Onogi (R), former president of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB) enters the Tokyo District Court building on Sept. 10 to hear a court ruling on him being charged with falsifying financial statements to conceal massive bad loans. Onogi was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for four years. The other two former top executives were also sentenced to suspended prison terms. (Kyodo)

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New LDP leader Abe names top party executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe enters the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 25. Abe later named the party's top three executives. (Kyodo)

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High court upholds guilty verdict on ex-bankers over bad loans

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo High Court upheld on June 21 a guilty verdict by a lower court on three former top executives of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan for falsifying financial statements to conceal massive bad loans and authorizing illegal dividend payments. Photo shows (from R to L) former LTCB President Katsunobu Onogi, former vice presidents Yoshiharu Suzuki and Masami Suda entering the court. (Kyodo)

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Business leaders building school modeled on Eaton, Harrow

GAMAGORI, Japan - Top executives from three major companies including Toyota Motor Corp. in the central Japan region break ground at a construction-inauguration ceremony of ''Kaiyo Academy'' in the city of Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, in January. (Kyodo)

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Kyushu Electric managers to stay on

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 14, 2011. The utility announced a three-month, 100-percent salary cut for Manabe and Chairman Shingo Matsuo over a scandal involving the company manipulating public opinion in favor of restarting reactors at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. The two top executives will remain in their posts. (Kyodo)

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3 top UFJ group executives to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Three new top executives of the UFJ financial group stand during a news conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo on May 23. UFJ Trust Bank Vice President Shintaro Yasuda (L) will replace Yasukuni Doi as president, Takamune Okihara (C), a senior corporate officer of UFJ Bank, will succeed UFJ Bank President Masashi Teranishi and UFJ Bank Vice President Ryosuke Tamakoshi will become president of UFJ Holdings Inc. to replace Takeshi Sugihara. (Kyodo)

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Three top LDP executives meet the media

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, Taku Yamasaki, secretary general, and Taro Aso, chairman of the Policy Research Council, pose for photographers at a news conference at the LDP headquarters on April 25.