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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Japan's first person in space

Toyohiro Akiyama, a reporter for the Japanese television broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System, signs the Soyuz space capsule, which was charred upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere, in a field in Arkalyk in the Soviet republic of Kazakhstan on Dec. 10, 1990. He became the first Japanese to travel into space.

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Soyuz rocket launch in 1990

The Soyuz TM-11 rocket carrying Toyohiro Akiyama, a reporter for Japanese television broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System, and two Soviet cosmonauts -- commander Victor Afanasyev and engineer Musa Manarov -- launches off from the Baikonur space center in the Soviet republic of Kazakhstan on Dec. 2, 1990.

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Japan's first man in space

Toyohiro Akiyama, a reporter for Japanese television broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System, is pictured in a space suit on Nov. 2, 1990. He became the first Japanese to travel into space as a crew member of the Soyuz TM-11 rocket launched a month later from the Baikonur space center in the Soviet republic of Kazakhstan.

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Japan's first man in space

Toyohiro Akiyama, a reporter for Japanese television broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System, waves from on top of the Soyuz space capsule in a field in Arkalyk in the Soviet republic of Kazakhstan on Dec. 10, 1990, after returning to Earth. He became the first Japanese to travel into space. (Pool photo)

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TBS advised to freeze anti-takeover step against Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue (L) receives a report on Sept. 7 from Mainichi Newspapers Co. President Masato Kitamura, head of a third-party panel, which advised TBS to freeze a procedure for anti-takeover steps against Rakuten Inc.

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TBS report of Fujiya scandal in Jan. posed 'problem': panel

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Kawabata (L), chairman of the Broadcasting Ethics Committee of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization, and Shinobu Yoshioka, member of the committee, speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6. The panel told Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. that its January report on Fujiya Co.'s scandal was aired ''without sufficient news gathering'' and had ''a serious problem.'' It was the first case examined by the panel of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization since it was set up in May following the revelation of fabricated TV shows by Osaka-based Kansai Telecasting Corp.

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Use of radio waves eyed to forecast regional downpours

TOKYO, Japan - Seiji Kawamura, senior researcher at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Koganei, western Tokyo, explains a prototype system to receive radio waves for terrestrial digital broadcasting from the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower to forecast regional torrential downpours, as seen in this file photo taken in June 2014.

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Fired BayStars manager Obana

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars manager Takao Obana speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2011, after the club announced the same day that they have fired him. The release of Obana came in the wake of Yokohama parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. announcing early November that it will sell the Central league club to DeNA Co.

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BayStars club president Kaji

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama BayStars club president Takao Kaji (C) speaks to reporters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 4, 2011, after the club's parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. announced that it has struck a deal to sell the Central League club to mobile game operator DeNA Co.

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DeNA submits application to NPB

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Haruta (R), director and chairman of DeNA Co., hands an application to Kunio Shimoda, secretary general of Nippon Professional Baseball, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2011, as DeNA has struck a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to buy the baseball club Yokohama BayStars.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows spectators at a Central League season-opening game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2010 shows Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the Central League baseball club Yokohama BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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40-yr-old Japanese drama 'Mito Komon' to end

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Kotaro Satomi, playing the leading role of TV period drama series ''Mito Komon,'' looks pensive at a press conference in Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. in Tokyo on July 15, 2011, held to announce the termination of the series in December 2011. The 40-plus-year-long drama won popularity with its moralistic story; the protagonist based on real character Tokugawa Mitsukuni punishes evildoers at the conclusion of each episode.

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TBS mulls selling BayStars

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars President Takao Kaji tells reporters in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2010, that he has not been informed of a possible sale of the baseball team. Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. is reportedly considering selling the professional baseball club due to the severe business environment.

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Yokohama BayStars baseball club

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 1, 2010, shows Yokohama Stadium, the home of the professional baseball club Yokohama BayStars, located southwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. is considering selling the Central League club due to severe losses incurred by the broadcaster.

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TBS mulls selling BayStars

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars President Takao Kaji tells reporters in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2010, that he has not been informed of a possible sale of the baseball team. Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. is reportedly considering selling the professional baseball club due to the severe business environment.

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Yokohama BayStars baseball club

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2004 shows Yokohama Stadium, the home of the professional baseball club Yokohama BayStars, located southwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. is considering selling the Central League club due to severe losses incurred by the broadcaster.

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Japanese broadcasters pin hopes on online radio

TOKYO, Japan - Popular disc jockey Piston Nishizawa, seen here hosting Nippon Broadcasting System Inc.'s music and variety show ''AllNightNippon Gold'' on March 31, 2010, is upbeat about the promise of the online radio service Radiko.

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Yellow sand observed in parts of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Sky Tree, a broadcasting tower under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is blurred by yellow sand carried by westerlies from China on March 21, 2010, as strong winds caused by a low-pressure system blew across Japan. Yellow sand was observed in parts of Japan for the first time this year.

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Cart runs into gallery at Casio World Open gold tournament

KOCHI, Japan - A cart carrying TV broadcasting equipment for Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. runs into the gallery during the final round of the Casio World Open golf tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture on Nov. 29, 2009. Among four people hit by the cart, one woman was taken to a hospital for treatment for her injures to her face and head.

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Google webcasts news programs of TV Asahi, TBS via YouTube

TOKYO, Japan - Google Inc. Vice President David Eun speaks at a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2009. He announced that Google has concluded license agreements with TV Asahi Corp. and Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to webcast their news and other programs through its YouTube video sharing site.

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TBS to promote vice president Zaitsu to head of new holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. said on March 4 it will promote Executive Vice President Keizo Zaitsu (file photo) to president when the broadcaster becomes a holding company on April 1. Current President Hiroshi Inoue, 69, will become chairman of the new firm.

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Olympic gold medalist runner Takahashi to become TV anchorwoman

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi poses at a press conference at Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.'s headquarters on Jan. 30. The retired Takahashi, nicknamed ''Q-chan,'' announced she will become an anchorwoman for sports topics on the broadcaster's daily news program ''The News,'' starting in late March, once a week. ''I will let people know the hard work of athletes, not only those in track and field sports but many others,'' she said.

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Actor Teizo Muta dies

TOKYO, Japan - Teizo Muta, a comic actor who appeared in various popular TV dramas such as Tokyo Broadcasting System's ''Ken Chan'' series died at a Tokyo hospital. He was 80. Muta was also active in Japan's child counseling movement.

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'News 23' anchorman Chikushi dies of cancer at 73

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in August 2006 shows Japanese journalist Tetsuya Chikushi, former anchorman of the TBS news program ''News 23.'' Chikushi died Nov. 7 of lung cancer at a Tokyo hospital, Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. said. He was 73.

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TBS shareholders OK takeover defense steps

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Kunishige, vice president of Rakuten Inc., speaks to reporters after the shareholders' meeting of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. on June 28. The meeting gave the green light to the company's plan to introduce anti-takeover steps and rejected counterproposals made by Rakuten, which is seeking a greater presence in TBS management.

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TBS shareholders reject Rakuten proposals

TOKYO, Japan - Two people walk into a Tokyo hotel, the venue of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.'s shareholders' meeting, on June 28. The meeting rejected two proposals by Rakuten Inc., the broadcaster's biggest shareholder, who is eying a greater presence in TBS management.

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Rakuten has no ambition to take control of TBS: Mikitani

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani, president of Japan's largest online shopping mall operator, Rakuten Inc., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 17 about his company's plan to raise its stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.

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Rakuten has no ambition to take control of TBS: Mikitani

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani (L), president of Japan's largest online shopping mall operator, Rakuten Inc., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 17 about his company's plan to raise its stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.

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Fund mogul Murakami arrested over suspected insider trading

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Yoshiaki Murakami, Japan's most famous investment fund manager, arrives at the Tokyo Detention House June 5 after he was arrested early in the day on suspicion of insider stock trading in connection with his investment fund's purchases of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. shares from late 2004 to early 2005.

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Murakami likely to be grilled over possible insider trading

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors are expected to question investment fund operator Yoshiaki Murakami (photo) shortly as they investigate whether his fund engaged in insider trading in connection with its purchases of shares in Nippon Broadcasting System Inc., sources familiar with the matter said on June 2.

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Murakami Fund probed over possible insider stock trading

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on June 2 shows the Roppongi Hills building that housed the offices of the Murakami Fund, led by financier Yoshiaki Murakami. Prosecutors are investigating whether the fund conducted insider stock trading in connection with its purchases of shares in Nippon Broadcasting System Inc., sources familiar with the matter said.

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Murakami Fund probed over possible insider stock trading

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiaki Murakami, head of the Murakami Fund, speaks with reporters after attending a shareholders general meeting of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. in Tokyo in June 2005. Prosecutors are investigating whether his fund conducted insider stock trading in connection with its purchases of Nippon Broadcasting System shares, sources familiar with the matter said on June 2.

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Rakuten, TBS agree to end battle over merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue smiles during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 30 after making a compromise agreement with Rakuten Inc. The accord puts a temporary end to their seven-week battle over Rakuten's attempt to forge a merger with the broadcaster.

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Rakuten, TBS agree to end battle over merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani gives a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 30 after agreeing with Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue to put a temporary end to their seven-week battle over Rakuten's attempt to forge a merger with the broadcaster.

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Rakuten facing uphill battle with baseball owners

SAPPORO, Japan - A meeting of baseball team owners is held at a Sapporo hotel Nov. 4 to discuss whether Rakuten Inc. has infringed on Japanese baseball bylaws by emerging as Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.'s largest shareholder. TBS is the parent company of the Yokohama BayStars.

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'Stable' TBS shareholdings likely to reach 55%

TOKYO, Japan - The proportion of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. shares held by long-term shareholders will reach 55 percent soon, sources close to the firm said Oct. 27. TBS has been trying to increase the number of ''stable'' shareholders to fend off a possible hostile takeover bid from Rakuten Inc., they said. Photo shows TBS headquarters in Tokyo.

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Online mall operator Rakuten hikes stake in TBS to 19.09%

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani, president of Internet shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc., speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26. He said his firm spent 111 billion yen to raise its stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. to 19.09 percent.

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Online mall operator Rakuten hikes stake in TBS to 19.09%

TOKYO, Japan - Hirsohi Inoue, president of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc., speaks to reporters at the TBS head office in Tokyo on Oct. 26 after Rakuten Inc. acquired a 19.09 percent stake in TBS.

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Aso comments on Rakuten bid

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters in the Diet on Oct. 14 on online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc.'s acquisition of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.'s shares. ''It is understandable for shareholders to pick a company's management, but the management cannot select shareholders,'' Aso said. ''If a company doesn't like such a situation, it should not list shares on a stock market.''

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TBS says it will ''sincerely'' study Rakuten proposal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Inoue, president of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS), speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 13. He said TBS will ''sincerely'' consider a management integration proposal made by e-commerce company Rakuten Inc.

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Rakuten gets 15.46% of TBS shares, proposes management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani (L), president of leading e-commerce company Rakuten Inc., listens to a reporter's question during a press conference in a Tokyo hotel Oct. 13 on the company's acquisition of a 15.46 percent equity stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS).

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Rakuten gets 15.46% of TBS shares, proposes management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani, president of leading e-commerce company Rakuten Inc., speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 13 on the company's acquisition of a 15.46 percent equity stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS). He said Rakuten has proposed integrating the two companies' management under a joint holding company.

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Rakuten gets 15.46% of TBS shares, proposes management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani, president of leading e-commerce company Rakuten Inc., speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 13 on the company's acquisition of a 15.46 percent equity stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS). He said Rakuten has proposed integrating the two companies' management under a joint holding company.

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Rakuten gets 15.46% of TBS shares, proposes management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 13 shows the head office of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS) in Tokyo's Akasaka district. Leading e-commerce company Rakuten Inc. announced the acquisition of a 15.46 percent equity stake in TBS.

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TBS to issue new shares, move seen as takeover defense

TOKYO, Japan - Financier Yoshiaki Murakami (R) speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Aug. 31 after Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. announced plans to raise a total of about 28 billion yen by selling new and outstanding shares to Dentsu Inc. and three other companies. Murakami tacitly criticized the TBS move, saying, ''In capital increases, it should be taken into account whether there are real fund needs.'' Murakami declined to comment on whether he owns TBS shares.