TonenGeneral to buy Mitsui Oil to create 3rd largest oil wholesaler

TonenGeneral to buy Mitsui Oil to create 3rd largest oil wholesaler

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Muto, president of oil wholesaler TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K., announces at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2013, that the company will acquire a stake of nearly 90 percent in Mitsui Oil Co. for 24.9 billion yen from the trader on Feb. 4. The acquisition would allow the TonenGeneral group to rival Cosmo Oil Co. as Japan's third-largest oil wholesaler in terms of sales following JX Holdings Inc. and Idemitsu Kosan Co.

Head of Tokyo Children's Library gets cultural award

Head of Tokyo Children's Library gets cultural award

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Matsuoka, director of the Tokyo Children's Library in the capital's Nakano Ward, is all smiles at her office in this file photo taken on Aug. 16, 2014. She received the 2014 TonenGeneral Children's Award in recognition of her role in the promotion of reading among children.

JX to take over TonenGeneral in Japan refinery consolidation

JX to take over TonenGeneral in Japan refinery consolidation

(From L) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. President Tsutomu Sugimori, JX Holdings Inc. President Yukio Uchida, Chairman Yasushi Kimura, TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. President Jun Muto and Vice President Takashi Hirose pose for a photo after a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2015. JX Holdings, Japan's largest oil refiner, said it has agreed in principle to take over its smaller rival TonenGeneral in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JX to take over TonenGeneral in Japan refinery consolidation

JX to take over TonenGeneral in Japan refinery consolidation

Yasushi Kimura (L), chairman of Japan's largest oil refiner JX Holdings Inc., and Jun Muto, president of TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K., attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2015. The two companies said the same day JX has agreed in principle to take over its smaller rival in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: Fire at oil plant in Wakayama Pref., 3,000 people urged to evacuate

CORRECTED: Fire at oil plant in Wakayama Pref., 3,000 people urged to evacuate

Water is sprayed on a TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. refinery in the city of Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan after a fire broke out on Jan. 22, 2017. Local authorities urged nearly 3,000 local residents to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: Fire at oil refinery in western Japan

CORRECTED: Fire at oil refinery in western Japan

Flames rise from a TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. oil refinery in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on the night of Jan. 22, 2017, after it broke out around 3:50 p.m. that day. About 3,000 residents who were told to evacuate the neighborhood were allowed to return to their homes in the early hours of the following day. No one was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: Fire at oil refinery in western Japan

CORRECTED: Fire at oil refinery in western Japan

Flames rise from a TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. oil refinery in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on the night of Jan. 22, 2017, after it broke out around 3:50 p.m. that day. About 3,000 residents who were told to evacuate the neighborhood were allowed to return to their homes in the early hours of the following day. No one was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: Fire under control at oil plant in Wakayama Pref.

CORRECTED: Fire under control at oil plant in Wakayama Pref.

Work continues to extinguish a fire at a TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. oil refinery in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on the morning of Jan. 23, 2017, after it broke out around 3:50 p.m. the previous day. About 3,000 residents who were told to evacuate the neighborhood were allowed to return to their homes in the early hours. No one was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire under control at oil plant in Wakayama Pref.

Fire under control at oil plant in Wakayama Pref.

Work continues to extinguish a fire at a TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. oil refinery in Arita, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on the morning of Jan. 23, 2017, after it broke out around 3:50 p.m. the previous day. About 3,000 residents who were told to evacuate the neighborhood were allowed to return to their homes in the early hours. No one was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire at oil plant in Wakayama Pref., 3,000 people urged to evacuate

Fire at oil plant in Wakayama Pref., 3,000 people urged to evacuate

Waters is sprayed on a TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. refinery in the city of Arita, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan after a fire broke out on Jan. 22, 2017. Local authorities urged nearly 3,000 local residents to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JX, TonenGeneral finalize integration deal to form JXTG Holdings

JX, TonenGeneral finalize integration deal to form JXTG Holdings

(From L) TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. President Jun Muto, JX Holdings Inc. Chairman Yasushi Kimura and JX President Yukio Uchida attend a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, announcing that the two oil refiners finalized an agreement to integrate their management in April to form the biggest oil refiner in Japan as JXTG Holdings Inc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo