Press conference for the change of the president of Sumitomo Pharma

Press conference for the change of the president of Sumitomo Pharma

Sumitomo Pharma's press conference on the change of president. (Photo: Toru Kimura, Senior Managing Executive Officer (scheduled to assume office as President on June 25, 2024). ＝May 14, 2024, in Tokyo.

Sumitomo Pharma's president change press conference

Sumitomo Pharma's president change press conference

Sumitomo Pharma's press conference on the change of president. Photo shows, from right, Toru Kimura, Senior Managing Executive Officer (to be appointed president on June 25, 2024), and Hiroshi Nomura, President. ＝May 14, 2024, in Tokyo.

Press conference for the change of the president of Sumitomo Pharma

Press conference for the change of the president of Sumitomo Pharma

Sumitomo Pharma's press conference on the change of president. Photo shows, from right, Toru Kimura, Senior Managing Executive Officer (to be appointed president on June 25, 2024), and Hiroshi Nomura, President. ＝May 14, 2024, in Tokyo.

Retrial for wartime speech crackdown case ends with no verdict

Retrial for wartime speech crackdown case ends with no verdict

TOKYO, Japan - Maki Kimura (front), wife of the late Toru Kumura, one of five men convicted for the ''Yokohama Incident,'' a case involving wartime repression of free speech, expresses disappointment at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14. The Supreme Court earlier in the day rejected an appeal against a lower court decision to terminate the retrial of the five men.

Court approves retrial on wartime repression of writers

Court approves retrial on wartime repression of writers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Maki Kimura, the widow of Toru Kimura, one of the five defendants in the ''Yokohama Incident,'' sobs with joy in Yokohama on April 15 after the Yokohama District Court accepted a third petition for retrial of the case after rejecting two previous petitions. The case involved repression of journalists and other people during World War II.

Retrial for wartime speech crackdown case ends with no verdict

Retrial for wartime speech crackdown case ends with no verdict

TOKYO, Japan - Maki Kimura (front), wife of the late Toru Kumura, one of five men convicted for the ''Yokohama Incident,'' a case involving wartime repression of free speech, expresses disappointment at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14. The Supreme Court earlier in the day rejected an appeal against a lower court decision to terminate the retrial of the five men. (Kyodo)

Court approves retrial on wartime repression of writers

Court approves retrial on wartime repression of writers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Maki Kimura, the widow of Toru Kimura, one of the five defendants in the ''Yokohama Incident,'' sobs with joy in Yokohama on April 15 after the Yokohama District Court accepted a third petition for retrial of the case after rejecting two previous petitions. The case involved repression of journalists and other people during World War II. (Kyodo)