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:Toshihiro Nikai, LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks to reporters at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was reappointed to the job. Nikai, a former LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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:Premier-to-be Fukuda names senior LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Yasuo Fukuda poses with the new lineup of top LDP executives he appointed on Sept. 24. From L to R: Masaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Makoto Koga, chairman of the LDP election strategy committee; Bummei Ibuki, LDP secretary general; Fukuda; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Sadakazu Tanigaki, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus. Fukuda is expected to be elected prime minister by parliament on Sept. 25 as the LDP controls the House of Representatives.

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:Toshihiro Nikai, LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, shows up at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was asked by newly elected LDP leader Yasuo Fukuda to remain in the job. Nikai, a former LDP factional leader, backed Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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Kubota to pay up to 46 mil. yen to asbestos victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Toshihiro Fukuda (L), senior managing director of machinery maker Kubota Corp., speaks at a news conference in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 17 about the company's plan to compensate asbestos victims.

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Reception held in Tokyo to mark 50th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties

STORY: Reception held in Tokyo to mark 50th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the commemorative event 2. various of Masakazu Tokura, head of Keidanren 3. various of Kong Xuanyou, Chinese Ambassador to Japan 4. various of Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japanese Foreign Minister 5. various of Yasuo Fukuda, Former Japanese Prime Minister 6. various of Toshihiro Nikai, Former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party STORYLINE: A commemorative event marking the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations has been held in Tokyo. Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi delivered speeches at the reception hosted by the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, on Thursday. Masakazu Tokura, head of Keidanren, said at the reception that stable and constructive diplomatic relations between Japan

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Reception marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Photo shows (from L) Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou, Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, incumbent Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, former ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai and former LDP President Yohei Kono posing during a reception held exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022, at Tokyo's Hotel New Otani.

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:Toshihiro Nikai, LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks to reporters at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was reappointed to the job. Nikai, a former LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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:Toshihiro Nikai, LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, shows up at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was asked by newly elected LDP leader Yasuo Fukuda to remain in the job. Nikai, a former LDP factional leader, backed Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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:Premier-to-be Fukuda names senior LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Yasuo Fukuda poses with the new lineup of top LDP executives he appointed on Sept. 24. From L to R: Masaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Makoto Koga, chairman of the LDP election strategy committee; Bummei Ibuki, LDP secretary general; Fukuda; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Sadakazu Tanigaki, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus. Fukuda is expected to be elected prime minister by parliament on Sept. 25 as the LDP controls the House of Representatives. (Kyodo)

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Kubota to pay up to 46 mil. yen to asbestos victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Toshihiro Fukuda (L), senior managing director of machinery maker Kubota Corp., speaks at a news conference in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 17 about the company's plan to compensate asbestos victims. (Kyodo)