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Vatican: St. Peter’s Square Holds Rosary Prayer in Memory of Pope Francis 2

The Vatican held a rosary prayer at St. Peter’s Square on Monday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 22, following the death of Pope Francis. Thousands of Catholics gathered in prayer for the Holy Father, who died at age 88 earlier Monday morning.

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Abe, Japan business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) speaks during his talks with the heads of Japan's three major business lobbies -- Yasuchika Hasegawa (far L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, and Tadashi Okamura (3rd from L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry -- at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Japanese business leaders stress need for pay hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (C) and Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura clasp hands at a New Year's party in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2015. They echoed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call for pay hikes for company employees he made as a guest speaker.

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Japan business leaders visit China to boost ties

BEIJING, China - Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, and ANA Holdings Inc. President Shinichiro Ito give a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014, in Beijing after meeting with Chinese business leaders to deepen bilateral economic ties.

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China-Japan Asia CEO Forum held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa (extreme L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, addresses the China-Japan Asia CEO Forum in Tokyo on June 4, 2014, during the private-sector group's first meeting in two and a half years.

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Takeda chief apologizes over data misuse in drug ad

TOKYO, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on March 3, 2014, over an advertisement for the company's blood pressure-lowering drug that made it appear the product is more powerful in suppressing diseases than other medicines.

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Takeda chief apologizes over data misuse in drug ad

TOKYO, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on March 3, 2014, over an advertisement for the company's blood pressure-lowering drug that made it appear the product is more powerful in suppressing diseases than other medicines.

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3 business lobbies call for early conclusion of TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - The heads of Japan's three main business lobbies -- (from L to R) Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, submit a petition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2014. The petition called for the early conclusion of negotiations on the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, shake hands during a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, attends a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel with leaders of two other major business organizations on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa, president of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2014.

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Japan business lobby leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2013. The heads of Japan's three major business lobbies gathered for a New Year's reception and the press conference.

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Business leaders criticize gov't nuclear power phaseout policy

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, jointly hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2012. The leaders of the Japan's three major business groups criticized the government for setting a target of completely phasing out nuclear power, warning it will seriously affect the economy.

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Business leaders support TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, hands Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura a statement calling on the government to advance negotiations for high-level trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership regional trade pact, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 25, 2012.

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PM Noda meets business leader Hasegawa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) receives a list of requests from Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2011. The list includes a request for swiftly implementing a growth strategy for the country.

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Takeda to acquire Swiss drugmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa makes an announcement at a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2011. The largest Japanese drugmaker has signed an agreement with the shareholders of Swiss drugmaker Nycomed S/A to acquire all shares in the Swiss firm for 9.6 billion euros (about 1 trillion yen).

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Yomiuri infielder Gonzalez suspended for doping

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball said on May 26 it has handed Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Gonzalez a one-year suspension due to doping violations. Acting Japanese baseball commissioner Yasuchika Negoro (R) sits besides commissioner's office head Kazuo Hasegawa (L) who announced the decision. Yomiuri said the same day that the Central League club plans to release the 28-year-old Venezuelan shortly.

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Takeda to launch $8.8 bil. bid for Millennium Pharmaceuticals

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa, president of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 10 about the company's plan to buy all of the shares of U.S. drug firm Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. Takeda will shortly launch an $8.8 billion friendly tender offer to acquire the shares.

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Takeda to introduce new drug in U.S. for 1st time in 6 years

OSAKA, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11. He said the company will start marketing a sleeping pill in the United States possibly in September, introducing the first drug into the U.S. market in six years. The insomnia pill, to be marketed as Rozerem, targets only the part of the brain that regulates sleep. In addition, it induces a state very similar to natural sleep, the company said.

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Hasegawa named president of Takeda Chemical Industries

OSAKA, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa, a board member of Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on April 22 after the company decided to appoint him as its next president and chief operating officer, replacing Kunio Takeda who will become chairman. The management reshuffle remains subject to approval at a regular shareholders meeting slated for June 27.

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Takeda to introduce new drug in U.S. for 1st time in 6 years

OSAKA, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11. He said the company will start marketing a sleeping pill in the United States possibly in September, introducing the first drug into the U.S. market in six years. The insomnia pill, to be marketed as Rozerem, targets only the part of the brain that regulates sleep. In addition, it induces a state very similar to natural sleep, the company said. (Kyodo)

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Takeda to launch $8.8 bil. bid for Millennium Pharmaceuticals

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa, president of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 10 about the company's plan to buy all of the shares of U.S. drug firm Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. Takeda will shortly launch an $8.8 billion friendly tender offer to acquire the shares. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri infielder Gonzalez suspended for doping

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball said on May 26 it has handed Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Gonzalez a one-year suspension due to doping violations. Acting Japanese baseball commissioner Yasuchika Negoro (R) sits besides commissioner's office head Kazuo Hasegawa (L) who announced the decision. Yomiuri said the same day that the Central League club plans to release the 28-year-old Venezuelan shortly. (Kyodo)

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Hasegawa named president of Takeda Chemical Industries

OSAKA, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa, a board member of Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on April 22 after the company decided to appoint him as its next president and chief operating officer, replacing Kunio Takeda who will become chairman. The management reshuffle remains subject to approval at a regular shareholders meeting slated for June 27. (Kyodo)

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Kobayashi becomes new head of Keizai Doyukai

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (L), president of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp., speaks to reporters as new chairman the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) in Tokyo on April 27, 2015, as Yasuchika Hasegawa, Kobayashi's processor and chairman of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., listens to him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Noda meets business leader Hasegawa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) receives a list of requests from Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2011. The list includes a request for swiftly implementing a growth strategy for the country. (Kyodo)

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Takeda to acquire Swiss drugmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa makes an announcement at a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2011. The largest Japanese drugmaker has signed an agreement with the shareholders of Swiss drugmaker Nycomed S/A to acquire all shares in the Swiss firm for 9.6 billion euros (about 1 trillion yen). (Kyodo)

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Business leaders support TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, hands Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura a statement calling on the government to advance negotiations for high-level trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership regional trade pact, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 25, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japanese business leaders stress need for pay hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (C) and Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura clasp hands at a New Year's party in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2015. They echoed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call for pay hikes for company employees he made as a guest speaker. (Kyodo)

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Japan business leaders visit China to boost ties

BEIJING, China - Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, and ANA Holdings Inc. President Shinichiro Ito give a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014, in Beijing after meeting with Chinese business leaders to deepen bilateral economic ties. (Kyodo)