US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

Holdout of students inside University of Tokyo auditorium

Holdout of students inside University of Tokyo auditorium

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Riot police fire a water cannon toward the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 1969, after hardline leftist students barricaded themselves inside the building during a siege by the police. (Kyodo)

Don Quijote president mulls resignation in wake of fire

Don Quijote president mulls resignation in wake of fire

TOKYO, Japan - Don Quijote Co. President Takao Yasuda bursts into tears at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14. He suggested that he might resign following a deadly fire at one of the company's discount shops in Saitama Prefecture. Three people died in the fire which police suspect might be a case of arson.

Yasuda, Nissan merge to create No. 2 nonlife insurer

Yasuda, Nissan merge to create No. 2 nonlife insurer

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Hirano (2nd from R), president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., and other company executives join hands at a ceremony July 1 in Tokyo to mark the launch of Sompo Japan. Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co. merged to create Sompo Japan, Japan's second-largest nonlife insurer.

3 presidents of nonlife insurance firms announce merger plan

3 presidents of nonlife insurance firms announce merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryutaro Sato (L), president of Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Hiroshi Hirano (C), president of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., and Ichiro Ozawa, president of Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., join hands at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14 after announcing plans for the three nonlife insurers to merge in April 2002.

Three Japanese nonlife insurers to merge

Three Japanese nonlife insurers to merge

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Ryutaro Sato, president of Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ichiro Ozawa, president of Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., and Hiroshi Hirano, president of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., shake hands at a news conference Nov. 2 after announcing an agreement to enter talks on their merger in April 2002.

Yasuda Fire, Nissan Fire, Taisei Fire eye integration

Yasuda Fire, Nissan Fire, Taisei Fire eye integration

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (file photo of headquarters), Japan's second-largest nonlife insurer, has entered final talks with Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co. to integrate management, possibly by April 2002, industry sources said Nov. 2. Each firm has close business ties with the Mizuho Financial Group.

Dai-ichi Life, Yasuda Fire agree on alliance

Dai-ichi Life, Yasuda Fire agree on alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Tomijiro Morita (L), president of Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Hiroshi Hirano, president of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., shake hands after announcing in Tokyo on Aug. 28 they have agreed to form a wide-ranging business alliance. The alliance between Dai-ichi Mutual, Japan's second-largest life insurer, and Yasuda Fire, the No. 2 nonlife insurer, is the first between a major life insurer and nonlife insurer in Japan.

Yasuda Fire & Marine to team up with Dai-ichi Mutual Life

Yasuda Fire & Marine to team up with Dai-ichi Mutual Life

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the head office in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku district of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., which plans to enter into a comprehensive business tie-up with Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Dai-ichi Mutual Life, Yasuda Fire & Marine to tie up

Dai-ichi Mutual Life, Yasuda Fire & Marine to tie up

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the head office in Tokyo's Yurakucho business district of Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co., which plans to join hands with Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. with a view to integrating operations in the future.

Yasuda to tie up with Cigna

Yasuda to tie up with Cigna

Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co. President Koichi Ariyoshi (R) and Cigna International President B. Kingsley Schbert shakes hands at a news conference in Tokyo on, Thursday Dec. 3 after announcing a tie-up agreement to form an equally owned joint securities house in Japan next April.

Don Quijote president mulls resignation in wake of fire

Don Quijote president mulls resignation in wake of fire

TOKYO, Japan - Don Quijote Co. President Takao Yasuda bursts into tears at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14. He suggested that he might resign following a deadly fire at one of the company's discount shops in Saitama Prefecture. Three people died in the fire which police suspect might be a case of arson. (Kyodo)

The University of Tokyo entrance exam finally cancelled!

On the 18th and 19th, anti-Japanese communist students were eliminated. The University of Tokyo, the exterior of the Ministry of Education, the riot police entering the university campus, the riot police using water and tear gas to break the blockade, students setting fires, the school building on fire, rocks and iron materials being thrown, water being thrown at Yasuda Auditorium, students and riot police fighting in the student district of Kanda, Yasuda Auditorium at night, students continuing to throw Molotov cocktails, students making barricades in Kanda, students looting Students making barricades in Kanda, students looting, riot police climbing up the auditorium in the dark, nearly 300 young people arrested, inside Yasuda Auditorium after the riot, Molotov cocktails left behind, Prime Minister Sato inspects the building, Kakuei Tanaka announced the cancellation of the University of Tokyo entrance exam, date of shooting Unknown, Release date: January 24, 1969.

Yasuda, Nissan merge to create No. 2 nonlife insurer

Yasuda, Nissan merge to create No. 2 nonlife insurer

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Hirano (2nd from R), president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., and other company executives join hands at a ceremony July 1 in Tokyo to mark the launch of Sompo Japan. Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co. merged to create Sompo Japan, Japan's second-largest nonlife insurer.

3 presidents of nonlife insurance firms announce merger plan

3 presidents of nonlife insurance firms announce merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryutaro Sato (L), president of Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Hiroshi Hirano (C), president of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., and Ichiro Ozawa, president of Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., join hands at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14 after announcing plans for the three nonlife insurers to merge in April 2002.

Yasuda Fire, Nissan Fire, Taisei Fire eye integration

Yasuda Fire, Nissan Fire, Taisei Fire eye integration

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (file photo of headquarters), Japan's second-largest nonlife insurer, has entered final talks with Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co. to integrate management, possibly by April 2002, industry sources said Nov. 2. Each firm has close business ties with the Mizuho Financial Group.

Three Japanese nonlife insurers to merge

Three Japanese nonlife insurers to merge

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Ryutaro Sato, president of Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ichiro Ozawa, president of Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., and Hiroshi Hirano, president of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., shake hands at a news conference Nov. 2 after announcing an agreement to enter talks on their merger in April 2002.

Dai-ichi Life, Yasuda Fire agree on alliance

Dai-ichi Life, Yasuda Fire agree on alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Tomijiro Morita (L), president of Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Hiroshi Hirano, president of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., shake hands after announcing in Tokyo on Aug. 28 they have agreed to form a wide-ranging business alliance. The alliance between Dai-ichi Mutual, Japan's second-largest life insurer, and Yasuda Fire, the No. 2 nonlife insurer, is the first between a major life insurer and nonlife insurer in Japan.

Yasuda Fire & Marine to team up with Dai-ichi Mutual Life

Yasuda Fire & Marine to team up with Dai-ichi Mutual Life

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the head office in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku district of Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., which plans to enter into a comprehensive business tie-up with Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Dai-ichi Mutual Life, Yasuda Fire & Marine to tie up

Dai-ichi Mutual Life, Yasuda Fire & Marine to tie up

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the head office in Tokyo's Yurakucho business district of Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co., which plans to join hands with Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. with a view to integrating operations in the future.

Yasuda to tie up with Cigna

Yasuda to tie up with Cigna

Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co. President Koichi Ariyoshi (R) and Cigna International President B. Kingsley Schbert shakes hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday Dec. 3 after announcing a tie-up agreement to form an equally owned joint securities house in Japan next April. ==Kyodo