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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - A large portrait of the late founder Yasuo Takei is seen from outside the head office of Takefuji Corp. in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations.

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Ex-Takefuji Chairman Takei found guilty on wiretapping charges

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court on Nov. 17 sentenced Yasuo Takei (file photo), founder and former chairman of major consumer loan provider Takefuji Corp., to three years in prison, suspended for four years, on charges of ordering subordinates to wiretap journalists. (Kyodo)

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(1)Yasuo Takei

TOKYO, Japan - Portrait of Yasuo Takei, former chairman of consumer loan company Takefuji Corp. He was arrested Dec. 2 for alleged wiretapping. The photo was taken Dec. 8, 2003. (Kyodo)

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(2)Yasuo Takei

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Takei, then president of consumer loan company Takefuji Corp., holds a press conference at Tokyo Stock Exchange on the arson/murder case occurred at his company's Hirosaki branch in Aomori Prefecture. The photo was taken in May 2001. (Kyodo)

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - A large portrait of the late founder Yasuo Takei is seen from outside the head office of Takefuji Corp. in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations. (Kyodo)

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House of Yasuo Takei, former Takefuji Corp chairman

TOKYO, Japan - An aerial view of Yasuo Takei's house in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. The photo was taken Dec. 3, 2003. (Kyodo)