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Microsoft seeks independent course

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates (L) tells reporters in Tokyo on May 7 that the world's largest software maker will pursue an independent strategy following its decision to scrap its plans to buy Yahoo Inc. At right is Microsoft's Japan unit President Yasuyuki Higuchi.

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Microsoft Japan to promote Higuchi to president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (C), newly appointed president of Microsoft Japan, joins hands with his predecessor Darren Huston (L) and Jean-Philippe Courtois, senior vice president of Microsoft Corp., during a press conference held in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Higuchi, current chief operating officer of Microsoft Japan, will become president on April 1.

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Ex-Daiei head Higuchi becomes COO of Microsoft Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (R), former president of Daiei Inc., on March 5 became chief operating officer of the Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp., a move aimed at helping the company cope better with growing business opportunities in Japan, it said. At left is Darren Huston, president of the Japanese unit, Microsoft Co.

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Daiei's new management team launched, led by ex-Marubeni execs

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. Chairwoman Fumiko Hayashi (L) and new President Toru Nishimi shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6. Nishimi, a former corporate senior vice president of Daiei's top shareholder Marubeni Corp., replaced Yasuyuki Higuchi.

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Marubeni to acquire IRCJ's entire stake in Daiei for 69.8 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Taisuke Sasanuma, representative partner of investment firm Advantage Partners, Atsushi Saito, chief executive officer of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, Nobuo Katsumata, president of Marubeni Corp., Fumiko Hayashi, chairman of Daiei Inc. and Daiei President Yasuyuki Higuchi join hands for a photo after a news conference at a Tokyo hotel July 28.

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Daiei turns profitable in 1st year of reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi, president of struggling supermarket store chain Daiei Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 12 about the company's business results for the year to February 2006. Daiei turned profitable as it promoted restructuring as planned for the first year of its reconstruction.

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Uniqlo clothing store operator to tie up with Daiei

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai (R), chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, speaks at a news conference Jan. 26 in Tokyo about a business alliance with supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. At left is Daiei President Yasuyuki Higuchi.

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Daiei to tie up with drug store chain CFS

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Yasuyuki Higuchi (L) and CFS Corp. President Yukimasa Yoneda pose for photos after announcing an alliance at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 8. The five-year alliance with the operator of the ''HAC Drug'' chain marks Daiei's first partnership with another company after it began business rehabilitation under the auspices of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan.

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Daiei launches farm-fresh vegetables, fruit sales

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Yasuyuki Higuchi checks vegetables at one of the company's outlets in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 21 as the company launched sales of vegetables and fruit fresh from farms the same day.

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Daiei shareholders endorse new management team

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (L), new president of Daiei Inc., and Fumiko Hayashi, new Daiei chairman, shake hands after a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 26. Earlier in the day, Daiei Inc. shareholders at their annual general meeting in Kobe approved the new management team.

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Daiei shareholders endorse new management team

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (L), new president of Daiei Inc., and Fumiko Hayashi, new Daiei chairman, shake hands after a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 26. Earlier in the day, Daiei Inc. shareholders at their annual general meeting in Kobe approved the new management team. (Kyodo)

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Daiei launches farm-fresh vegetables, fruit sales

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Yasuyuki Higuchi checks vegetables at one of the company's outlets in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 21 as the company launched sales of vegetables and fruit fresh from farms the same day. (Kyodo)

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Uniqlo clothing store operator to tie up with Daiei

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai (R), chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, speaks at a news conference Jan. 26 in Tokyo about a business alliance with supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. At left is Daiei President Yasuyuki Higuchi. (Kyodo)

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Daiei turns profitable in 1st year of reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi, president of struggling supermarket store chain Daiei Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 12 about the company's business results for the year to February 2006. Daiei turned profitable as it promoted restructuring as planned for the first year of its reconstruction. (Kyodo)

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Marubeni to acquire IRCJ's entire stake in Daiei for 69.8 bil. y

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Taisuke Sasanuma, representative partner of investment firm Advantage Partners, Atsushi Saito, chief executive officer of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, Nobuo Katsumata, president of Marubeni Corp., Fumiko Hayashi, chairman of Daiei Inc. and Daiei President Yasuyuki Higuchi join hands for a photo after a news conference at a Tokyo hotel July 28. (Kyodo)

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Daiei's new management team launched, led by ex-Marubeni execs

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. Chairwoman Fumiko Hayashi (L) and new President Toru Nishimi shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6. Nishimi, a former corporate senior vice president of Daiei's top shareholder Marubeni Corp., replaced Yasuyuki Higuchi. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Daiei head Higuchi becomes COO of Microsoft Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (R), former president of Daiei Inc., on March 5 became chief operating officer of the Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp., a move aimed at helping the company cope better with growing business opportunities in Japan, it said. At left is Darren Huston, president of the Japanese unit, Microsoft Co. (Kyodo)

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Microsoft Japan to promote Higuchi to president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (C), newly appointed president of Microsoft Japan, joins hands with his predecessor Darren Huston (L) and Jean-Philippe Courtois, senior vice president of Microsoft Corp., during a press conference held in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Higuchi, current chief operating officer of Microsoft Japan, will become president on April 1. (Kyodo)

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Microsoft seeks independent course

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates (L) tells reporters in Tokyo on May 7 that the world's largest software maker will pursue an independent strategy following its decision to scrap its plans to buy Yahoo Inc. At right is Microsoft's Japan unit President Yasuyuki Higuchi. (Kyodo)

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Daiei to tie up with drug store chain CFS

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Yasuyuki Higuchi (L) and CFS Corp. President Yukimasa Yoneda pose for photos after announcing an alliance at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 8. The five-year alliance with the operator of the ''HAC Drug'' chain marks Daiei's first partnership with another company after it began business rehabilitation under the auspices of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan. (Kyodo)