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'World's smallest' melon cultivated in Japan's Inland Sea

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Yoshikiyo Kawai, chairman of the tourism association of Megi Island in Kagawa Prefecture, shows off what are said to be the world's smallest melons, cultivated by the inhabitants of the Seto Inland Sea island, in Takamatsu on Sept. 4, 2009.

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Kobayashi to become president of Nippon Meat Packers

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. said March 5 its director, Hiroshi Kobayashi (R), 60, will become president of Japan's top meat processor on April 1. The current president, Yoshikiyo Fujii (L), 66, will become chairman with the right to represent the company, it said.

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Nippon Meat cuts earnings forecast due to beef-labeling scam

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Yoshikiyo Fujii (L) tells a news conference on Sept. 20 that the company, rocked by a beef-labeling scandal, has cut its group earnings forecast for the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 and the full year to next March 31 as the scandal dealt a blow to sales and profits.

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New Nippon Meat President Fujii meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii, new president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, the same day the farm ministry decided to allow his company and its subsidiary Nippon Food Inc. to resume beef-related operations after a fraud scandal involving the government's beef buyback program.

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Fujii to become new Nippon Meat president

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii (file photo), managing director of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will succeed President Hiroji Osoko, who will resign over a scandal in which its subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease.

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J-League leaders Shimizu defeat Hiroshima 2-0

SHIMIZU, Japan - Brazilian midfielder Alex and forward Yoshikiyo Kuboyama score in each half on Sept. 18 to give J-League leaders Shimizu S-Pulse a comfortable 2-0 home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima. S-Pulse's domination was rewarded after 36 minutes when Alex, fed a long through ball by Brazilian skipper Santos, beat Hiroshima keeper Takashi Shimoda, and Kuboyama added a second for the home side eight minutes from time at Nihondaira stadium.

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Kobayashi to become president of Nippon Meat Packers

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. said March 5 its director, Hiroshi Kobayashi (R), 60, will become president of Japan's top meat processor on April 1. The current president, Yoshikiyo Fujii (L), 66, will become chairman with the right to represent the company, it said. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Meat cuts earnings forecast due to beef-labeling scam

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Yoshikiyo Fujii (L) tells a news conference on Sept. 20 that the company, rocked by a beef-labeling scandal, has cut its group earnings forecast for the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 and the full year to next March 31 as the scandal dealt a blow to sales and profits. (Kyodo)

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'World's smallest' melon cultivated in Japan's Inland Sea

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Yoshikiyo Kawai, chairman of the tourism association of Megi Island in Kagawa Prefecture, shows off what are said to be the world's smallest melons, cultivated by the inhabitants of the Seto Inland Sea island, in Takamatsu on Sept. 4, 2009. (Kyodo)

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New Nippon Meat President Fujii meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii, new president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, the same day the farm ministry decided to allow his company and its subsidiary Nippon Food Inc. to resume beef-related operations after a fraud scandal involving the government's beef buyback program. (Kyodo)

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Fujii to become new Nippon Meat president

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii (file photo), managing director of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will succeed President Hiroji Osoko, who will resign over a scandal in which its subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

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J-League leaders Shimizu defeat Hiroshima 2-0+

SHIMIZU, Japan - Brazilian midfielder Alex and forward Yoshikiyo Kuboyama score in each half on Sept. 18 to give J-League leaders Shimizu S-Pulse a comfortable 2-0 home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima. S-Pulse's domination was rewarded after 36 minutes when Alex, fed a long through ball by Brazilian skipper Santos, beat Hiroshima keeper Takashi Shimoda, and Kuboyama added a second for the home side eight minutes from time at Nihondaira stadium.