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Inauguration press conference for new chairman of Japan Productivity Center

Japan Productivity Center, inauguration press conference for new chairman. Photo shows, from right, Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and Honorary Chairman Yuzaburo Mogi.=June 11,2025,Tokyo

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Inauguration press conference for new chairman of Japan Productivity Center

Japan Productivity Center, inauguration press conference for new chairman. Photo shows, from right, Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and Honorary Chairman Yuzaburo Mogi.=June 11,2025,Tokyo

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Inauguration press conference for new chairman of Japan Productivity Center

Japan Productivity Center, inauguration press conference for new chairman. Photo shows Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi.=June 11,2025,Tokyo

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SoftBank Group CFO

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 13, 2025.

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SoftBank CFO at press conference

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2025.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto explains the company's earnings at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Softbank Group logs annual loss

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 13, 2024, after the Japanese tech and investment giant registered a net loss of 227.65 billion yen ($1.5 billion) for the year ended March 31.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto attends a press conference over the company's earnings in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2023.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto explains the company's earnings at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2023.

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Softbank Group logs annual loss

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2023, as the Japanese tech and investment giant registered a net loss of 970.14 billion yen ($7.2 billion) for the year ended March 31.

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Softbank CFO Goto

Softbank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2023, explaining the company's earnings results from April 2022 to December.

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Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hitoshi Ochi, a board member of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to have Ochi, 62, replace Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, 68, as new president in April 2015, company sources said Dec. 20, 2014.

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M'bishi Chemical chief Kobayashi to become Doyukai chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, president of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp., who will assume the chairmanship the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, next April. He assumed the presidency of Mitsubishi Chemical in April 2007.

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Cano, Pujols, Jones, Puig to headline MLB tour in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (from R to L) Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's national baseball team called Samurai Japan, Katsuhiko Kumazaki, commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, Jim Small, managing director of MLB Japan, and Yoshimitsu Ohashi, senior managing director of the Yomiuri Shimbun, pose for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Small said MLB's all-star outfielders Adam Jones and Yasiel Puig, and infielders Robinson Cano and Albert Pujols will take part in an MLB team to play the Japan national team in a five-game series in November.

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Mitsubishi Chemical to enter shale gas business

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. President Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (L) and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. President Shinji Tanabe give a press conference in Tokyo on May 13, 2014, to announce Mitsubishi Chemical's plan to purchase a majority stake in Taiyo Nippon with an eye toward entering the shale gas business in the United States.

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Film director Morita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2006 shows Japanese film director Yoshimitsu Morita, who died of acute liver failure at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 20, 2011. He was 61.

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Lack of snow at ski resorts

SAPPORO, Japan - Yoshimitsu Sakai, manager of the Mt. Racey ski resort in Yubari, checks the condition of man-made snow on a slope on Dec. 13, 2010. The ski resort in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido postponed its initial opening date of Nov. 27 due to a lack of snow.

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Business as usual for JAL staff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines captain Yoshimitsu Mochizuki (L) does a preflight check at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2010, a day after the struggling airline filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Mitsubishi Chemical agrees to acquire Mitsubishi Rayon

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (L), president of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp., and Masanao Kambara, president of Mitsubishi Rayon Co., shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009, at which they announced that Mitsubishi Chemical is aiming to turn Mitsubishi Rayon into a wholly owned subsidiary by next March in a deal that could be worth around 200 billion yen.

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Fukuzawa rallies for win in Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa smiles with the championship cup in hands after winning his first JGTO tour title in a playoff with Toru Suzuki in the Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tournament at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 17.

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Fukuzawa rallies for win in Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa smiles with the championship cup in hands after winning his first JGTO tour title in a playoff with Toru Suzuki in the Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tournament at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 17.

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Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster (1971)

Monster Battle Scene Film: Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster (1973) Director: Yoshimitsu Banno 24 July 1971 Date: 24 July 1971

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Business chiefs vow to help Japan exit from deflation

(From L) Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, join hands during a New Year's meeting organized by the three business bodies at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business lobby supports Okinawa's logistic hub idea

Japan Association of Corporate Executives head Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (L) shakes hands with Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga after a meeting at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Sept. 2, 2015. Kobayashi showed support for a plan to make the southwestern island prefecture of Okinawa a logistics hub in Asia. (Kyodo) ==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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The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

Stereograph of Rikushu-no-matsu (Land Boat Pine) of Rokuonji Temple taken from the west side of the hojo (head priest's quarters), facing west-northwest. It is said that this pine was planted by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. The branches were formed to look like a boat. On the left is the ohjoin (large study), and the roof of the kuri is visible on the right. Two boys wearing hakama are facing each other. Taken in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐41‐0]

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The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

Rikushu-no-matsu (Land Boat Pine) of Rokuonji Temple seen from the west side of the hojo (head priest's quarters), facing west-northwest. It is said that this pine was planted by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The branches were formed to look like a sailboat. The bow faces west toward the Western Pure Land of Buddhist lore. The buildings in the right foreground and far left are the hojo and ohjoin (large study), respectively. The roof of the kuri is visible on the far right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐13‐0]

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Kinkakuji Temple

Kinkakuji in the Kita district of Kyoto city. The temple was a mountain cottage of the Saionji family from the Kamakura to the Nanboku period. It was bought by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as his retirement spot . A garden with Kyoko Pond in the center. The shariden (the receptacle of Buddha's ashes) built by the pond can be seen to the left. The first floor of the shariden was made in shinden tsukuri (palace of the Fujiwara style of architecture), the second floor is of shoin tsukuri (drawing room style), and the third floor is done in Chinese style enshrining the Buddha. The second and third floors are covered with gold, thus the name of Kinkaku(Golden Pavilion). To the left are the garden stones and the pine of the bank to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐44‐0]

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Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hitoshi Ochi, a board member of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to have Ochi, 62, replace Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, 68, as new president in April 2015, company sources said Dec. 20, 2014. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Chemical chief Kobayashi to become Doyukai chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, president of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp., who will assume the chairmanship the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, next April. He assumed the presidency of Mitsubishi Chemical in April 2007. (Kyodo)

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Film director Morita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2006 shows Japanese film director Yoshimitsu Morita, who died of acute liver failure at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 20, 2011. He was 61. (Kyodo)

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Lack of snow at ski resorts

SAPPORO, Japan - Yoshimitsu Sakai, manager of the Mt. Racey ski resort in Yubari, checks the condition of man-made snow on a slope on Dec. 13, 2010. The ski resort in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido postponed its initial opening date of Nov. 27 due to a lack of snow. (Kyodo)

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Business as usual for JAL staff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines captain Yoshimitsu Mochizuki (L) does a preflight check at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2010, a day after the struggling airline filed for bankruptcy protection. (Kyodo)

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Japanese business leader

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, speaks to the press in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chiefs of 3 major Japanese business lobbies

(From R) Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura join hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe plays golf

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi play golf in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10. 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe urges business leaders to address working hours, equality issues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) is flanked by Akio Mimura (L), head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sadayuki Sakakibara (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (R), head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, during a New Year's celebration party jointly hosted by the three organizations at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business leaders meet press

(From L) Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, Akio Mimura, head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, attend a press conference after hosting a New Year's celebration in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe urges business leaders to address working hours, equality issues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Sadayuki Sakakibara (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, shake hands during a New Year's celebration in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017, with Akio Mimura (L), head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, looking on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe urges business leaders to address working hours, equality issues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) makes a speech at a New Year's celebration in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017, alongside Akio Mimura (2nd from L), head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sadayuki Sakakibara (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan business leaders trying to gauge economic impact of Trump's win

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (R), head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2016. Kobayashi said he was surprised that Republican Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business delegation meets with prominent Chinese figure

Chinese former State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, shake hands at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 1, 2016. During its visit through Aug. 3, a delegation of the Japanese business lobby aims to gain a better understanding of the state of China's technological innovation, such as in the IT field. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Chemical agrees to acquire Mitsubishi Rayon

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (L), president of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp., and Masanao Kambara, president of Mitsubishi Rayon Co., shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009, at which they announced that Mitsubishi Chemical is aiming to turn Mitsubishi Rayon into a wholly owned subsidiary by next March in a deal that could be worth around 200 billion yen. (Kyodo)