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Moon declared presidential nominee

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In, a former human rights lawyer and ex-chief of staff to former South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, is declared in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 16, 2012, the candidate of the main opposition Democratic United Party in the country's Dec. 19 presidential election.

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Moon declared presidential nominee

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In, a former human rights lawyer and ex-chief of staff to former South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, speaks in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 16, 2012, after being declared the candidate of the main opposition Democratic United Party in the country's Dec. 19 presidential election.

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Ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakagawa narrowly wins reelection

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hidenao Nakagawa, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to supporters in Higashi-Hiroshima on Aug. 31 about his defeat in the No. 4 single-seat constituency of Hiroshima Prefecture in the House of Representatives election the previous day. But Nakagawa regained a lower house seat in the proportional representation block.

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Ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Misoji Sakamoto dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Misoji Sakamoto (file photo), a former chief Cabinet secretary in the government of Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, died of stomach cancer March 19 at a hospital in Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture. He was 83. He became the government's top spokesman when Kaifu launched his second Cabinet in February 1990.

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Securities watchdog files complaint against Kanebo, ex-chief

TOKYO, Japan - Three Kanebo Ltd. executives bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 17 after the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission filed a criminal complaint of accounting fraud with prosecutors against the company and three of its former executives.

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Ex-chief of Osaka police headquarters to head Mycal

OSAKA, Japan - Osamu Shikata (R), who has been appointed to succeed Kotaro Utsunomiya (L) as president of retailer Mycal Corp., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 11. The 70-year-old Shikata, former chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, is currently president of Japan Maintenance Co., a Mycal subsidiary specializing in the maintenance of buildings.

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Ex-chief of Kankeiren Uno dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Osamu Uno, a former chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), who died of bile duct cancer at a hospital in Osaka on Nov. 12 at the age of 83. Uno, a former president of Toyobo Co., served as chairman of the most powerful business lobby in the Osaka area between 1987 and 1994.

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Ex-chief secretary for administration of HKSAR gov't formally submits bid for HKSAR chief executive

STORY: Ex-chief secretary for administration of HKSAR gov't formally submits bid for HKSAR chief executive DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of John Lee participating the press conference STORYLINE: John Lee, former chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government, formally submitted his bid for HKSAR chief executive on Wednesday. Lee said he had submitted 786 nomination forms by Election Committee members, and expects to complete and unveil his political platform as soon as possible. He said he is pragmatic and prudent in mapping out the measures and vision to ensure they can materialize. Since announcing to run for the election on April 9, Lee and his campaign team have visited various organizations and contacted Election Committee members to elaborate on his policy ideas. The election will be held on May 8. The nomination period for the election is April 3-16. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong K

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GLOBALink | Ex-chief secretary for administration of HKSAR gov't formally submits bid for HKSAR chief executive

John Lee, former chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government, formally submitted his bid for HKSAR chief executive on Wednesday. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Ex-chief secretary for administration of HKSAR gov't announces to run in chief executive election

STORY: Ex-chief secretary for administration of HKSAR gov't announces to run in chief executive election DATELINE: April 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the online press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN LEE, Former chief secretary for HKSAR government STORYLINE: John Lee, former chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, announced on Saturday that he will run in the upcoming election of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN LEE, Former chief secretary for HKSAR government "This decision is made out of my loyalty to my country, my love for Hong Kong, and my sense of duty to Hong Kong people. I am confident that I will rise up to the greatest challenge in my public service career." He said if he wins the election, his administration will work on three goals: first, to address different issues with a result-oriented approach; second, to enhance H

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Securities watchdog files complaint against Kanebo, ex-chief

TOKYO, Japan - Three Kanebo Ltd. executives bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 17 after the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission filed a criminal complaint of accounting fraud with prosecutors against the company and three of its former executives. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Misoji Sakamoto dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Misoji Sakamoto (file photo), a former chief Cabinet secretary in the government of Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, died of stomach cancer March 19 at a hospital in Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture. He was 83. He became the government's top spokesman when Kaifu launched his second Cabinet in February 1990. (Kyodo)

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Ex-chief of disabled veterans' association in Nagasaki recalls WWII

Tatsuno Noguchi, former head of an association of disabled veterans in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows photos taken during World War II at his home in the prefectural city of Isahaya on Jan. 22, 2015. Nagasaki and Chiba, east of Tokyo, are the only prefectures still having such associations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Itochu's ex-chief Niwa speaks at Japan-S. Korea forum in Seoul

Uichiro Niwa (R), a former president of Itochu Corp. and former Japanese ambassador to China, speaks at an economic forum held in Seoul on Feb. 6, 2015, as an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-chief of Tsinghua Univ. seen becoming China environment minister

Chen Jining speaks as then president of China's Tsinghua University at the World Peace Forum in Beijing in this file photo taken on June 27, 2013. The Chinese government is expected to appoint Chen as minister of environmental protection. If named, he would be the youngest minister in the current Chinese leadership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boeing's ex-chief feels remorse over 1985 JAL jumbo crash

Former Boeing Co. President Frank Shrontz talks to Kyodo News at his home in Seattle, Washington, on Oct. 7, 2015. He said he still feels remorse over the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history with 520 victims, caused by faulty bulkhead repairs by Boeing engineers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court's ex-chief justice calls security bills unconstitutional

Former Supreme Court chief justice Shigeru Yamaguchi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2015. He said the government's package of national security bills allowing Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense runs counter to the war-renouncing Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakagawa narrowly wins reelection

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hidenao Nakagawa, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to supporters in Higashi-Hiroshima on Aug. 31 about his defeat in the No. 4 single-seat constituency of Hiroshima Prefecture in the House of Representatives election the previous day. But Nakagawa regained a lower house seat in the proportional representation block. (Kyodo)

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Ex-chief of scandal-hit school operator summoned over subsidy fraud

Junko Kagoike, wife of Yasunori Kagoike, the former chief of school operator Moritomo Gakuen, returns home in Osaka on July 27, 2017, after being questioned by prosecutors over allegations that the operator fraudulently received subsidies. The nationalist school operator is at the center of a land deal controversy linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-chief of scandal-hit school operator summoned over subsidy fraud

Yasunori Kagoike, a former chief of the school operator Moritomo Gakuen, returns home in Osaka on July 27, 2017, after being questioned by prosecutors over allegations that the operator fraudulently received subsidies. The nationalist school operator is at the center of a land deal controversy linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-chief of scandal-hit school operator quizzed over subsidy fraud

Yasunori Kagoike, a former chief of the school operator Moritomo Gakuen, returns home in Osaka on July 27, 2017, after being questioned by prosecutors over allegations that the operator fraudulently received subsidies. The nationalist school operator is at the center of a land deal controversy linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-chief of scandal-hit school operator summoned over subsidy fraud

Junko Kagoike, wife of Yasunori Kagoike, the former chief of school operator Moritomo Gakuen, arrives at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office in Osaka on July 27, 2017, for questioning over allegations that the operator fraudulently received public subsidies. The nationalist school operator is at the center of a land-deal controversy linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Shokuhin ex-chief admits false labeling

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shigehito Atoyama, former president of Nippon Shokuhin Co., enters the Fukuoka District Court in Fukuoka on Jan. 16 for the first hearing of his trial over the false labeling of beef. Atoyama and two other former executives of the meat processor pleaded guilty to swindling a government-commissioned industry body by falsely labeling about 122 tons of imported beef as domestic. (Kyodo)

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Ex-chief of Osaka police headquarters to head Mycal

OSAKA, Japan - Osamu Shikata (R), who has been appointed to succeed Kotaro Utsunomiya (L) as president of retailer Mycal Corp., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 11. The 70-year-old Shikata, former chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, is currently president of Japan Maintenance Co., a Mycal subsidiary specializing in the maintenance of buildings.

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Ex-chief of Kankeiren Uno dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Osamu Uno, a former chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), who died of bile duct cancer at a hospital in Osaka on Nov. 12 at the age of 83. Uno, a former president of Toyobo Co., served as chairman of the most powerful business lobby in the Osaka area between 1987 and 1994.