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GREECE-ATHENS-OCHI DAY-PARADE

(231029) -- ATHENS, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a national "Ochi (No) Day" parade in Athens, Greece, Oct. 28, 2023. "Ochi" was the response given on Oct. 28, 1940, by the then head of the Greek government to Italy's ultimatum to surrender the country to the Axis forces. It marked Greece's entry in World War Two. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-OCHI DAY-PARADE

(231029) -- ATHENS, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Greek Special Olympics team attend a national "Ochi (No) Day" parade in Athens, Greece, Oct. 28, 2023. "Ochi" was the response given on Oct. 28, 1940, by the then head of the Greek government to Italy's ultimatum to surrender the country to the Axis forces. It marked Greece's entry in World War Two. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-OCHI DAY-PARADE

(231029) -- ATHENS, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a national "Ochi (No) Day" parade in Athens, Greece, Oct. 28, 2023. "Ochi" was the response given on Oct. 28, 1940, by the then head of the Greek government to Italy's ultimatum to surrender the country to the Axis forces. It marked Greece's entry in World War Two. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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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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180,000 faulty fire-alarm devices being recalled

TOKYO, Japan - A faulty battery-operated fire-alarm device sold by Max Co. is being recalled as the battery system has a much shorter life than advertised, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Nov. 8. The agency said a total of 180,000 fire-alarm devices in four models sold by the Tokyo-based Max and the Fukuoka-based company Ochi Sangyo are being recalled. The four models affected are KK-DS40-10 (photo), KK-DS40-2, KK-DH40-10, KK-DH40-2 sold by Max, and OK-DS01-10 sold by Ochi Sangyo. For inquiries, call 0120-301-359. According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the batteries in two of the faulty fire-alarms went dead in about two months, instead of 10 years and two years as advertised.

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Typhoon approaches southwestern Japan, 2 killed by landslide

OCHI, Japan - Trees washed away by heavy rain threaten to damage houses in the town of Ochi, Saga Prefecture, where landslides killed two people as a very strong typhoon slowly approached Kyushu on Sept. 16.

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Typhoon approaches southwestern Japan, 2 killed by landslide

OCHI, Japan - Cars and logs are seen washed away in the town of Ochi, Saga Prefecture, where landslides triggered by heavy rain killed two people as a very strong typhoon slowly approached Kyushu on Sept. 16.

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Taniguchi grabs lead at Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Toru Taniguchi fired a 4-under-par 68 to take sole possession of the lead after the third round of the Casio World Open at K ochi Kuroshio Country Club on Nov. 26.

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(1)Koizumi, Kan in by-election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koziumi waves at voters during his House of Representatives by-election campaign in Tokyo on April 19. The April 27 race between Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate Michio Ochi and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) candidate Yoko Komiyama is seen as a litmus test for the next general election.

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Mitsubishi Chemical HD to make Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (HD) announced on the 18th that it will invest up to 491.8 billion yen to make its consolidated subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary. Currently, MCHC holds 56.39% of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma's shares, and will conduct a tender offer from January 19 to January 7, 2020, aiming to make Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma its wholly owned subsidiary. At a press conference in Tokyo on January 18, MCHC President Hitoshi Ochi said, "The world is evolving greatly and healthcare is developing at a very fast pace. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma will also accelerate the overseas development of promising new drug candidates by using MCHC's human resources. The company will utilize the diverse resources of a comprehensive chemical manufacturer to efficiently create new businesses and enhance the earnings structure of a core healthcare company. (November 18, 2019, Tokyo, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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(7)Japan trying to meet 2 possible soldiers from World War II in

OCHI, Japan - Shizuko Nakauchi, sister-in-law of Tsuzuki Nakauchi believed to be alive in the Philippines, speaks May 27 about his early childhood. (Kyodo)

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(9)Japan trying to meet 2 possible soldiers from World War II in

OCHI, Japan - The grave of Tsuzuki Nakauchi, one of the two former Japanese soldiers reported to be alive in the Philippines on May 27. (Kyodo)

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Taniguchi grabs lead at Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Toru Taniguchi fired a 4-under-par 68 to take sole possession of the lead after the third round of the Casio World Open at K ochi Kuroshio Country Club on Nov. 26. (Kyodo)

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180,000 faulty fire-alarm devices being recalled

TOKYO, Japan - A faulty battery-operated fire-alarm device sold by Max Co. is being recalled as the battery system has a much shorter life than advertised, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Nov. 8. The agency said a total of 180,000 fire-alarm devices in four models sold by the Tokyo-based Max and the Fukuoka-based company Ochi Sangyo are being recalled. The four models affected are KK-DS40-10 (photo), KK-DS40-2, KK-DH40-10, KK-DH40-2 sold by Max, and OK-DS01-10 sold by Ochi Sangyo. For inquiries, call 0120-301-359. According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the batteries in two of the faulty fire-alarms went dead in about two months, instead of 10 years and two years as advertised. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, Egyptian universities to hold student exchanges

Mitsuo Ochi, president of Japan's Hiroshima University, attends a press conference in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, on Dec. 20, 2015, to announce an agreement with Cairo University on holding exchanges between their students and researchers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon approaches southwestern Japan, 2 killed by landslide

OCHI, Japan - Cars and logs are seen washed away in the town of Ochi, Saga Prefecture, where landslides triggered by heavy rain killed two people as a very strong typhoon slowly approached Kyushu on Sept. 16. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon approaches southwestern Japan, 2 killed by landslide

OCHI, Japan - Trees washed away by heavy rain threaten to damage houses in the town of Ochi, Saga Prefecture, where landslides killed two people as a very strong typhoon slowly approached Kyushu on Sept. 16. (Kyodo)

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Big gate of shinyoshiwara

A view of the Nakanomachi street in the Yoshiwara district from the front of the Great Gate built in 1881. Gas lamps are seen on the gate, and calligraphy by Fukuchi Ochi is inscribed on the pillars of the gate. Several people including a rickshaw man in the center look in this direction.==Date:Middle Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐21‐0]

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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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Japanese firms on course to issue yuan-denominated bonds in China

Japanese lawmaker Takao Ochi (front R) and Chinese Vice Minister of Finance Shi Yaobin (front L) exchange signed documents in Beijing on Dec. 22, 2017, after an agreement on an information-sharing framework necessary to enable Japanese companies to issue yuan-denominated bonds in mainland China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman in Ehime kills herself after questioning by police over murder

Photo taken May 5, 2017 shows the house in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, of Satsuki Ochi, 81, who was found dead there on April 26 of a stab wound to her abdomen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Manny Ramirez attends team workout in Japan

Former major league slugger Manny Ramirez, who has joined the Kochi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku Island League Plus in Japan, poses for a photo with children in Ochi in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, on March 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Manny Ramirez attends team workout in Japan

Former major league slugger Manny Ramirez takes batting practice during the Kochi Fighting Dogs' workout in Ochi in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, on March 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Koizumi, Kan in by-election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koziumi waves at voters during his House of Representatives by-election campaign in Tokyo on April 19. The April 27 race between Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate Michio Ochi and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) candidate Yoko Komiyama is seen as a litmus test for the next general election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Transport Minister Ochi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Former Transport Minister Ihei Ochi, shown in this file photo, died of heart failure March 24 at a hospital in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. He was 79. Ochi, a House of Representatives member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), served as construction minister, transport minister, and agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister in the cabinets of three prime ministers from the LDP.

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Tanigaki named to succeed Ochi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Sadakazu Tanigaki, former Science and Technology Agency chief, who was appointed Feb. 25 to succeed Michio Ochi who resigned earlier in the day as chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC).

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Ochi refuses to resign for remarks on bank inspections

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Ochi (C), chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC), is surrounded by reporters at the Diet on the morning of Feb. 25. Ochi said he would not resign over remarks he made that apparently suggested he was willing to make bank audits more lenient.

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New FRC chief meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki (R), new chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC), is introduced by Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (L) during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence Feb. 25. Tanigaki has replaced Michio Ochi, who was forced to resign for remarks hinting at leniency for smaller banks.

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FRC chief Ochi quits

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC) Chairman Michio Ochi (C) speaks to reporters after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Feb. 25. ''My careless remarks have created a stir, and I believe my resignation would solve the problem,'' Ochi said.

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Softbank group given 1st shot in NCB purchase talks

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Ochi (2nd from R), chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC), is about to take a seat for a news conference Feb. 24, where he announced a decision to give a group of companies led by Softbank Corp. the first shot at negotiating the terms of the proposed purchase of the nationalized Nippon Credit Bank (NCB).