JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 12 after being appointed as president of the Japan Football Association by JFA Council. Inukai succeeded Saburo Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA.

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai (L), new president of the Japan Football Association, and Saburo Kawabuchi, outgoing JFA president, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 12. The JFA Council appointed Inukai as new JFA president to succeed Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA.

Okuda voices interest in 2nd term as Nippon Keidanren chief

Okuda voices interest in 2nd term as Nippon Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Chairman Hiroshi Okuda (in file photo) of the Japan Business Federation, Japan's most powerful business lobby, indicated July 22 he may stay in the role for another two-year term. ''Whether president or chairman (of a company), you start to understand what you are doing in the second year and can take action on your own in the third year,'' the 70-year-old Okuda said at a press conference.

Unopposed Doi gets another term as SDP leader

Unopposed Doi gets another term as SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Takako Doi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5 after securing her third two-year term as Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader. There was no election as there were no challengers.

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai (L), new president of the Japan Football Association, and Saburo Kawabuchi, outgoing JFA president, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 12. The JFA Council appointed Inukai as new JFA president to succeed Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA. (Kyodo)

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 12 after being appointed as president of the Japan Football Association by JFA Council. Inukai succeeded Saburo Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA. (Kyodo)

Okuda voices interest in 2nd term as Nippon Keidanren chief

Okuda voices interest in 2nd term as Nippon Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Chairman Hiroshi Okuda (in file photo) of the Japan Business Federation, Japan's most powerful business lobby, indicated July 22 he may stay in the role for another two-year term. ''Whether president or chairman (of a company), you start to understand what you are doing in the second year and can take action on your own in the third year,'' the 70-year-old Okuda said at a press conference. (Kyodo)

Unopposed Doi gets another term as SDP leader

Unopposed Doi gets another term as SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Takako Doi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5 after securing her third two-year term as Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader. There was no election as there were no challengers.