World & Nation
The lower house of Japan’s parliament, as expected, chose new ruling party leader Yasuo Fukuda as prime minister today, hours after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet formally resigned.
Sept. 25, 2007
Business
Japan’s richest man, Yasuo Takei, who was forced to retire as chairman of consumer credit company Takefuji Corp. amid a wiretapping scandal, has died, a company spokesman said Friday.
Aug. 12, 2006
California
Now that Ippei Mizuhara is under a microscope following allegations he stole millions of dollars from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to cover gambling debts, key aspects of his biography have proved difficult to confirm or turned out to be false.
March 28, 2024
Archives
Senior midfielder Yohei Fukuda scored two unassisted goals to lead University to a 2-1 upset of Santa Margarita, the second-ranked team in Orange County, in a nonleague boys’ soccer game Saturday at Santa Margarita.
Jan. 7, 2001
Rescue workers are braving the cold to save people trapped under collapsed buildings in western Japan, which was hit by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake.
Jan. 4, 2024
Tokyo prosecutors brought fraud charges against Yasuo Hamanaka, the former Sumitomo Corp. star copper trader who allegedly hid billions of dollars in trade losses. . . .
Dec. 4, 1996
Former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, one of Japan’s most conservative leaders, who embodied the nation’s old work ethic but also fought pressures to enlarge military spending, died Wednesday in a Tokyo hospital of emphysema.
July 6, 1995
Updates
Los Angeles based Metropolis Technologies, Inc., a technology company whose computer vision platform enables checkout-free payment experiences, and SP Plus Corporation (SP+), a best-in-class technology and operations management provider of mobility services for aviation, commercial, hospitality, and institutional clients throughout North America and Europe, this week announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Metropolis will acquire SP+ for $54.00 per share in cash.
Oct. 6, 2023
A Japanese businessman found stabbed to death in his Camarillo home left heavy debts and a foundering machine-tool company in Japan when he moved here in 1988, according to Japan’s largest daily newspaper.
Feb. 29, 1992