Itochu chief Sejima, ex-war strategist, dead at 95

Ryuzo Sejima, a member of the Imperial Headquarters staff during the war who later became chairman of Itochu Corp., died early Tuesday at his Tokyo home, his family said. He was 95.</PARAGRAPH> <PHOTO> <TABLE WIDTH='250' ALIGN='RIGHT' BORDER='0'> <TR> <TD><IMG ALT='News photo' BORDER='0' SRC='../images/photos2007/nn20070905a1a.jpg' WIDTH='250' HEIGHT='178'/></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Ryuzo Sejima –

poses with Toshio Doko (center), then chairman of the government's second ad hoc council for the promotion of administrative reform, in Tokyo's Nagatacho district in June 1986. KYODO PHOTO

Born to a farming family in Toyama Prefecture on Dec. 9, 1911, Sejima graduated from the army academy and participated in forming war strategies as a staff member of the Imperial Headquarters.