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KOJI

BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2019
Nomura shareholders vote to re-appoint under-fire CEO Koji Nagai
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s besieged chief executive won a shareholder vote Monday, surviving a call for his ouster from the board following an information leak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2019
In wake of info leak, Nomura Holdings shareholders urged to reject CEO's re-election bid
Nomura Holdings Inc. shareholders should vote against the reappointment of its long-standing chief executive officer after Japan's biggest brokerage was penalized for leaking market-sensitive information, according to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jun 8, 2019
'Three Japanese Short Stories' review: A literary amuse-bouche
In 'Three Japanese Short Stories,' stories by noted authors Kafu Nagai, Koji Uno and Ryonosuke Akutagawa illustrate a Japan grappling with the wider world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 2, 2019
Swing into action with new releases
New in games this month: Long anticipated Metroidvania adventures and virtual reality golf
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2019
Nomura CEO to take 3-month pay cut over leak of information about Japan stock market changes
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s CEO will take a pay cut to assume responsibility for improper handling of stock market information by employees.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2019
Death sentence confirmed after killer of two Osaka junior high school students drops appeal
A death sentence for a man convicted of murdering two junior high school students in Osaka has been finalized after he dropped an appeal, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2019
Nomura Holdings CEO Koji Nagai vows to cut costs and keep struggling brokerage independent
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s chief executive vowed to keep Japan's biggest brokerage independent and quickly implement his latest turnaround plan as a slumping share price puts the question of a potential merger in focus.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2019
'Super Saturdays' to highlight schedule for Tokyo Olympics
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics unveiled the competition schedule on Tuesday, giving fans hoping to attend the games their first opportunity to plan their itineraries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 22, 2018
Red Circle Authors: Sending Japanese literature westward
Red Circle Authors is a 'home' for a group of established Japanese writers, helping to promote their work overseas while heightening awareness of the great depth and breadth of Japanese literature.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 20, 2018
Japan's artistic rebels of the 1980s
While nothing so much as an epochal rupture occurred, 1980s' artists in Japan were reactive to the lingering concerns of the '70s — in that decade, oil painting and sculpture were mostly passe, while modernism appeared exhausted.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 23, 2018
T.League primed to kick off inaugural season
One day before the T.League officially kicks off its inaugural season with a men's match between the Kinoshita Meister Tokyo and T.T Saitama, chairman Koji Matsushita, players and coaches showed their excitement and jitters to be a part of Japan's first professional table tennis circuit.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’