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COP3 climate conference in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japan's Environment Agency chief Hiroshi Oki (R), who chaired the third conference of the parties (COP3) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, shakes hands with Raul Estrada (L), chairman of the Committee of the Whole, the conference's top negotiating body, while UNFCCC executive secretary Michael Zammit-Cutajar (C) watches after adopting the Kyoto Protocol on Dec. 11, 1997, in the western Japan city of Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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Japan should be permanent member of U.N. Security Council: Finland

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 28. Kanerva said that Japan should play a greater role in addressing global warming issues by taking advantage of its technological expertise and rich experiences in spearheading the 1997 Kyoto Protocol framework.

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Japan has ''special'' role to play at Copenhagen and beyond: Ban

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks to a group of reporters from Japanese news organizations on Dec. 10, 2009, ahead of his trip to Copenhagen, where he is scheduled to open the high-level segment of the meeting on Dec. 15. He said Japan has a ''special'' role to play at a climate change conference taking place in the Danish capital and beyond, as global leaders grapple with striking a deal in crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

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U.N. chief confident about accord on post-Kyoto treaty

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Dec. 8, 2009. Ban expressed confidence that the international community will strike a deal on crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in the first half of 2010.

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Japan vows more anti-global warming efforts in economic policy draft

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference after a meeting of the government's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on June 12. A revised draft of the government's economic and fiscal policy guidelines discussed at the meeting showed that Japan will make further efforts to fight against global warming by reviewing its plan to achieve goals under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and aiming at halving global greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050.

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(1)Kenya's Maathai calls makes keynote speech in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Kenyan Deputy Environment Minister Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivers a keynote speech at a symposium held in Kyoto on Feb. 16 to mark the enforcement of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. She urged the international community to take joint actions to protect the environment.

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(2)Kenya's Maathai calls makes keynote speech in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Kenyan Deputy Environment Minister and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai delivers a keynote speech at a symposium held in Kyoto on Feb. 16 to mark the enforcement of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

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Kasyanov says Russia preparing to ratify Kyoto Protocol

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov tells Kyodo News in Moscow on Dec. 10 that his country is preparing to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming. He made the remark ahead of his visit to Japan next week.

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Lower house OKs gov't proposal to ratify Kyoto Protocol

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawagauchi bows to members of the House of Representatives at the lower house plenary session in the Diet in Tokyo on May 21 after it approved a government proposal to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming.

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Nonprofit group leader starts tricycle taxi service in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Noriyuki Morita, leader of a nonprofit organization, who started offering tricycle taxi rides in downtown Kyoto on May 17, the first such service in Japan. ''I've always wanted to send a message to contribute to the protection of the environment from Kyoto, where the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming was adopted and where I was born and grew up,'' the 27-year-old Morita said.

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Environmental meet ends with rosy prospects on Kyoto pact

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Hiroshi Oki (L), South Korean Environment Minister Kim Myung Ja (C) and Xie Zhenhua, chief of China's State Administration of Environmental Protection, join hands in a Seoul hotel on April 21 after signing a joint communique expressing expectations the 1997 Kyoto Protocol will be enforced by the end of this year.

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Russia foot-dragging to block 2002 Kyoto pact enforcement

MOSCOW, Russia - Alexander Bedritsky, head of the Russian Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service, tells Kyodo News on April 12 that Russia is unlikely to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming by the year-end.

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Conference looks at making Japanese lifestyle greener

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Hikaru Nishida (C) chats with Yoichi Morishita (R), chairman of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. at a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 16, which the government launched to look at how Japanese can change their lifestyles so that the nation can achieve a cut in greenhouse gas emissions as mandated by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. At left is Akiko Nagashima, wife of former Yomiuri Giants baseball team manager Shigeo Nagashima.

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Japan to work toward 2002 conclusion of Kyoto Protocol

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) tells a meeting of the global warming prevention headquarters at his official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 12 that his government will begin work to conclude in 2002 the 1997 Kyoto Protocol curbing global warming.

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Japan will make independent decision on Kyoto pact: Tanaka

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks about Japan's diplomacy at a cabinet town meeting Nov. 3 in Wakayama, western Japan. Tanaka said Japan will make its own decision on how to deal with the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at curbing global warming.

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Japan fails to persuade U.S. to reverse global warming policy

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi speaks at a press conference in Washington on July 13 following Japan-U.S. high-level talks on global warming. Japan failed to persuade Washington to reverse its decision to withdraw from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at fighting global warming, dashing hopes for an accord at a U.N. conference opening next week in Bonn, Germany, on the implementation of the protocol.

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Japan, EU agree to keep urging U.S. to return to Kyoto pact

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) welcomes Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Lena Hjelm-Wallen, a member of the high-level delegation from the European Union, at her ministry July 9 in Tokyo prior to bilateral talks. The two sides agreed to continue urging the United States to return to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol framework to curb global warming.

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300 march in Tokyo demanding Japan stick to Kyoto pact

TOKYO, Japan - About 300 people march through crowded streets of Shibuya and Harajuku in downtown Tokyo on June 9 in a demonstration urging the Japanese government to stick to the floundering 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming. The Stop Global Warming! Family Parade organized by 13 mostly environmental groups, called on the Diet and the government to ratify and implement the Kyoto pact even without U.S. participation.

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Kawaguchi, Pronk to keep seeking U.S. return to Kyoto pact

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and Jan Pronk, current chief of U.N.-sponsored talks on climate change, talk at the U.N. headquarters April 19. They agreed to continue efforts to bring the United States back to negotiations over the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming.

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Upper house adopts resolution on Kyoto Protocol

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors unanimously adopts at a plenary session April 18 a resolution on achieving international agreement in ratifying the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at curbing global warming. The nonpartisan resolution was proposed to support Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, who leaves April 19 for a weeklong trip to the United States during which she will urge Washington to honor its commitment to the pact.

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EU to keep pushing U.S. on Kyoto pact on global warming

TOKYO, Japan - Swedish Environment Minister Kjell Larsson (R) attends a news conference in Tokyo on April 10. He said the European Union (EU) will continue efforts to persuade the United States to renew its commitment to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on preventing global warming. Larsson is in Japan with an EU delegation to lobby for the Kyoto Protocol.

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Japan, China, S. Korea seek U.S. commitment to Kyoto Protocol

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) China's State Environmental Protection Administration Minister Xie Zhenhua, Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and South Korean Environment Minister Kim Myung Ja shake hands at a news conference on April 8 after a two-day meeting in Tokyo to discuss environmental issues in Northeast Asia. The ministers urged the United States to stay within the framework of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

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Russia foot-dragging to block 2002 Kyoto pact enforcement

MOSCOW, Russia - Alexander Bedritsky, head of the Russian Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service, tells Kyodo News on April 12 that Russia is unlikely to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming by the year-end.

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(1)Kenya's Maathai calls makes keynote speech in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Kenyan Deputy Environment Minister Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivers a keynote speech at a symposium held in Kyoto on Feb. 16 to mark the enforcement of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. She urged the international community to take joint actions to protect the environment. (Kyodo)

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Japan vows more anti-global warming efforts in economic policy d

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota speaks at a press conference after a meeting of the government's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on June 12. A revised draft of the government's economic and fiscal policy guidelines discussed at the meeting showed that Japan will make further efforts to fight against global warming by reviewing its plan to achieve goals under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and aiming at halving global greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050. (Kyodo)

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Japan should be permanent member of U.N. Security Council: Finla

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 28. Kanerva said that Japan should play a greater role in addressing global warming issues by taking advantage of its technological expertise and rich experiences in spearheading the 1997 Kyoto Protocol framework. (Kyodo)

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Environmental meet ends with rosy prospects on Kyoto pact

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Hiroshi Oki (L), South Korean Environment Minister Kim Myung Ja (C) and Xie Zhenhua, chief of China's State Administration of Environmental Protection, join hands in a Seoul hotel on April 21 after signing a joint communique expressing expectations the 1997 Kyoto Protocol will be enforced by the end of this year.

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Japan to work toward 2002 conclusion of Kyoto Protocol

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) tells a meeting of the global warming prevention headquarters at his official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 12 that his government will begin work to conclude in 2002 the 1997 Kyoto Protocol curbing global warming.

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Japan will make independent decision on Kyoto pact: Tanaka

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks about Japan's diplomacy at a cabinet town meeting Nov. 3 in Wakayama, western Japan. Tanaka said Japan will make its own decision on how to deal with the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at curbing global warming.

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(2)Kenya's Maathai calls makes keynote speech in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Kenyan Deputy Environment Minister and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai delivers a keynote speech at a symposium held in Kyoto on Feb. 16 to mark the enforcement of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. (Kyodo)

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Kasyanov says Russia preparing to ratify Kyoto Protocol

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov tells Kyodo News in Moscow on Dec. 10 that his country is preparing to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming. He made the remark ahead of his visit to Japan next week. (Kyodo)

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U.N. chief confident about accord on post-Kyoto treaty

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Dec. 8, 2009. Ban expressed confidence that the international community will strike a deal on crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in the first half of 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan has ''special'' role to play at Copenhagen and beyond: Ban

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks to a group of reporters from Japanese news organizations on Dec. 10, 2009, ahead of his trip to Copenhagen, where he is scheduled to open the high-level segment of the meeting on Dec. 15. He said Japan has a ''special'' role to play at a climate change conference taking place in the Danish capital and beyond, as global leaders grapple with striking a deal in crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. (Kyodo)

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Conference looks at making Japanese lifestyle greener

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Hikaru Nishida (C) chats with Yoichi Morishita (R), chairman of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. at a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 16, which the government launched to look at how Japanese can change their lifestyles so that the nation can achieve a cut in greenhouse gas emissions as mandated by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. At left is Akiko Nagashima, wife of former Yomiuri Giants baseball team manager Shigeo Nagashima.

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Lower house OKs gov't proposal to ratify Kyoto Protocol

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawagauchi bows to members of the House of Representatives at the lower house plenary session in the Diet in Tokyo on May 21 after it approved a government proposal to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming.

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Japan fails to persuade U.S. to reverse global warming policy

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi speaks at a press conference in Washington on July 13 following Japan-U.S. high-level talks on global warming. Japan failed to persuade Washington to reverse its decision to withdraw from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at fighting global warming, dashing hopes for an accord at a U.N. conference opening next week in Bonn, Germany, on the implementation of the protocol.

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300 march in Tokyo demanding Japan stick to Kyoto pact

TOKYO, Japan - About 300 people march through crowded streets of Shibuya and Harajuku in downtown Tokyo on June 9 in a demonstration urging the Japanese government to stick to the floundering 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming. The Stop Global Warming! Family Parade organized by 13 mostly environmental groups, called on the Diet and the government to ratify and implement the Kyoto pact even without U.S. participation.

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Kawaguchi, Pronk to keep seeking U.S. return to Kyoto pact

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and Jan Pronk, current chief of U.N.-sponsored talks on climate change, talk at the U.N. headquarters April 19. They agreed to continue efforts to bring the United States back to negotiations over the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming.

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Upper house adopts resolution on Kyoto Protocol

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors unanimously adopts at a plenary session April 18 a resolution on achieving international agreement in ratifying the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at curbing global warming. The nonpartisan resolution was proposed to support Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, who leaves April 19 for a weeklong trip to the United States during which she will urge Washington to honor its commitment to the pact.

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EU to keep pushing U.S. on Kyoto pact on global warming

TOKYO, Japan - Swedish Environment Minister Kjell Larsson (R) attends a news conference in Tokyo on April 10. He said the European Union (EU) will continue efforts to persuade the United States to renew its commitment to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on preventing global warming. Larsson is in Japan with an EU delegation to lobby for the Kyoto Protocol.

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EU to keep pushing U.S. on Kyoto pact on global warming

TOKYO, Japan - Swedish Environment Minister Kjell Larsson (R) attends a news conference in Tokyo on April 10. He said the European Union (EU) will continue efforts to persuade the United States to renew its commitment to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on preventing global warming. Larsson is in Japan with an EU delegation to lobby for the Kyoto Protocol.

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U.N. global warming conference

KYOTO, Japan - Raul Estrada Oyuela (C), the chairman of the meeting, shakes hands with an official at a relevant party after the Kyoto Protocol was adopted at the third conference of the Parties (COP3) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate at Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto. The photo was taken on Dec. 11, 1997. (Kyodo)