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Abductees' families hold rally

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, speaks during a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, holding a picture of abductee Keiko Arimoto whose father Akihiro died in February at age 96. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Erison (R) of Japan's Kawasaki Frontale celebrates with Akihiro Ienaga after opening the scoring in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinal match against Qatar's Al Sadd in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 27, 2025.

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Date of intensive response to the Spring Struggle 2025

Day of Intensive Responses to the Spring Struggle for 2025. Photo shows Akihiro Kaneko, chairman of the Metalworkers' Union of Japan.=March 12,2025,Tokyo

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Date of intensive response to the Spring Struggle 2025

The day of the intensive response to the Spring Struggle 2025. Photo shows Akihiro Kaneko, chairman of the Metalworkers' Union of Japan (fourth from right), and others at the press conference.=March 12,2025,Tokyo

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[Breaking News]Mother of Japanese abductee

KAWASAKI, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo - Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2025, following the death of Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23. Arimoto's family said the same day that he had died of natural causes aged 96, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2025, following the death of Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23. Arimoto's family said the same day that he had died of natural causes aged 96, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea.

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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, is pictured during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2024. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 at his home in Kobe, western Japan, without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, celebrates her 60th birthday at their home in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2020, with a birthday cake in front of her photo. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto (R), whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, and Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, attend a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2023. Arimoto had died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing his daughter, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2025, following the death of Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23. Arimoto's family said the same day that he had died of natural causes aged 96, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea.

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2025, following the death of Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23. Arimoto's family said the same day that he had died of natural causes aged 96, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea.

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2025, following the death of Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23. Arimoto's family said the same day that he had died of natural causes aged 96, leaving Yokota as the only surviving parent of an individual listed by Japan as having been abducted by North Korea.

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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022, shows Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was abducted by North Korea in 1983. A group supporting the families of Japanese abductees said on Feb. 17, 2025, that Arimoto had died of natural causes.

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UNRWA executive in Tokyo

Akihiro Seita, director of health of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024.

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UNRWA executive in Tokyo

Akihiro Seita, director of health of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-VOLLEYBALL

(240731) -- PARIS, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Takahashi Ran, Yamauchi Akihiro and Nishida Yuji (R to L) of team Japan block the ball during the men's preliminary round pool C match of volleyball between Japan and Argentina at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASAY CITY-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-MEN-JAPAN VS THE NETHERLANDS

(240621) -- PASAY CITY, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fukatsu Akihiro (R) of Japan tries to save the ball during the match between Japan and the Netherlands at the Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 in Pasay City, the Philippines, on June 21, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASAY CITY-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGUE-MEN-JAPAN VS THE NETHERLANDS

(240621) -- PASAY CITY, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fukatsu Akihiro (R) of Japan tries to save the ball during the match between Japan and the Netherlands at the Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 in Pasay City, the Philippines, on June 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) Announce Takeover Bids

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) at the press conference regarding the tender offer. Photo shows, from right to left are Masahide Kimura, director of SGHD; Hidekazu Matsumoto, president of SGHD; Hiromasa Aya, president of C&F Logistics HD; and Akihiro Muto, senior managing director of C&F Logistics HD. ＝May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical dietary pills scandal

OSAKA, Japan, March 29 Kyodo -Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. President Akihiro Kobayashi (C) attends a press conference in the western Japan city of Osaka on March 29, 2024. The company said the same day it has confirmed a fifth death linked to the consumption of its red yeast rice dietary supplements and that it has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible for the deaths.(Kyodo)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-HEALTH-KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL-DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS-DEATH TOLL

(240329) -- OSAKA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Akihiro Kobayashi (2nd L) speaks at a press conference in the city of Osaka, Japan, March 29, 2024. Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical on Friday confirmed a fifth death related to its dietary supplements with red yeast rice, or beni-koji, produced by the company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-HEALTH-KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL-DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS-DEATH TOLL

(240329) -- OSAKA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Akihiro Kobayashi speaks at a press conference in the city of Osaka, Japan, March 29, 2024. Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical on Friday confirmed a fifth death related to its dietary supplements with red yeast rice, or beni-koji, produced by the company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-HEALTH-KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL-DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS-DEATH TOLL

(240329) -- OSAKA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Akihiro Kobayashi attends a press conference in the city of Osaka, Japan, March 29, 2024. Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical on Friday confirmed a fifth death related to its dietary supplements with red yeast rice, or beni-koji, produced by the company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-HEALTH-KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL-DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS-DEATH TOLL

(240329) -- OSAKA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Akihiro Kobayashi (2nd L) and others bow at a press conference in the city of Osaka, Japan, March 29, 2024. Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical on Friday confirmed a fifth death related to its dietary supplements with red yeast rice, or beni-koji, produced by the company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical dietary pills scandal

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. President Akihiro Kobayashi (C) attends a press conference in the western Japan city of Osaka on March 29, 2024. The company said the same day it has confirmed a fifth death linked to the consumption of its red yeast rice dietary supplements and that it has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible for the deaths.

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical dietary pills scandal

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. President Akihiro Kobayashi speaks at a press conference in the western Japan city of Osaka on March 29, 2024. The company said the same day it has confirmed a fifth death linked to the consumption of its red yeast rice dietary supplements and that it has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible for the deaths.

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical dietary pills scandal

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. President Akihiro Kobayashi (R) apologizes at a press conference in the western Japan city of Osaka on March 29, 2024. The company said the same day it has confirmed a fifth death linked to the consumption of its red yeast rice dietary supplements and that it has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible for the deaths.

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical dietary pills scandal

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. President Akihiro Kobayashi (2nd from L) attends a press conference in the western Japan city of Osaka on March 29, 2024. The company said the same day it has confirmed a fifth death linked to the consumption of its red yeast rice dietary supplements and that it has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible for the deaths.

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