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(240722) -- BEIJING, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Banri Kaieda, vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Haitao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-JAPAN-LOWER HOUSE-VICE SPEAKER-MEETING (CN)

(240722) -- BEIJING, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Banri Kaieda, vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Haitao)

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Japan-China talks

Banri Kaieda (2nd from L), the vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, and Zhao Leji (2nd from R), ranked No. 3 in the ruling Chinese Communist Party, hold talks at Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 22, 2024.

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Japan-China talks

Banri Kaieda (L), the vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, and Zhao Leji, ranked No. 3 in the ruling Chinese Communist Party, shake hands during their meeting at Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 22, 2024.

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Japan-China talks

Banri Kaieda (L), the vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, and Zhao Leji, ranked No. 3 in the ruling Chinese Communist Party, shake hands during their meeting at Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 22, 2024.

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DPJ leadership race begins with 3 candidates

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates (from L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, attend a press conference at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, as the party kicked off the race for its Jan. 18 leadership election to choose a successor to Banri Kaieda.

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DPJ leadership race begins with 3 candidates

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates (from L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, join hands during a press conference at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, as the party kicked off the race for its Jan. 18 leadership election to choose a successor to Banri Kaieda.

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Okada announces candidacy for DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014. Okada said he will run in the party's leadership election on Jan. 18. The election will be held to pick the successor to outgoing President Banri Kaieda, who lost his seat in the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election.

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Okada announces candidacy for DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014. Okada said he will run in the party's leadership election on Jan. 18. The election will be held to pick the successor to outgoing President Banri Kaieda, who lost his seat in the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election.

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Ex-secretary general Hosono to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (C), former secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a general meeting of DPJ Diet members at the party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 17, 2014. Hosono said the same day he will run in the largest opposition party's leadership race on Jan. 18 to pick a successor to outgoing DPJ President Banri Kaieda.

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Ex-secretary general Hosono to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, former secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, announces in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, his candidacy for the largest opposition party's leadership race on Jan. 18 to pick a successor to outgoing DPJ President Banri Kaieda.

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DPJ to hold leadership election in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda (R), the outgoing leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and other party executives hold a meeting at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 16, 2014. The DPJ decided to hold a presidential election in January to choose a successor to Kaieda who failed to retain his Diet seat and announced he will step down.

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DPJ leader Kaieda says to resign over election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda makes a bow to reporters at the end of a a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after he lost his own parliamentary seat in the general election. He said he will step down to take responsibility for the loss.

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DPJ leader Kaieda says to resign over election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda attends a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after he lost his own parliamentary seat in the general election. He said he will step down to take responsibility for the loss.

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Ruling bloc retains control, DPJ leader Kaieda to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attending at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, following the ruling coalition's landslide victory in the general election the previous day. Opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda said the same day he will resign after losing his own seat in the election.

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DPJ leader Kaieda loses lower house seat

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district past midnight of Dec. 14, 2014, after losing in his single-seat constituency. Kaieda also failed to retain his seat under the proportional representation system, marking the first time since 1949 that the leader of the largest opposition party in Japan has lost his or her seat in the lower house election.

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DPJ leader Kaieda loses lower house seat

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters throng the election campaign office for Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward before dawn on Dec. 15, 2014, after he lost his seat in the House of Representatives election the previous day. The defeat marks the first time since 1949 that the leader of the largest opposition party in Japan has lost his or her seat in the lower house election.

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Japan ruling bloc assured of victory in lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, is interviewed for TV broadcasts on the results of the lower house election at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party is on course to exceed a simple majority in the election, with more than 300 of the 475 lower house seats secured, Kyodo News exit polls and projections showed.

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DPJ's Kaieda makes last-ditch efforts on final day of campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, makes last-ditch efforts on Dec. 13, 2014, the final day of the general election campaign, in Tokyo's busy Shinjuku area.

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Election campaign begins for general election

IWAKI, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with voters in the disaster-hit northeastern Japan city of Iwaki on Dec. 2, 2014, when the official campaign for the Dec. 14 general election kicked off. The opposition camp will try to stop one-party dominance by the Liberal Democratic Party, which held nearly 300 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives before it was dissolved two weeks ago.

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Election campaign begins for general election

IWAKI, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, launches the campaign for the Dec. 14 general election by giving a speech in the disaster-hit northeastern Japan city of Iwaki on Dec. 2, 2014. The opposition camp will try to stop one-party dominance by the Liberal Democratic Party, which held nearly 300 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives before it was dissolved two weeks ago.

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Abe, Kaieda in debate session

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, are seen during a debate session at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2014. Leaders of Japan's eight political parties, including Abe and Kaieda, attended the session prior to the Dec. 14 general election.

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Leaders of Japan's political parties debate on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan participate in a debate in Tokyo broadcast on a video-sharing website on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the start of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from L to R) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party.

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Leader of DPJ in stump speech

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Yokohama on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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DPJ's Kaieda visits quake-hit Nagano

HAKUBA, Japan - Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda (front) inspects the central Japan village of Hakuba, which suffered extensive damage in the Nov. 22 earthquake, on Nov. 26, 2014. The visit comes shortly before the Dec. 14 general election.

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DPJ election platform seeks change in "Abenomics"

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, shows the party platform for the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election on Nov. 24, 2014, at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo.

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DPJ election platform seeks change in "Abenomics"

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a meeting of senior party officials at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014. The party presented its platform for the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election aiming to turn around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies.

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DPJ election platform seeks change in "Abenomics"

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a meeting of senior party officials at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014. The party presented its platform for the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election aiming to turn around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies.

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DPJ aiming to block majority for Abe's LDP in election

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2014. Kaieda said the DPJ aims to prevent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party from securing a majority in the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Leader of DPJ makes speech ahead of election

FUKUOKA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech in a meeting with his DPJ chapter members in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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DPJ unveils poster for general election

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, unveils the party's poster for the upcoming general election, featuring the slogan "Now is the time to change the current," at the DPJ's offices in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the lower house of parliament earlier in the day for a general election on Dec. 14.

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Japan's lower house dissolved for general election

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda (C), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, encourages party lawmakers to win the upcoming general election on Nov. 21, 2014, in Tokyo in the wake of the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

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Japan's lower house dissolved for general election

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, heads to a party meeting in Tokyo before the plenary session of the House of Representatives, which was dissolved by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a general election on Nov. 21, 2014.

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DPJ endorses new leadership

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the new leadership of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan after it was endorsed at a meeting of DPJ parliamentarians in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 16, 2014. The DPJ leadership comprises (from L) Katsuya Okada, a former party chief newly appointed as acting president, President Banri Kaieda, Acting President Yoshiaki Takaki, and Yukio Edano, newly appointed as secretary general.

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DPJ leader Kaieda vows to stay on

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda attends a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2014. Kaieda vowed to stay on despite mounting calls for new leadership to enable Japan's largest opposition party to present a viable alternative to the ruling bloc.

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Japanese opposition leader urged Beijing to meet with Abe

BEIJING, China - Banri Kaieda (L), head of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party's Central Committee, shake hands in Beijing on July 16, 2014, prior to their talks. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Japanese opposition leader urged Beijing to meet with Abe

BEIJING, China - Banri Kaieda (L), head of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, talks with Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee and president of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 16, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Abe stands firm on collective self-defense right issue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Banri Kaieda (R), the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, exchange opinions on security affairs during a one-on-one debate at the Diet in Tokyo on June 11, 2014.

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DPJ convention

KORIYAMA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a party convention in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 9, 2014.

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PM Abe faces DPJ leader Kaieda at Diet debate

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks during a face-to-face debate with Banri Kaieda (L), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, at the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013.

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PM Abe faces DPJ leader Kaieda at Diet debate

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks during a face-to-face debate with Banri Kaieda (L), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, at the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013.

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DPJ asks ex-PM Kan to leave party

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda (standing) speaks during a meeting of DPJ executives in Tokyo on July 24, 2013. The main opposition party on the same day asked former DPJ leader and Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) to leave the party for supporting an independent candidate in the July 21, 2013, House of Councillors election in violation of party policy, DPJ sources said.

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DPJ leader day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, gets into an elevator to leave the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda is interviewed about his party's setback in the House of Councillors election at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21, 2013.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo series shows leaders of Japanese political parties campaigning on July 20, 2013, the day before the upper house election. They are (top row, from L) Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the New Komeito party; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who leads the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan; (middle row, from L) Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii; Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the People's Life Party; Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe; (bottom row, from L) Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who doubles as co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party; Kuniko Tanioka, leader of the Green Wind party; and Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party.

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Kaieda in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, waves to voters in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on July 17, 2013, ahead of the upper house election four days later.

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Upper house election in Japan

MORIOKA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture on July 4, 2013, the day official campaigning started for the July 21 upper house election that will be a key test of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's leadership over the past seven months.