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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya (L), formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan. To the right are Japanese Ambassador to Russia Chikahito Harada and his wife.

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Japan, Russia start talks on postwar peace treaty

Chikahito Harada (R), the Japanese ambassador in charge of Japan-Russia relations, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on June 22, 2016. The two countries had negotiations for concluding a post-World War II peace treaty for the first time since October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia start talks on postwar peace treaty

Chikahito Harada (far R), the Japanese ambassador in charge of Japan-Russia relations, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov (2nd from L) hold a meeting in Tokyo on June 22, 2016. The two countries had negotiations for concluding a post-World War II peace treaty for the first time since October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russia's Lavrov to visit Japan in April

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov (L) and Chikahito Harada, the Japanese government representative and ambassador in charge of Japan-Russia relations, shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2016. They agreed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Japan in mid-April, according to his ministry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya (L), formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan. To the right are Japanese Ambassador to Russia Chikahito Harada and his wife. (Kyodo)

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Nisaka named ambassador to Brunei

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinobu Nisaka (L), former official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the predecessor of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, was appointed July 22 as ambassador to Brunei, and Chikahito Harada (R) minister at the Japanese Embassy in China. (Kyodo)