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Photo Life magazine editor hopes for more female photographers

TOKYO, Japan - Chikako Ichikawa, the new editor in chief of "Shashin Life" quarterly magazine, meaning "Photo Life," shows off the magazine she edits. She wants more women to be involved in photography.

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Aso returns home after G-8 summit in Italy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, accompanied by his wife Chikako, returns home at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 11 from the summit of the Group of Eight major powers in Italy.

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Aso leaves for Italy to attend G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his wife Chikako wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 6 for Italy. Aso will attend the Group of Eight summit in the central Italian city of L'Aquila.

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PM Aso opens election office in his constituency in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chikako Aso (R), the wife of Prime Minister Taro Aso, speaks to supporters of the prime minister on June 20 as he opened an office in his constituency in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, to prepare for a general election for the House of Representatives that must be held by fall.

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PM Aso arrives in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L in front), accompanied by his wife Chikako (R), arrives at Tegel airport in Berlin on May 4 for the second leg of his four-day European tour following a trip to Prague.

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PM Aso arrives in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) is welcomed at Tegel airport in Berlin on May 4, the second leg of his four-day European tour following a trip to Prague. Behind him is his wife Chikako.

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Aso departs for 4-day trip to Czech Republic, Germany

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and his wife Chikako wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 3 for a four-day trip to the Czech Republic and Germany.

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Aso arrives in London to attend G-20 summit

LONDON, Britain - Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) and his wife Chikako (C) arrive at Gatwick airport outside London on March 31 to attend a two-day financial summit of the Group of 20 leaders. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Aso arrives in London to attend G-20 summit

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (front) and his wife Chikako (top) arrive at Gatwick airport outside London on March 31 to attend a two-day financial summit of the Group of 20 leaders. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Aso leaves for London to attend G-20 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and his wife Chikako are photographed at the boarding door of a government jet before leaving for London on the evening of March 31 to attend a two-day financial summit of the Group of 20 leaders.

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Aso returns home from APEC summit in Peru

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso, accompanied by his wife, Chikako, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on a government plane Tuesday, returning from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Peru.

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Aso arrives in Lima for APEC summit

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R in front)) arrives at Lima international airport on Nov. 21 to attend the weekend summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru and hold bilateral talks with the leaders of the United States, Peru and other nations. At left is Aso's wife, Chikako. (Pool photo)

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Aso arrives in Lima for APEC summit

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L), accompanied by his wife, Chikako (R), arrives at Lima international airport on Nov. 21 to attend the weekend summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru and hold bilateral talks with the leaders of the United States, Peru and other nations.

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Prime Minister Aso talks with Prince Charles

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd from L), his wife Chikako (L), Britain's Prince Charles (2nd from R) and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pose for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 29. (Pool photo)

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Aso leaves for Beijing for ASEM

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) waves as he leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for Beijing on Oct. 23 to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting summit and to hold his first bilateral talks with the leaders of China and South Korea. At left is his wife Chikako.

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Yoshida wins 6th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world and Olympic champion Saori Yoshida (L) attacks Chikako Matsukawa in the final of the 55-kg category at the wrestling national championships at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex on Dec. 23. Yoshida captured her sixth consecutive title in convincing fashion.

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Nakashima leads Japanese trio into halfpipe final

BARDONECCHIA, Italy - Shiho Nakashima smiles after qualifying for the women's halfpipe final by finishing fifth in the first run at the Turin Winter Olympics on Feb. 13. Nakashima advanced to the final with compatriots veteran Soko Yamaoka and Chikako Fushimi.

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Taya pledges to steadily, impartially handle trial

TOKYO, Japan - Chikako Taya, elected June 12 by the United Nations as a judge in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, speaks at a news conference June 13 at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo. Taya pledged to help conduct the trial in a steady and impartial way. She is the first woman from Japan to be appointed to any of the international courts.

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Wheelchair-bound woman 1st to attend university with dog

KYOTO, Japan - Chikako Tatebayashi (C) attends the entrance ceremony at private Doshisha University's campus in Kyotanabe, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on April 2 with her Labrador retriever. Tatebayashi, 21, became the first wheelchair-bound person with an assistant dog to study at a Japanese university. She lost the use of the lower half of her body in a 1998 traffic accident.

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Prosecutors lose appeal in fatal drunken driving case

TOKYO, Japan - Yasutaka Inoue (R) and his wife Ikumi head for the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on Jan. 12 to hear the court's ruling on the traffic accident on the Tomei Expressway, which caused the death of their daughters, 3-year-old Kanako and 1-year-old Chikako. The court dismissed the prosecutors' appeal against the leniency of the four-year jail sentence imposed on the drunken driver who caused the accident.

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Yoshida wins 6th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world and Olympic champion Saori Yoshida (L) attacks Chikako Matsukawa in the final of the 55-kg category at the wrestling national championships at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex on Dec. 23. Yoshida captured her sixth consecutive title in convincing fashion. (Kyodo)

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Aso leaves for Beijing for ASEM

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) waves as he leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for Beijing on Oct. 23 to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting summit and to hold his first bilateral talks with the leaders of China and South Korea. At left is his wife Chikako. (Kyodo)

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Aso arrives in Lima for APEC summit

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R in front)) arrives at Lima international airport on Nov. 21 to attend the weekend summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru and hold bilateral talks with the leaders of the United States, Peru and other nations. At left is Aso's wife, Chikako. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Aso arrives in Lima for APEC summit

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L), accompanied by his wife, Chikako (R), arrives at Lima international airport on Nov. 21 to attend the weekend summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru and hold bilateral talks with the leaders of the United States, Peru and other nations. (Kyodo)

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Aso returns home from APEC summit in Peru

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso, accompanied by his wife, Chikako, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on a government plane Tuesday, returning from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Peru.(Kyodo)

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Aso leaves for London to attend G-20 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and his wife Chikako are photographed at the boarding door of a government jet before leaving for London on the evening of March 31 to attend a two-day financial summit of the Group of 20 leaders. (Kyodo)

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Aso arrives in London to attend G-20 summit

LONDON, Britain - Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) and his wife Chikako (C) arrive at Gatwick airport outside London on March 31 to attend a two-day financial summit of the Group of 20 leaders. (Pool photo by Kyodo)(Kyodo)

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Aso arrives in London to attend G-20 summit

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (front) and his wife Chikako (top) arrive at Gatwick airport outside London on March 31 to attend a two-day financial summit of the Group of 20 leaders. (Pool photo by Kyodo)(Kyodo)

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Aso departs for 4-day trip to Czech Republic, Germany

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and his wife Chikako wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 3 for a four-day trip to the Czech Republic and Germany. (Kyodo)

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PM Aso arrives in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L in front), accompanied by his wife Chikako (R), arrives at Tegel airport in Berlin on May 4 for the second leg of his four-day European tour following a trip to Prague. (Kyodo)

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PM Aso arrives in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) is welcomed at Tegel airport in Berlin on May 4, the second leg of his four-day European tour following a trip to Prague. Behind him is his wife Chikako. (Kyodo)

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PM Aso opens election office in his constituency in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chikako Aso (R), the wife of Prime Minister Taro Aso, speaks to supporters of the prime minister on June 20 as he opened an office in his constituency in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, to prepare for a general election for the House of Representatives that must be held by fall. (Kyodo)

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Sunflowers spur grassroots exchanges with Fukushima

Photo taken Feb. 5, 2015, shows Chikako Miura, head of a workshop in Nihommatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, holding sunflower seeds sent from outside the prefecture and a drawing by students of an elementary school in Nagano Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan makes second attempt to put probe into Venus' orbit

Photo taken Nov. 24, 2015, shows Chikako Hirose of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, with a model of the probe Akatsuki. She spent two and a half years finding a new orbit to enable the probe to observe Venus' atmosphere. The agency carried out its second attempt on Dec. 7 to put the probe into Venus' orbit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Model of Tomioka's prequake townscape brings back fond memories

Chikako Nishihara (L), a temporary housing dweller in Fukushima Prefecture's Iwaki, points at a place of memories in the miniature model, which recreates the townscape of Tomioka in the northeastern Japanese prefecture before the 2011 quake based on residents' memories, on June 4, 2015, in Iwaki. All residents of the northeastern Japanese town continue their evacuation after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prequake Tomioka townscape recreated in model

Chikako Nishihara (C), a temporary housing dweller in Fukushima Prefecture's Iwaki, colors the roof of a miniature model of her house, part of the miniature model set to recreate the townscape of Tomioka Town before the 2011 earthquake, on June 4, 2015, in Iwaki. All residents of the northeastern Japanese town continue their evacuation after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakashima leads Japanese trio into halfpipe final

BARDONECCHIA, Italy - Shiho Nakashima smiles after qualifying for the women's halfpipe final by finishing fifth in the first run at the Turin Winter Olympics on Feb. 13. Nakashima advanced to the final with compatriots veteran Soko Yamaoka and Chikako Fushimi. (Kyodo)

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Prime Minister Aso talks with Prince Charles

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd from L), his wife Chikako (L), Britain's Prince Charles (2nd from R) and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pose for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 29. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Photo Life magazine editor hopes for more female photographers

TOKYO, Japan - Chikako Ichikawa, the new editor in chief of "Shashin Life" quarterly magazine, meaning "Photo Life," shows off the magazine she edits. She wants more women to be involved in photography. (Kyodo)

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Pence in Japan

Chikako Aso (R), the wife of Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, and Karen Pence (L), the wife of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, walk through the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pence in Japan

(From L) Chikako Aso, the wife of Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, Karen Pence, the wife of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, and Chrissy Hagerty, the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty, pose for a photo on their visit to the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Head of failed Japanese travel agency nabbed for alleged fraud

Chikako Yamada, president of failed travel agency Tellmeclub, is taken to a Tokyo police station on Nov. 8, 2017, after she was arrested on suspicion of defrauding a bank of about 200 million yen ($1.76 million) in loans by window-dressing earnings data. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER FEB. 8, 2018)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Head of failed Japanese travel agency nabbed for alleged fraud

Chikako Yamada, president of failed travel agency Tellmeclub, is taken to a Tokyo police station on Nov. 8, 2017, after she was arrested on suspicion of defrauding a bank of about 200 million yen ($1.76 million) in loans by window-dressing earnings data. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER FEB. 8, 2018)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Travel agency Tellmeclub files for bankruptcy with 15 bil. yen debt

Chikako Yamada (standing), president of Tokyo-based travel agency Tellmeclub, attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2017, announcing the company filed for bankruptcy the same day, with a total debt of 15.1 billion yen ($136 million). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Travel agency Tellmeclub files for bankruptcy with 15 bil. yen debt

Chikako Yamada (standing), president of Tokyo-based travel agency Tellmeclub, attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2017, announcing the company filed for bankruptcy the same day, with a total debt of 15.1 billion yen ($136 million). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aso returns home after G-8 summit in Italy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, accompanied by his wife Chikako, returns home at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 11 from the summit of the Group of Eight major powers in Italy. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Prime Minister Aso meets with Pope Benedict XVI

VATICAN CITY, Vatican - Pope Benedict XVI (2nd from R), Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd from L) and his wife Chikako (L) pose for photos in the pontiff's private library at the Vatican on July 7. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Japanese Prime Minister Aso meets with Pope Benedict XVI

VATICAN CITY, Vatican - Pope Benedict XVI (R) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) and his wife Chikako in the pontiff's private library at the Vatican on July 7. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Aso leaves for Italy to attend G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his wife Chikako wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 6 for Italy. Aso will attend the Group of Eight summit in the central Italian city of L'Aquila. (Kyodo)

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U.N. elects Japanese as judge for former Yugoslavia tribunal

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese public prosecutor Chikako Taya is elected by the U.N. General Assembly June 12 as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Taya, 55, is the first woman from Japan to be appointed to any international court and Japan's first candidate for the Yugoslavia war-crimes tribunal, based in The Hague.