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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi bows during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 14, 2010, during which she announced her resignation as a House of Representatives member. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer.

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi announces her resignation as a House of Representatives member during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 13, 2010. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer.

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi bows during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 14, 2010, during which she announced her resignation as a House of Representatives member. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer.

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TV actress Kobayashi dies at 66

TOKYO, Japan - Chitose Kobayashi (file photo taken in 1986), a famous actress in the early days of Japanese television broadcasting, died of heart failure Nov. 26, her family said. She was 66. Kobayashi was often featured in Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) dramas and is known for playing the role of the mother of the heroine in a 1974 NHK drama series.

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi bows during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 14, 2010, during which she announced her resignation as a House of Representatives member. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi announces her resignation as a House of Representatives member during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 13, 2010. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi bows during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 14, 2010, during which she announced her resignation as a House of Representatives member. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer. (Kyodo)

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TV actress Kobayashi dies at 66

TOKYO, Japan - Chitose Kobayashi (file photo taken in 1986), a famous actress in the early days of Japanese television broadcasting, died of heart failure Nov. 26, her family said. She was 66. Kobayashi was often featured in Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) dramas and is known for playing the role of the mother of the heroine in a 1974 NHK drama series.