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Nurse hit by bad disease back to work in wheelchair

KOBE, Japan - Chiyomi Adachi, a nurse who has returned to work in a wheelchair after battling multiple sclerosis, a disease destroying the central nervous system, is seen in this file photo taken in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 20, 2014.

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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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Ex-accountant of DPJ lawmaker Kobayashi given suspended term

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyomi Kobayashi, a House of Representatives member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, after her former accountant was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for three years, by the Sapporo District Court. Kobayashi apologized for causing public distrust of politics.

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DPJ lawmaker Kobayashi says she will not resign over funds scandal

SAPPORO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi speaks during a press conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, where her constituency is located, on March 22, 2010. Kobayashi said she will not step down to take responsibility for a funds scandal connected to her election campaign, despite expectations to the contrary.

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DPJ lawmaker says she has 'moral' responsible for arrests

EBETSU, Japan - Chiyomi Kobayashi, a Democratic Party of Japan lower house member, speaks to reporters in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on March 6, 2010. The ruling party lawmaker, under fire over four arrests in connection with illegal donations for her election campaign, said she has a moral responsibility in the cases but denied any intention of stepping down any time soon.

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Scandal-tainted Kobayashi apologizes, but no comment on her future

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi answers questions from reporters at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 2, 2010, after the arrest the previous day of four people in connection with alleged illegal donations to her office. Kobayashi apologized to the public over the arrest, while declining to comment on whether she will resign from the Diet.

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4 arrested over illegal donations to DPJ's Kobayashi

SAPPORO, Japan - Officials from the Sapporo District Prosecutors Office enter the headquarters of the Hokkaido teachers' union in Sapporo on March 1, 2010, to conduct a search in connection with alleged illegal donations to Democratic Party of Japan lower house lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi. Prosecutors arrested four people, including Hideki Osada, the 50-year-old acting chairman of the union, for alleged violations of the Political Funds Control Law.

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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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Scandal-tainted Kobayashi apologizes, but no comment on her futur

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi answers questions from reporters at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 2, 2010, after the arrest the previous day of four people in connection with alleged illegal donations to her office. Kobayashi apologized to the public over the arrest, while declining to comment on whether she will resign from the Diet. (Kyodo)

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Ex-accountant of DPJ lawmaker Kobayashi given suspended term

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyomi Kobayashi, a House of Representatives member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, after her former accountant was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for three years, by the Sapporo District Court. Kobayashi apologized for causing public distrust of politics. (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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DPJ lawmaker says she has 'moral' responsible for arrests

EBETSU, Japan - Chiyomi Kobayashi, a Democratic Party of Japan lower house member, speaks to reporters in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on March 6, 2010. The ruling party lawmaker, under fire over four arrests in connection with illegal donations for her election campaign, said she has a moral responsibility in the cases but denied any intention of stepping down any time soon. (Kyodo)

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DPJ lawmaker Kobayashi says she will not resign over funds scanda

SAPPORO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi speaks during a press conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, where her constituency is located, on March 22, 2010. Kobayashi said she will not step down to take responsibility for a funds scandal connected to her election campaign, despite expectations to the contrary. (Kyodo)

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4 arrested over illegal donations to DPJ's Kobayashi

SAPPORO, Japan - Officials from the Sapporo District Prosecutors Office enter the headquarters of the Hokkaido teachers' union in Sapporo on March 1, 2010, to conduct a search in connection with alleged illegal donations to Democratic Party of Japan lower house lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi. Prosecutors arrested four people, including Hideki Osada, the 50-year-old acting chairman of the union, for alleged violations of the Political Funds Control Law. (Kyodo)

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Nurse hit by bad disease back to work in wheelchair

KOBE, Japan - Chiyomi Adachi, a nurse who has returned to work in a wheelchair after battling multiple sclerosis, a disease destroying the central nervous system, is seen in this file photo taken in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 20, 2014. (Kyodo)