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Farm minister noncommittal on resuming Isahaya reclamation

ISAHAYA, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L), along with Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko (R), on May 26 inspects the site in Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, where reclamation work has been suspended since late February on fishermen's protests. After the inspection, the farm minister declined to respond a demand by local officials on the resumption of the controversial land reclamation project.

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Governors call for legislation favoring Ariake fisheries

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (C) meets with four prefectural governors -- Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani (L), Saga Gov. Isamu Imoto (2nd from L), Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (2nd from R) and Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko -- at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 18. The governors, whose prefectures are being affected by the poor ''nori'' seaweed harvest in the Ariake Sea, southwestern Japan, asked Takebe for legislation to conserve the area's ecology.

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Gov't, Nagasaki at odds on halting Isahaya reclamation work

TOKYO, Japan - Genjiro Kaneko (L), governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, hands a document carrying a resolution adopted by the Nagasaki prefectural assembly to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu on March 7 in Tokyo. Kaneko is opposed to a proposal to temporarily halt a reclamation project and open a dike in Isahaya Bay in the prefecture. On March 6, Yatsu expressed willingness to suspend the reclamation work to analyze the quality of water in the 1,710-hectare reservoir behind the dike.

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Nagasaki marks 53rd anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki citizens mark the 53rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city Aug. 9, renewing their commitment to create a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons. Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, Health and Welfare Minister Sohei Miyashita, Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko and Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito joined the ''hibakusha'' atomic-bomb survivors and bereaved family members attending an annual Peace Memorial Ceremony at Peace Park in the western Japanese city.

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Japanese farm minister Kaneko

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Genjiro Kaneko gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on June 15, 2022.

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Japanese farm minister Kaneko

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Genjiro Kaneko gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on June 15, 2022.

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Japanese farm minister Kaneko

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Genjiro Kaneko gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on June 15, 2022.

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Japan-Thailand agricultural ministerial talks

Genjiro Kaneko (L), Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and Chalermchai Sri-on, Thailand's minister of agriculture and cooperatives, meet in Bangkok on May 5, 2022.

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Japan-Thailand agricultural ministerial talks

Genjiro Kaneko (far L), Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and Chalermchai Sri-on (far R), Thailand's minister of agriculture and cooperatives, hold talks in Bangkok on May 5, 2022.

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Japan's new farm minister Kaneko

New Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Genjiro Kaneko gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2021.

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Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Genjiro Kaneko arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021, before his attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet was inaugurated the same day.

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Ex-Nagasaki Gov. Kaneko named China-Japan friendship envoy

Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (R), president of the China-Japan Friendship Association, bestows the title of China-Japan Friendship Envoy on former Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko, a current upper house member, in Beijing on Oct. 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ueno Hikoma and his family

This is a family portrait, taken in 1870 or 1871, of Ueno Hikoma, his mother Iso, his wife Mura, his four sisters (Kono, Chie, Nusa, Niwa), his niece Naka, and his nephew Genjiro.==Date:ca. 1870, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number102‐41‐0]

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Farm minister noncommittal on resuming Isahaya reclamation

ISAHAYA, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L), along with Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko (R), on May 26 inspects the site in Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, where reclamation work has been suspended since late February on fishermen's protests. After the inspection, the farm minister declined to respond a demand by local officials on the resumption of the controversial land reclamation project.

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Governors call for legislation favoring Ariake fisheries

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (C) meets with four prefectural governors -- Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani (L), Saga Gov. Isamu Imoto (2nd from L), Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (2nd from R) and Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko -- at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 18. The governors, whose prefectures are being affected by the poor ''nori'' seaweed harvest in the Ariake Sea, southwestern Japan, asked Takebe for legislation to conserve the area's ecology.

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Gov't, Nagasaki at odds on halting Isahaya reclamation work

TOKYO, Japan - Genjiro Kaneko (L), governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, hands a document carrying a resolution adopted by the Nagasaki prefectural assembly to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu on March 7 in Tokyo. Kaneko is opposed to a proposal to temporarily halt a reclamation project and open a dike in Isahaya Bay in the prefecture. On March 6, Yatsu expressed willingness to suspend the reclamation work to analyze the quality of water in the 1,710-hectare reservoir behind the dike.

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Nagasaki marks 53rd anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki citizens mark the 53rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city Aug. 9, renewing their commitment to create a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons. Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, Health and Welfare Minister Sohei Miyashita, Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko and Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito joined the ''hibakusha'' atomic-bomb survivors and bereaved family members attending an annual Peace Memorial Ceremony at Peace Park in the western Japanese city.