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HIROSAKI, Japan, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda waves his hand in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning began across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda (C) waves his hand in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning began across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda is pictured in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026. He delivered a stump speech there as official campaigning began across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

Voters undergo security checks before listening to a stump speech in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, the first day of official campaigning for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election.

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General election in Japan

People listen to a stump speech in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

People listen to a stump speech in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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General election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across the country for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8

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General election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across the country for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

An illuminated lantern is paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Illuminated lanterns are paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

An illuminated lantern is paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

An illuminated lantern is paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

An illuminated lantern is paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

HIROSAKI, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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"Illustrated apples" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Hirosaki shows specially cultivated apples that carry pictures of the Eiffel Tower, the Arch of Triumph, Mona Lisa, French President Emmanuel Macron and other French iconography. Some apples will be sent as a gift to the presidential office in France.

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"Illustrated apples" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Hirosaki shows specially cultivated apples that carry pictures of the Eiffel Tower, the Arch of Triumph, Mona Lisa, French President Emmanuel Macron and other French iconography. Some apples will be sent as a gift to the presidential office in France.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Illuminated lanterns are paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off without COVID-related restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

An illuminated lantern is paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off without COVID-related restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Neputa festival in northeastern Japan

Illuminated lanterns are paraded in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2023, as the weeklong Hirosaki Neputa Festival kicks off without COVID-related restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Renovation of Hirosaki Castle

AOMORI, Japan - Water removal begins Nov. 25, 2014, from the moat surrounding the central tower of Hirosaki Castle in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, ahead of a planned landfill of a moat area to repair the stone wall. The city government has decided to rebuild part of the wall, the first such work in about 100 years, after the discovery of a bulge, a sign of potential collapse, with the work expected to complete by the end of March 2024.

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Japanese 'Neputa' sheep manufactured in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - "Washi" traditional Japanese paper sheep are manufactured at the "Tsugaruhan Neputamura" tourism facility in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2014. Year 2015 falls on the Year of the Sheep.

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"Pictorial apples" to be sent to French presidential office

HIROSAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 27, 2014, in the northeastern Japan city of Hirosaki shows "pictorial apples" carrying a portrait of French President Francois Hollande and other drawings. The apples will be sent to the French presidential office in an effort to promote international exchanges.

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Hirosaki Neputa Festival begins

AOMORI, Japan - An illuminated Neputa lantern is drawn in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014, during Hirosaki Neputa Festival started the same day.

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Cherry-blossom managing team in Hirosaki

AOMORI, Japan - Licensed "tree doctors" Masaru Kobayashi (L) and Makiko Hashiba closely examine cherry trees at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on May 3, 2014. Veteran cherry-blossom keeper Kobayashi teaches novice Hashiba how to maintain cherry trees as part of the city's new effort to hand down its unique tree-care method to the younger generation at the northeastern Japanese park, one of the most beautiful spots for cherry blossoms in Japan.

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park

HIROSAKI, Japan - Visitors look at cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 28, 2014, before the start of a 10-year project to repair Hirosaki Castle's stone walls from this fall.

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JAL adds new lounge at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines shows its newly added area of Sakura Lounges in the expanded section of Haneda airport's international terminal building in Tokyo to the press on March 25, 2014. Azusa Ogasawara (L), winner of the "Hirosaki-jo Miss Sakura Grand Prix" (Hirosaki Castle Miss Cherry Blossom Grand Prix) from Aomori Prefecture, attended the event.

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Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, who in May 2013 became the oldest person in the world to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013.

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Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, who in May 2013 became the oldest person in the world to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013.

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Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Photo shows Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013. Miura became the world's oldest person to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80 on May 23, 2013.

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Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, who in May 2013 became the oldest person in the world to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013.

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Apparent tornado hits Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Men work to repair the roof of a house hit by an apparent tornado in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 5, 2012. One person was injured and more than 20 houses were damaged.

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Chernobyl expert in symposium

AOMORI, Japan - Mikhail Balanov, professor at Russia's St. Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene, speaks during a symposium in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 2, 2012. The expert on the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster said it is imperative to cleanse food of radioactive substances released by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.