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Yasukuni shrine visit on end of WWII anniv.

Koichi Hagiuda, former policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine visit on end of WWII anniv.

Koichi Hagiuda, former policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Koichi Hagiuda, former policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to the press after visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, viewed by Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism due to the enshrinement of wartime leaders convicted as war criminals alongside the some 2.4 million Japanese war dead honored at the shrine, on Aug. 15, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Jakarta

Koichi Hagiuda (R), the policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, meets Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto (L) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 2, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte pose for a photo in the suburbs of Manila on April 30, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds talks with Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte in the suburbs of Manila on April 30, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (2nd from R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Philippine Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (far L) hold talks at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on April 29, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Philippine Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin shake hands during a meeting at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on April 29, 2023.

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New Japan LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 13 Kyodo - The Liberal Democratic Party's top four executives under prime minister and party chief Fumio Kishida -- Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama and Election Strategy Committee Chairman Yuko Obuchi -- pose for a photo at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party's leadership reshuffle. (Kyodo)

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Japan ruling party political fundraising scandal

Koichi Hagiuda (C) addresses a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2023, as he resigns from the post of the LDP's policy chief amid a political fundraising scandal involving the party's largest faction.

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Japan ruling party political fundraising scandal

Koichi Hagiuda leaves a meeting at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2023, as he resigned from the post of the LDP's policy chief amid a political fundraising scandal involving the party's largest faction.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda resigns

Japanese lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2023, after submitting his resignation as Liberal Democratic Party policy chief in response to a political fundraising scandal involving LDP lawmakers, including Hagiuda, belonging to its largest faction previously led by slain Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Japan-Taiwan talks

Koichi Hagiuda (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) hold a meeting in Taipei on Oct. 11, 2023.

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Japan-Taiwan talks

Koichi Hagiuda (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) hold a meeting in Taipei on Oct. 11, 2023.

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New Japan LDP leadership

The Liberal Democratic Party's top four executives under prime minister and party chief Fumio Kishida -- (from L) Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama and Election Strategy Committee Chairman Yuko Obuchi -- pose for a photo at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party's leadership reshuffle.

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New Japan LDP leadership

Prime minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida (4th from L) poses for a photo with other LDP executives -- (from L) Election Strategy Committee Chairman Yuko Obuchi, General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama, Vice President Taro Aso, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi and Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda -- at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, after the ruling party's leadership reshuffle.

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Yasukuni shrine

Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Koichi Hagiuda visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2023, the 78th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Koichi Hagiuda meets the press after visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2023, the 78th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Jakarta

Koichi Hagiuda (R), the policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, meets Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto (L) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 2, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds talks with Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte in the suburbs of Manila on April 30, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte pose for a photo in the suburbs of Manila on April 30, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Philippine Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin shake hands during a meeting at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on April 29, 2023.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda in Manila

Koichi Hagiuda (2nd from R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Philippine Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (far L) hold talks at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on April 29, 2023.

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Taiwan's Kaohsiung mayor and Japan's LDP policy chief+

Koichi Hagiuda (R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Chen Chih-mai, mayor of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, are pictured ahead of their talks at the LDP headquarter in Tokyo on March 7, 2023.

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Taiwan's Kaohsiung mayor and Japan's LDP policy chief

Koichi Hagiuda (C,R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Chen Chih-mai, mayor of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, shake hands at the LDP headquarter in Tokyo on March 7, 2023.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Hagiuda, the aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on behalf of Abe on Aug. 15, 2014, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Abe sent a ritual offering to the shrine, drawing criticism from China and South Korea.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Hagiuda, aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013. Abe arranged for the aide to take a monetary offering to the World War II-related Shinto shrine on the anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war. Abe made the ritual offering as LDP president, not as prime minister, Hagiuda said.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022, after being reported to have visited a facility linked to the Unification Church, now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, in June.

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LDP policy chief Hagiuda

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2022, after being reported to have visited a facility linked to the Unification Church, now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, in June.

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Yasukuni shrine

Koichi Hagiuda (2nd from L), chairman of the Policy Research Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press after visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2022, the 77th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Yasukuni shrine

Koichi Hagiuda, chairman of the Policy Research Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2022, the 77th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Japan LDP leadership shake-up

The Liberal Democratic Party's top four executives under prime minister and party chief Fumio Kishida -- (from L) Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, General Council Chairman Toshiaki Endo and Election Strategy Committee Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama -- pose for a photo at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022, after the ruling party's leadership shake-up.

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Japan LDP leadership shake-up

The Liberal Democratic Party's top four executives under prime minister and party chief Fumio Kishida -- (from L) Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, General Council Chairman Toshiaki Endo and Election Strategy Committee Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama -- pose for a photo at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022, after the ruling party's leadership shake-up.

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Japan LDP leadership shake-up

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishia (3rd from L) poses for a photo on Aug. 10, 2022, with other Liberal Democratic Party executives -- (from L) General Council Chairman Toshiaki Endo, Vice President Taro Aso, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi and Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda -- at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party's leadership shake-up.

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Japan LDP policy chief Hagiuda

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022, after being appointed the ruling party's policy chief.

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Japan LDP policy chief Hagiuda

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022, after being appointed the ruling party's policy chief.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda speaks to reporters in Washington on July 29, 2022, before a "two-plus-two" meeting of U.S. and Japanese foreign and economy ministers.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo attend a joint press conference in Washington on July 29, 2022, following their "two-plus-two" talks.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo attend a joint press conference in Washington on July 29, 2022, following their "two-plus-two" talks.

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Japanese industry minister Hagiuda during U.S. trip

Koichi Hagiuda, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks to the press after inspecting Google LLC's headquarters in Mountain View, California, on July 27, 2022.

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce in Japan

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2022.

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APEC trade ministerial talks

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda speaks at a press conference in Bangkok after trade ministers of 21 economies forming the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum held talks on May 22, 2022.

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Japan's industry minister in Washington

Koichi Hagiuda, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at a press conference in Washington after meeting with U.S. officials, including Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, on May 4, 2022.

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Japan releases additional sanctions against Russia

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2022, as the Japanese government releases additional sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including freezing assets of President Vladimir Putin's two daughters.

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Japanese industry minister Hagiuda

Koichi Hagiuda (C), Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks to reporters after a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on April 8, 2022, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus.

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Japan lists 7 items for supply action over current Russia dependence

Koichi Hagiuda, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, attends a meeting of a government task force on strategic commodities and energy supply chains on March 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Seven items, including crude oil and liquefied natural gas, were specified as important commodities that need to be secured stably via producers other than Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

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Japanese industry minister Hagiuda

Koichi Hagiuda, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, eats a "bento" box lunch featuring seafood caught off Fukushima Prefecture on March 29, 2022, with the aim of supporting areas in northeastern Japan hit by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of March 2011.

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IEA ministerial meeting

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda speaks at a press conference after attending a ministerial meeting of the International Energy Agency in Paris on March 24, 2022.

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Japan trade minister holds talks with IEA chief in Paris

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda (far R) holds talks with International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol (far L) in Paris on March 23, 2022.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EARTHQUAKE-POWER SUPPLY

(220322) -- TOKYO, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Some display devices are turned off to save power at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2022. Japan's industry ministry said on Tuesday that a power outage could occur at around 8 p.m. local time, with as many as 3 million households affected in Tokyo and other areas in Japan's east and northeast. The latest warning from the government follows Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda earlier Tuesday urging people living in Tokyo and eight other prefectures to lower the amount of electricity they consume due to a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck last week knocking out some thermal power plants. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)