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Ex-lawmaker Kumagai lectures at university

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Former New Conservative Party (NCP) leader Hiroshi Kumagai, who has become a lecturer at Hamamatsu University in Shizuoka Prefecture, takes his first class on April 12. Kumagai retired from politics after failing to be reelected to the House of Representatives from the Shizuoka No. 7 district.

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NCP head Kumagai set to lose in election

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai, head of the New Conservative Party (NCP), a junior coalition partner of the dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at a news conference Nov. 9 in Tokyo as he is set to lose his seat in general election the same day.

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(8) Party leaders appeal to voters

TOKYO, Japan - New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai addresses voters during his election campaign in Tokyo's Shibuya on Nov. 2.

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(2)Party leaders appeal to voters

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), flanked by his two coalition partners, New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki (L) and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai (R), waves at voters at the end of his campaign speech in Tokyo's Shibuya on Nov. 2 Nov. 2

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(4)Campaigning begins for Nov. 9 general election

TOKYO, Japan - New Concervative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai addresses voters near his office in Tokyo's Arakawa War on Oct. 28 with official announcement of the Nov. 9 general election.

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(2)Party leaders hold debate before election

TOKYO, Japan - New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai speaks during a debate among six political party leaders before the Nov. 9 general election at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 27.

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(1)Party leaders hold debate before election

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of Japan's six major political parties hold a debate session at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 27 ahead of the Nov. 9 general election. (From L to R) are New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai, New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii, and Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi.

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(4)Party leaders start canvassing tours

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition leaders started stumping nationwide on Oct. 11. Delivering campaign speeches are (anticlockwise from top right) Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe, new Komeito Party leader Takenori Kanzaki, Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan, Socialist Democratic Party leader Takako Doi, Japanese Communist Party chairman Kazuo Shii and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai.

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Ruling parties agree to extend Diet session until July 28

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) talks with the two other coalition leaders -- Hiroshi Kumagai (L) of the New Conservative Party and Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party -- at his office in Tokyo on June 16. They agreed to extend the current Diet session until July 28.

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Ruling party leaders hold talks on Iraq, stocks

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the three coalition parties -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki (R) and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai (L) -- pose at the premier's office March 11 prior to their talks on Iraq and tumbling stocks.

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LDP, New Komeito, new party sign coalition accord

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai (L), leader of the newly-formed New Conservative Party, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) of the Liberal Democratic Party, and New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki sing an accord to form a ruling coalition at the Diet building Dec. 26.

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(2)New coalition party headed by Kumagai launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a new party in the ruling coalition headed by Hiroshi Kumagai, former vice president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), pose for photographs at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 25 after its inaugural meeting there. The new party was formed by Kumagai, four other defectors from the DPJ and nine lawmakers from the former New Conservative Party (NCP). The new party is also called the New Conservative Party in English.

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(1)New coalition party headed by Kumagai launched

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai (standing), head of a new party in the ruling coalition, delivers a speech at a meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 25 to inaugurate the party. Kumagai, former vice president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), four other defectors from the DPJ and nine lawmakers from the New Conservative Party formed the new party, also called the New Conservative Party in English.

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Opposition heavyweight Kumagai to head new party

TOKYO, Japan - Senior lawmaker Hiroshi Kumagai (R), who was picked to head a new governing party, tentatively called the Conservative New Party, and new Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai holds a logo for the party in Tokyo on Dec. 24.

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4 lawmakers leave DPJ to join new party

TOKYO, Japan - Four House of Representatives members planning to join a new party give a news conference Dec. 24 after submitting letters of resignation to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan. They are (from L to R) Eriko Yamatani, Takao Sato, Hiroshi Kumagai and Zenjiro Kaneko.

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(2)4 lawmakers leave DPJ to join new party

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Eriko Yamatani, Takao Sato, Hiroshi Kumagai and Zenjiro KanekoFour, all House of Representatives members planning to form a new party pose for a photograph after submitting letters of resignation to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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DPJ's Kumagai, 3 others sign letters of resignation

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Hiroshi Kumagai of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) meets the press in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 19. Kumagai is considering forming a new party with members of the New Conservative Party (NCP) and three other DPJ members who are to leave their party.

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Kumagai to leave DPJ to be part of ruling bloc

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai (file photo), a former vice president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announces on Dec. 17 that he will leave the country's largest opposition party in an attempt to join the ruling coalition.

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Kumagai to leave DPJ to be part of ruling bloc

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai (file photo), a former vice president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announces on Dec. 17 that he will leave the country's largest opposition party in an attempt to join the ruling coalition. (Kyodo)

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(2)New coalition party headed by Kumagai launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a new party in the ruling coalition headed by Hiroshi Kumagai, former vice president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), pose for photographs at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 25 after its inaugural meeting there. The new party was formed by Kumagai, four other defectors from the DPJ and nine lawmakers from the former New Conservative Party (NCP). The new party is also called the New Conservative Party in English. (Kyodo)

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Opposition heavyweight Kumagai to head new party

TOKYO, Japan - Senior lawmaker Hiroshi Kumagai (R), who was picked to head a new governing party, tentatively called the Conservative New Party, and new Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai holds a logo for the party in Tokyo on Dec. 24. (Kyodo)

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4 lawmakers leave DPJ to join new party

TOKYO, Japan - Four House of Representatives members planning to join a new party give a news conference Dec. 24 after submitting letters of resignation to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan. They are (from L to R) Eriko Yamatani, Takao Sato, Hiroshi Kumagai and Zenjiro Kaneko. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Kumagai, 3 others sign letters of resignation

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Hiroshi Kumagai of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) meets the press in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 19. Kumagai is considering forming a new party with members of the New Conservative Party (NCP) and three other DPJ members who are to leave their party. (Kyodo)

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NCP head Kumagai set to lose in election

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai, head of the New Conservative Party (NCP), a junior coalition partner of the dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at a news conference Nov. 9 in Tokyo as he is set to lose his seat in general election the same day. (Kyodo)

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(4)Party leaders start canvassing tours

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition leaders started stumping nationwide on Oct. 11. Delivering campaign speeches are (anticlockwise from top right) Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe, new Komeito Party leader Takenori Kanzaki, Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan, Socialist Democratic Party leader Takako Doi, Japanese Communist Party chairman Kazuo Shii and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai. (Kyodo)

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(8) Party leaders appeal to voters

TOKYO, Japan - New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai addresses voters during his election campaign in Tokyo's Shibuya on Nov. 2. (Kyodo)

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(4)Campaigning begins for Nov. 9 general election

TOKYO, Japan - New Concervative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai addresses voters near his office in Tokyo's Arakawa War on Oct. 28 with official announcement of the Nov. 9 general election. (Kyodo)

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(2)Party leaders hold debate before election

TOKYO, Japan - New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai speaks during a debate among six political party leaders before the Nov. 9 general election at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 27. (Kyodo)

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(2)Party leaders appeal to voters

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), flanked by his two coalition partners, New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki (L) and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai (R), waves at voters at the end of his campaign speech in Tokyo's Shibuya on Nov. 2 Nov. 2 (Kyodo)

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(1)Party leaders hold debate before election

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of Japan's six major political parties hold a debate session at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 27 ahead of the Nov. 9 general election. (From L to R) are New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai, New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii, and Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi. (Kyodo)

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Ex-lawmaker Kumagai lectures at university

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Former New Conservative Party (NCP) leader Hiroshi Kumagai, who has become a lecturer at Hamamatsu University in Shizuoka Prefecture, takes his first class on April 12. Kumagai retired from politics after failing to be reelected to the House of Representatives from the Shizuoka No. 7 district. (Kyodo)

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Ruling parties agree to extend Diet session until July 28

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) talks with the two other coalition leaders -- Hiroshi Kumagai (L) of the New Conservative Party and Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party -- at his office in Tokyo on June 16. They agreed to extend the current Diet session until July 28. (Kyodo)

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Ruling party leaders hold talks on Iraq, stocks

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the three coalition parties -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki (R) and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai (L) -- pose at the premier's office March 11 prior to their talks on Iraq and tumbling stocks. (Kyodo)

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LDP, New Komeito, new party sign coalition accord

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai (L), leader of the newly-formed New Conservative Party, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) of the Liberal Democratic Party, and New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki sing an accord to form a ruling coalition at the Diet building Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

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(1)New coalition party headed by Kumagai launched

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kumagai (standing), head of a new party in the ruling coalition, delivers a speech at a meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 25 to inaugurate the party. Kumagai, former vice president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), four other defectors from the DPJ and nine lawmakers from the New Conservative Party formed the new party, also called the New Conservative Party in English. (Kyodo)

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(2)4 lawmakers leave DPJ to join new party

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Eriko Yamatani, Takao Sato, Hiroshi Kumagai and Zenjiro KanekoFour, all House of Representatives members planning to form a new party pose for a photograph after submitting letters of resignation to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan. (Kyodo)