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Japan, Philippine lawmakers vow to solve sea disputes

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese lawmaker Hiroshi Nakada (R) of the Party for Future Generations shakes hands with Philippine lawmaker Rodolfo Biazon, chairman of a congressional committee on defense and security, in Manila on Sept. 3, 2014, after signing a joint document calling for the promotion of peaceful resolutions to maritime disputes in Asia based on international law.

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Plan announced to launch new party involving local gov't heads

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Yamada (C), the mayor of Tokyo's Suginami Ward, speaks about a plan to launch a new party at a news conference in Tokyo on April 18, 2010, with former Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (L) and Yamagata Gov. Hiroshi Saito standing by him. Yamada will head the new party, Nippon Soshinto, while Nakada will serve as secretary general and Saito will become policy chief.

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Yokohama mayor to step down, but not to run in general election

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on July 28 after submitting his resignation to the chairman of the municipal assembly.

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Shiki Theatre to perform musical production Cats in Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - Performers of major musical troupe Shiki Theatre Co. and Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (C, in suit) are photographed at the Cats Theatre in Tokyo on April 23. The theater company said it will start to play the popular musical production Cats in Yokohama in November following Tokyo and seven other major cities in Japan.

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Niigata, Yokohama hope to co-host 2008 G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (L), Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida and Niigata Mayor Akira Shinoda join hands at a news conference in Tokyo May 9. They announced their hope for the two cities to co-host the 2008 summit of the Group of Eight countries.

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(1)Nissan to move most HQ functions to Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (R) receives a certificate from Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada approving relocation of most of the company's functions and personnel at its head office in Tokyo to a new headquarters in Yokohama by 2010. Nissan plans to build a 150-meter-high new head office building at Yokohama's Minato-Mirai waterfront area.

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About 24% of Yokohama residents reject resident registry

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (R) meets with home affairs minister Toranosuke Katayama in Tokyo on Oct. 16. The Yokohama city government said earlier in the day that 839,539 residents, or some 24% of its population, have chosen not to have their personal data registered in a newly launched national resident registry network.

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(5)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (R, front) briefs officials of the city's Aoba Ward at their office Aug. 5 about his decision to allow residents of the city to choose whether information about them can be registered in a national resident network launched the same day by the central government.

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Yokohama to let residents decide participation in network

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada speaks at a news conference at his office Aug. 2. He said he has decided to allow residents of the city to choose whether their personal data can be registered in a national resident registry network to be launched Aug. 5 by the central government.

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Brazil, Germany shirts, balls to be displayed at Yokohama Stadium

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada said July 3 that shirts and soccer balls autographed by Brazil and Germany players will be displayed at International Stadium Yokohama, where the World Cup final between the two teams was held. The shirts and balls were presented to the city. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)Int'l Media Center for World Cup opens in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (3rd from L) and other dignitaries open the International Media Center for the World Cup soccer finals in a ceremony in Yokohama on May 24. The finals will begin May 31 and run until June 30.

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(2)Int'l Media Center for World Cup opens in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (3rd from R) and other dignitaries offer a toast at the opening May 24 of the International Media Center in Yokohama for the World Cup soccer finals, which begin May 31.

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New Yokohama Mayor Nakada starts work

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, the city of Yokohama's new mayor, poses for photographers at his city hall office April 8 in Yokohama's Naka Ward. Nakada, 37, a former independent member of the House of Representatives, beat incumbent three-term Mayor Hidenobu Takahide and two other candidates in the March 31 mayoral election.

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Yokohama mayor-elect Nakada vows organizational reform

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, who clinched a surprise victory in the March 31 Yokohama mayoral election, pledges to carry out organizational reform of the city government in an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Yokohama on April 1.

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Rookie wins Yokohama mayoral election

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, 37, an independent championing structural reform without counting on help from major political parties, celebrates with his supporters early April 1 after scoring an upset victory over incumbent three-term Mayor Hidenobu Takahide in the March 31 Yokohama mayoral election.

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Lawmakers call on China envoy to OK Lee's visit

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, a member of Mushozoku no Kai, an independents group in the House of Representatives, speaks to journalists outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on April 18. Nakada and three other lawmakers met Chinese Ambassador Chen Jian to urge him to support Japan's issuance of a visa to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui on humanitarian grounds.

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Rookie wins Yokohama mayoral election

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, 37, an independent championing structural reform without counting on help from major political parties, celebrates with his supporters early April 1 after scoring an upset victory over incumbent three-term Mayor Hidenobu Takahide in the March 31 Yokohama mayoral election.

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Yokohama mayor-elect Nakada vows organizational reform

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, who clinched a surprise victory in the March 31 Yokohama mayoral election, pledges to carry out organizational reform of the city government in an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Yokohama on April 1.

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Niigata, Yokohama hope to co-host 2008 G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (L), Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida and Niigata Mayor Akira Shinoda join hands at a news conference in Tokyo May 9. They announced their hope for the two cities to co-host the 2008 summit of the Group of Eight countries. (Kyodo)

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About 24% of Yokohama residents reject resident registry

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (R) meets with home affairs minister Toranosuke Katayama in Tokyo on Oct. 16. The Yokohama city government said earlier in the day that 839,539 residents, or some 24% of its population, have chosen not to have their personal data registered in a newly launched national resident registry network. (Kyodo)

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Shiki Theatre to perform musical production Cats in Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - Performers of major musical troupe Shiki Theatre Co. and Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (C, in suit) are photographed at the Cats Theatre in Tokyo on April 23. The theater company said it will start to play the popular musical production Cats in Yokohama in November following Tokyo and seven other major cities in Japan. (Kyodo)

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(2)Int'l Media Center for World Cup opens in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (3rd from R) and other dignitaries offer a toast at the opening May 24 of the International Media Center in Yokohama for the World Cup soccer finals, which begin May 31.

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(1)Int'l Media Center for World Cup opens in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (3rd from L) and other dignitaries open the International Media Center for the World Cup soccer finals in a ceremony in Yokohama on May 24. The finals will begin May 31 and run until June 30.

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New Yokohama Mayor Nakada starts work

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, the city of Yokohama's new mayor, poses for photographers at his city hall office April 8 in Yokohama's Naka Ward. Nakada, 37, a former independent member of the House of Representatives, beat incumbent three-term Mayor Hidenobu Takahide and two other candidates in the March 31 mayoral election.

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Plan announced to launch new party involving local gov't heads

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Yamada (C), the mayor of Tokyo's Suginami Ward, speaks about a plan to launch a new party at a news conference in Tokyo on April 18, 2010, with former Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (L) and Yamagata Gov. Hiroshi Saito standing by him. Yamada will head the new party, Nippon Soshinto, while Nakada will serve as secretary general and Saito will become policy chief. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Philippine lawmakers vow to solve sea disputes

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese lawmaker Hiroshi Nakada (R) of the Party for Future Generations shakes hands with Philippine lawmaker Rodolfo Biazon, chairman of a congressional committee on defense and security, in Manila on Sept. 3, 2014, after signing a joint document calling for the promotion of peaceful resolutions to maritime disputes in Asia based on international law. (Kyodo)

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(1)Nissan to move most HQ functions to Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (R) receives a certificate from Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada approving relocation of most of the company's functions and personnel at its head office in Tokyo to a new headquarters in Yokohama by 2010. Nissan plans to build a 150-meter-high new head office building at Yokohama's Minato-Mirai waterfront area. (Kyodo)

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(5)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (R, front) briefs officials of the city's Aoba Ward at their office Aug. 5 about his decision to allow residents of the city to choose whether information about them can be registered in a national resident network launched the same day by the central government.

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Yokohama to let residents decide participation in network

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada speaks at a news conference at his office Aug. 2. He said he has decided to allow residents of the city to choose whether their personal data can be registered in a national resident registry network to be launched Aug. 5 by the central government. (Kyodo)

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Lawmakers call on China envoy to OK Lee's visit

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, a member of Mushozoku no Kai, an independents group in the House of Representatives, speaks to journalists outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on April 18. Nakada and three other lawmakers met Chinese Ambassador Chen Jian to urge him to support Japan's issuance of a visa to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui on humanitarian grounds.