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Tommy Bastow, Shinnosuke Abe, Moeka Hoshi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano and Hiroto Kanai, winners of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for 'Shogun,' pose in the press room at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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H. Yoshiie, Abe's new face in education reform, wins Diet seat

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Yoshiie, 36, a Tohoku Fukushi University associate professor and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new face in education reform, is elected to the House of Councillors on July 29 on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket.

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Koizumi's ruling coalition certain to gain majority

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (L) and Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), shake hands at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 11 as media exit polls show Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling coalition is assured of victory by again capturing a majority in the day's general election.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka gets doctorate from alma mater.

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Prize laureate Koichi Tanaka (L) receives his honorary doctorate from Hiroyuki Abe, president of Tohoku University, his alma mater, at the Keidanren Kaikan in Tokyo on Oct. 31.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka visits alma mater

SENDAI, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is welcomed by Hiroyuki Abe (R), president of Tohoku University, his alma mater, as well as university staff and students in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 30. The university has asked Tanaka to become a visiting professor.

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State funeral of ex-Japan PM Abe

Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda is pictured after giving a eulogy at the state funeral of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan PM Abe shot in Nara

Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda (C) enters the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 8, 2022, after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot by a gunman while delivering a stump speech in Nara for the July 10 House of Councillors election.

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Ex-Japan PM Abe heads LDP's largest faction

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2021, after succeeding Hiroyuki Hosoda as head of the largest faction within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Ex-Japan PM Abe heads LDP's largest faction

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (back, C) speaks during a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2021. Abe became head of the faction the same day, succeeding Hiroyuki Hosoda, a former chief Cabinet secretary.

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Ex-Japan PM Abe heads LDP's largest faction

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) bumps fists with Hiroyuki Hosoda as he succeeds Hosoda as head of the largest faction within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, during a faction meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2021.

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Ex-Japan PM Abe heads LDP's largest faction

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2021. Abe became head of the faction the same day, succeeding Hiroyuki Hosoda, a former chief Cabinet secretary.

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LDP looking to extend term limit for party president

Toshihiro Nikai (L in front row), chairman of the General Council of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, Hiroyuki Hosoda, the LDP's executive acting secretary general, and LDP policy chief Tomomi Inada attend a meeting on July 19, 2016, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. Nikai expressed approval for extending Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's term as LDP president, saying Abe has done a great job and it is desirable to have a stable government. Current LDP rules only allow a party president to hold the post for two consecutive three-year terms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koizumi's ruling coalition certain to gain majority

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (L) and Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), shake hands at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 11 as media exit polls show Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling coalition is assured of victory by again capturing a majority in the day's general election. (Kyodo)

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party. (Kyodo)

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party. (Kyodo)

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Former Japan PM Abe at fundraising party

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and other Liberal Democratic Party officials raise their fists during a fundraiser for the LDP's largest faction led by Hiroyuki Hosoda in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020.

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Suga and Abe at LDP fundraising party

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) and his predecessor Shinzo Abe (R) attend a fundraiser for the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction led by Hiroyuki Hosoda in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020, wearing face masks amid concern over the novel coronavirus.

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Former Japan PM Abe at fundraising party

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a fundraiser for the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction led by Hiroyuki Hosoda in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020.

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LDP resumes talks on constitutional change after election win

Hiroyuki Hosoda (R), a veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who heads the party's panel promoting constitutional reform, speaks at its meeting which was resumed in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017 following his party's major victory in the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who heads the LDP, is eager to revise the Constitution while he is in office, particularly the war-renouncing Article 9, a major topic taken up during the day's discussion by the LDP panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP resumes talks on constitutional change after election win

Hiroyuki Hosoda, a veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who heads the party's panel promoting constitutional reform, speaks at its meeting which was resumed in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017 following his party's major victory in the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who heads the LDP, is eager to revise the Constitution while he is in office, particularly the war-renouncing Article 9, a major topic taken up during the day's discussion by the LDP panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawasaki edge Hiroshima

Kawasaki Frontale's Hiroyuki Abe (L) scores the winner during the second half of his team's 1-0 victory against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a J-League game in Kawasaki on June 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New LDP executive lineup

Photo taken Aug. 3, 2016, shows new executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party attending their meeting at the party headquarters in Tokyo. (From L) They are Policy Council Chairman Toshimitsu Motegi, Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who also serves as LDP president, Vice President Masahiko Komura and General Council Chairman Hiroyuki Hosoda. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New LDP executive lineup

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (4th from L) shakes hands with new executives of his Liberal Democratic Party at its headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2016. They include new General Council Chairman Hiroyuki Hosoda (2nd from L), Vice President Masahiko Komura (3rd from L), new Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai (4th from R) and new Policy Council Chairman Toshimitsu Motegi (3rd from R). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe eyes replacing injured LDP secretary general with veteran Nikai

Hiroyuki Hosoda, acting Liberal Democratic Party secretary general, speaks to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister and LDP President Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2016. Hosoda will likely replace Toshihiro Nikai as chairman of the party's General Council, administration sources said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel laureate Tanaka gets doctorate from alma mater.

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Prize laureate Koichi Tanaka (L) receives his honorary doctorate from Hiroyuki Abe, president of Tohoku University, his alma mater, at the Keidanren Kaikan in Tokyo on Oct. 31. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Tanaka visits alma mater

SENDAI, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is welcomed by Hiroyuki Abe (R), president of Tohoku University, his alma mater, as well as university staff and students in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 30. The university has asked Tanaka to become a visiting professor. (Kyodo)