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Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations. (Kyodo)

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Complaint against Hyogo gov. over gubernatorial election campaign

Reelected Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 2, 2024, after a professor and lawyer said earlier in the day they have together submitted a letter of complaint against the governor and the head of a public relations company, alleging a violation of election law during the November gubernatorial election.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in apology to prefectural government officials during his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in apology to prefectural government officials during his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito addresses prefectural government officials at his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17, 2024. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito addresses prefectural government officials at his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17, 2024. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (R) receives a bouquet of flowers during his inauguration ceremony attended by prefectural government officials in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (L) receives a certificate of election from the election board at the prefectural government building in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (top) gives a stump speech in Kobe on Nov. 16, 2024, during his campaign for the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference in Kobe on Nov. 18, 2024, after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election the previous day. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference in Kobe on Nov. 18, 2024, after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election the previous day. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (C) leaves his campaign office in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito shakes hands with a supporter in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito holds a bouquet in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito holds a bouquet in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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[Breaking News]No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

KOBE, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither. (Kyodo)

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

KOBE, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither. (Kyodo)

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither.

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither.

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Football: Celebration of Vissel Kobe's J-League 1st title

Hiroshi Mikitani (R), chairman of Vissel Kobe, receives a bouquet from Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito in Kobe in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on Dec. 3, 2023, at a ceremony celebrating the football club's first J-League top-flight title.

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Osaka expo-themed JAL plane

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at Osaka airport straddling Osaka and Hyogo prefectures on Nov. 28, 2023, as Japan Airlines Co. unveils a specially painted aircraft featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, to build momentum for the event in the western Japan city.

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Osaka expo-themed JAL plane

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at Osaka airport straddling Osaka and Hyogo prefectures on Nov. 28, 2023, as Japan Airlines Co. unveils a specially painted aircraft featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, to build momentum for the event in the western Japan city.

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Meeting on National Strategic Special Zone in Kansai

OSAKA, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido, Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui and Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo (from L) give a press conference in Osaka on June 23, 2014, after a meeting on establishing a National Strategic Special Zone covering Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, western Japan, as a base for medical innovation.

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Forum on post-disaster recovery held in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (L) speaks while Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso looks on at a conference on post-disaster recovery in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015. Both Hyogo and Iwate prefectures went through devastating earthquakes in 1995 and 2011, respectively.

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Iwate governor speaks at post-disaster recovery forum

KOBE, Japan - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso emphasizes the importance of each and every person's recovery from the 2011 disaster that hit the northeastern region at a conference on post-disaster recovery in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015. Hyogo Prefecture also went through a devastating earthquake in 1995.

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Hyogo governor speaks at post-disaster recovery forum

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido speaks at a conference on post-disaster recovery in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015. Both Hyogo and Iwate prefectures experienced devastating earthquakes in 1995 and 2011, respectively.

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Head of Kansai Masters Games committee speaks

OSAKA, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido, also head of the preparatory committee of the World Masters Games 2021 in the Kansai region, delivers a speech at a gathering organized by the committee in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, to raise awareness of the international multi-sport event.

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2021 World Masters prep committee mulls Asian prelude

OSAKA, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (R), chairman of the preparatory committee for the 2021 World Masters Games to be held in western Japan's Kansai region, speaks during the committee's meeting on March 25, 2014, in Osaka. Ido proposed considering an Asian regional version of the games as a prelude.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido celebrates after media reports saying he has secured his fourth four-year term in the gubernatorial election on July 21, 2013.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido celebrates after media reports saying he has secured his fourth four-year term in the gubernatorial election on July 21, 2013.

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Hyogo gubernatorial race

KOBE, Japan - Combination photo shows Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido, 67, (R), and Kotaro Tanaka, 64, an official of a political group related to the Japanese Communist Party, during stump speeches in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 4, 2013, the day official campaigning started for the July 21 gubernatorial election. Ido is seeking a fourth four-year term, while Tanaka is challenging Ido for the second time.

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Kansai governors promote tourism

BEIJING, China - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (C), head of the Union of Kansai Governments, speaks at a hotel in Beijing on July 20, 2011, aiming to promote tourism in western Japan. A group of governors and other key personnel from western Japan visited China to attract more Chinese tourists to the region.

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Tokyo quake would provide 'chance' to boost economy: Hyogo gov.

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido speaks at a news conference in Kobe on Nov. 11 about his controversial remarks made in Wakayama earlier in the day. During a meeting of governors from the western Japan region, Ido said that a major earthquake in the Tokyo area would provide a ''chance'' to prop up the economy in western Japan including his prefecture.

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Hyogo Pref. group gives China know-how gained from 1995 quake

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hyogo Gov. Toshitami Kaihara (R), head of a prefectural support group for the victims of the May quake in China, presents documents to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (L) on June 12 detailing how the region in western Japan recovered from the devastation caused by the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. The documents were handed over in the presence of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) at his office.

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Japan's 1st golf course celebrates centennial

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido tees off at the Kobe Golf Club in Kobe to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the nation's first golf club on May 20. The club was launched on May 24, 1903. (Kyoddo)

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Hyogo Gov. Ido says Kobe quake recovery 'smooth'

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido speaks at a press conference in the prefectural government office in Kobe on Jan. 16, the eve of the seventh anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, about rehabilitation of the quake-hit areas.