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Koizumi says he never said Samawah was safe

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers Koichi Kato, Makoto Koga and Shizuka Kamei speak to reporters following their meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at his office on Nov. 9. They quoted Koizumi as saying he never said the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, where Japanese troops are operating, was safe.

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Koga admits to lying about academic record

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lawmaker Junichiro Koga (in file photo) has basically admitted to lying about his academic record during last November's House of Representatives election campaign in violation of an election law, investigative sources said Sept. 22.

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(3)DPJ to oust lawmaker Koga for faking academic background

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmaker Junichiro Koga (C) is surrounded by reporters on leaving the Diet building Jan. 29. He was ousted from the Democratic Party of Japan earlier in the day over allegations he lied about his academic background.

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(2)DPJ to oust lawmaker Koga for faking academic background

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives lawmaker Junichiro Koga (C) is seen seated at a house plenary session Jan. 29 after Democratic Party of Japan executives decided to expel him from the party over allegations he lied about his academic background, rejecting his offer to leave the party.

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(1)DPJ to oust lawmaker Koga for faking academic background

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) decided Jan. 29 in a meeting in Tokyo to expel House of Representatives member Junichiro Koga from the party over allegations he lied about his academic background, rejecting his offer to leave the party.

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(1)Scandal-tainted lawmaker Koga vows to remain in Diet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lawmaker Junichiro Koga addresses people in his constituency in Fukuoka on Jan. 27. Koga, who won a lower house seat from Fukuoka in the Nov. 9 general election, said he will not resign from the Diet despite growing calls to step down over allegations of lying about his academic background.

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(3)Scandal-tainted lawmaker Koga vows to remain in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Junichiro Koga, surrounded by guards, leaves the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 27 after attending the lower house plenary session. Koga, who is alleged to have lied about his academic background, submitted his resignation to the Democratic Party of Japan but will not relinquish his lower house seat.

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(2)Scandal-tainted lawmaker Koga vows to remain in Diet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lawmaker Junichiro Koga tries to suppress his emotions as he speaks to people in his constituency in Fukuoka on Jan. 27. Koga, who won a lower house seat from Fukuoka in the Nov. 9 general election, said he will not resign from the Diet despite growing calls to step down over allegations of lying about his academic background.

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DPJ's Koga leaves for U.S. to settle college-degree dispute

NARITA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lawmaker Junichiro Koga responds to questions from reporters at Narita airport Jan. 21 before leaving for the United States to settle a dispute over his college degree. The House of Representatives gave Koga permission to skip Diet business for the trip.

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LDP heavyweights Nonaka, Koga abstain from vote on Iraq bill

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromu Nonaka (2nd from L) and Makoto Koga (R), heavyweights in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), abstain from voting on a contentious bill to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to help rebuild Iraq during a House of Representatives plenary session on July 4. The lower house approved the bill by a majority vote.

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'Peach girls' visit Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) poses with ''peach girls,'' promoting peaches for the city of Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, who visited the premier at his official residence in Tokyo on March 19.

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Suzuka 8 Hours

The 43rd running of the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race, the third round of the 2022 FIM World Endurance Championship and the first in three years since 2019, opens on August 7, 2022 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture

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Suzuka 8 Hours-Gino Rea

2022FIM World Endurance Championship Round 3 Suzuka 8 Hours The #5 car runs in the second official qualifying session for the 43rd round of the endurance road race. F.C.C. TSR Honda France's Gino Lear (age 32, British national) in the second official qualifying session for the 43rd round of the 2022 FIM World Endurance Championship.

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Suzuka 8 Hours-Gino Rea

2022FIM World Endurance Championship Round 3 Suzuka 8 Hours F.C.C. TSR in the 43rd round of the endurance road race Honda France's Gino Lia, a 32-year-old British national, was taken to a hospital in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, after an accident during free practice. He was taken to a hospital in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, after an accident during free practice.

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, Alex Lowes

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Suzuka 8 Hours-Gino Rea

2022FIM World Endurance Championship Round 3 Suzuka 8 Hours F.C.C. TSR poses for a commemorative photo at the 43rd round of the endurance road race Honda Gino Ria of France

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, ALEX LOWES, JONATHAN REA

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, JONATHAN REA

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, YART-YAMAHA OFFICIAL TEAM EWC, MARVIN FRITZ

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Team HRC, Tetsuta Nagashima

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

JSB1000 class cars at the start of Race 1, Round 1 of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series, Superbike Race in Motegi.

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Suzuka 8 Hours 2022

2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, Suzuka 8 hours, 43rd, Official practice, Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H, Alex Lowes

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) poses after winning Race 1 of the JSB1000 class Superbike Race in Motegi, Round 1 of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

From left, #15 Kazuki Watanabe (YOSHIMURA SUZUKI RIDEWIN), #1 Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM), #2 Sodo Hamahara (Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA), and #15 Kazuki Watanabe (YOSHIMURA SUZUKI RIDEWIN) finished on the podium in Race 1 in the JSB1000 class at the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) wins Race 1 in the JSB1000 class at the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi,Tochigi prefecture,Japan.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) wins Race 1 in the JSB1000 class at the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga#1 (left) (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) and team manager Wataru Yoshikawa (center), and Yuki Okamoto (right) (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM 2)#29, who finished 2nd, won Race 2 in the JSB1000 class at Superbike Race in Motegi,Tochigi prefecture,Japan, Round 1 of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) wins Race 1 in the JSB1000 class at the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi.

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi JSB1000 class, each car at the start of Race 2

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Beisia in Japan

Beisia, exterior, sign, logo, Japanese company, business, retail, Mashiko Town, Haga County, Tochigi Prefecture

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) wins Race 2 in the JSB1000 class of the Superbike Race in Motegi,Tochigi prefecture,Japan, the first round of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series.

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Beisia in Japan

Beisia, exterior, sign, logo, Japanese company, business, retail, Mashiko Town, Haga County, Tochigi Prefecture

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) won the JSB1000 class, Race 2 of the Superbike Race in Motegi,Tochigi prefecture,Japan, the first round of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series.

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Gyomu Super in Japan

wholesale for professionals,supermarket, Japanese company, store exterior, logo mark,signboard, business,Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture,Japan

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Mammy Mart Corporation in Japan

Mammy Mart Corporation, supermarket, Japanese company, store exterior, logo mark,signboard, business, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture,Japan

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series Round 1 Superbike Race in Motegi JSB1000 class, each car at the start of Race 2

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ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) #1 and Yuki Okamoto (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM2) #29 win Race 2 in the JSB1000 class of the Superbike Race in Motegi,Tochigi prefecture,Japan, the first round of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series, and finish in 2nd place.

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