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Nissan plant

Photo taken on April 10, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Kanda in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka.

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Nissan plant

Photo taken on April 10, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Kanda in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka.

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Nissan plant

Photo taken on April 10, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Kanda in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka.

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ADB annual meeting in Milan

Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda holds a press conference in Milan on May 4, 2025, as the ADB began a four-day annual meeting in the Italian city the same day.

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[Breaking News]Winter purification ritual at Tokyo shrine

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 21 Kyodo - A man splashes himself with icy water during a winter purification ritual at Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Winter purification ritual at Tokyo shrine

A man splashes himself with icy water during a winter purification ritual at Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2025.

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Winter purification ritual at Tokyo shrine

Men splash themselves with icy water during a winter purification ritual at Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2025.

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Ex-top Japan currency official to head ADB

Masato Kanda, special advisor to Japan's prime minister, meets the press at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, after being elected as the next president of the Asian Development Bank. The former vice finance minister for international affairs will take up the office on Feb. 24, 2025.

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New ADB chief Kanda

Undated file photo shows Masato Kanda, president-elect of the Asian Development Bank. Currently serving as a special advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the former top Japanese currency diplomat will assume office on Feb. 24, 2025 and serve through Nov. 23, 2026 to complete the unexpired term of predecessor Masatsugu Asakawa.

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G20 finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (L) and Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, hold a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on July 26, 2024, following a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 economies.

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G-7 finance leaders' meeting

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to the press in Rio de Janeiro on July 24, 2024, after attending a conference of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on July 17, 2024.

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Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

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Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

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Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda (far R) meets the press at the Finance Ministry building in Tokyo on July 12, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York overnight. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

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Japan to respond appropriately, any time to excessive yen moves: currency official

STORY: Japan to respond appropriately, any time to excessive yen moves: currency official SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024/Earlier footage DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of banks in Japan 3. various of Tokyo Stock Exchange 4. various of Nikkei stock index STORYLINE: Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against volatile currency moves at "any time," the country's top currency diplomat said Monday, as the yen neared the 160 line against the U.S. dollar, a level that previously prompted authorities to intervene in the market. Masato Kanda, vice finance minister for international affairs, warned that excessive yen fluctuations negatively affect the economy. "We are ready to take appropriate action at any time," he told reporters. The yen's weakness persists after the Bank of Japan's decision this month to hold off reducing bond-buying stimulus until its July meeting. The yen weakened to 159.94 per U.S. doll

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Japan Finance Ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on May 7, 2024, following recent volatile currency movements.

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Top currency official

Vice Japanese Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on April 29, 2024, after the dollar turned sharply down against the yen following its surge to a new 34-year high above 160 yen, unleashing speculation that the government intervened in the currency market.

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Top currency official

Vice Japanese Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on April 29, 2024, after the dollar turned sharply down against the yen following its surge to a new 34-year high above 160 yen, unleashing speculation that the government intervened in the currency market.

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Top currency official

Vice Japanese Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on April 29, 2024, after the dollar turned sharply down against the yen following its surge to a new 34-year high above 160 yen, unleashing speculation that the government intervened in the currency market.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHERRY BLOSSOMS

(240410) -- TOKYO, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People view cherry blossoms by the Kanda River in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHERRY BLOSSOMS

(240410) -- TOKYO, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People view cherry blossoms by the Kanda River in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHERRY BLOSSOMS

(240410) -- TOKYO, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows cherry blossoms by the Kanda River in Tokyo, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Japan: Cherry Blossoms Begin To Douse Tokyo In Pink 2

The cherry blossoms, or sakura, are blooming and starting to bathe the capital city Tokyo in pink. The trees' blooming was officially announced on March 29 for central Tokyo and is expected to reach full bloom around April 4. Dependent on the weather, locals and tourists alike are expected to visit famous parks and viewing locations to do "hanami", literally "viewing the flowers" in Japanese.

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Japanese senior vice finance minister resigns

Japan's senior vice finance minister Kenji Kanda bows to reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2023, after resigning in the wake of a magazine report that said his company had failed to pay taxes.

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Japanese senior vice finance minister resigns

Japan's senior vice finance minister Kenji Kanda (C) bows to reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2023, after resigning in the wake of a magazine report that said his company had failed to pay taxes.

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Tax delinquency by Japanese senior vice finance minister

Japanese Senior Vice Finance Minister Kenji Kanda, a House of Representatives lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured after speaking at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2023, in reply to a weekly magazine report that a company of his failed to pay taxes between 2013 and 2022.

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Tax delinquency by Japanese senior vice finance minister

Japanese Senior Vice Finance Minister Kenji Kanda, a House of Representatives lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2023, in reply to a weekly magazine report that a company of his failed to pay taxes between 2013 and 2022.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023, over the yen's volatile trading.

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Meeting of creditors to Sri Lanka

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, meets the press after a meeting of creditors to Sri Lanka in Tokyo on May 9, 2023. The inaugural meeting of senior officials from 27 nations including 19 creditors was held to promote Sri Lanka's debt restructuring after the country defaulted in 2022.

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-FOOTBALL-U-20 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS-TUNISIA VS ZAMBIA

(230228) -- CAIRO, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed Derbali (front L) of Tunisia competes with Dominic Kanda of Zambia during the group C match at the 2023 CAF (Confederation of African Football) U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Guests wave in 'Frozen' parade at Tokyo Disneyland

URAYASU, Japan - Entertainers wave as guests during a "Frozen Fantasy" parade featuring characters in the hit movie "Frozen" at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 13, 2015. From L: singer May J., actor/musician Pierre Taki, actress Takako Matsu and TV personality Sayaka Kanda.

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Police question Japanese on plans to join Islamic State militants

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 6, 2014, shows a secondhand bookstore in Tokyo's Kanda district where a poster inviting people to go to Syria and work was displayed. Earlier in the day, police questioned several Japanese nationals suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria, including a 26-year-old student from Hokkaido University who likely responded to the poster which urged those interested to ask the store for more information.

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Police question Japanese on plans to join Islamic State militants

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 6, 2014, shows a secondhand bookstore in Tokyo's Kanda district where a poster inviting people to go to Syria and work was displayed. Earlier in the day, police questioned several Japanese nationals suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria, including a 26-year-old student from Hokkaido University who likely responded to the poster which urged those interested to ask the store for more information.

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'Kanda Yabu Soba' shop to reopen on Oct. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Newly rebuilt "Kanda Yabu Soba" -- a buckwheat noodles shop in Tokyo -- is shown on Oct. 6, 2014. It will open on Oct. 20 at the same location following the completion of the rebuilding of the traditional shop after it was hit by fire in February 2013.

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New theater to open for junior comic storytellers

TOKYO, Japan - Master "rakugo" comic storyteller Kokontei Shinsuke (C) holds a banner for his soon-to-be opened "Kanda Renjakutei" theater in Tokyo with "futatsume," or junior rakugo tellers, on Oct. 1, 2014, to give them more opportunities to perform before spectators.

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Japanese actress performs life story of war-displaced woman

BEIJING, China - Sachiko Kanda, a Japanese actress born and raised in China during and after World War II, smiles at an interview in Beijing on July 27, 2014. Through stage performances, Kanda has been portraying the life of a Japanese woman left behind in China during the war.

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Toyota unveils turbo-engine output line for new Lexus

KANDA, Japan - A turbocharged engine production line for the new Lexus NX at a factory of Toyota Motor Corp.'s local subsidiary in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is shown to the press on Aug. 7, 2014.

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Storyteller tells ghost tale aboard ship on river

TOKYO, Japan - Storyteller Shunyo Kanda tells a ghost tale aboard a ship on the Nihombashi River in Tokyo on July 18, 2014, as part of a tour arranged by Hato Bus Co.

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Tour participants listen to ghost story aboard ship

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a tour arranged by Hato Bus Co. listen to a ghost tale by storyteller Shunyo Kanda aboard a ship on the Nihombashi River in Tokyo on July 18, 2014.

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Students enjoy Asian dishes at univ. cafeteria

CHIBA, Japan - Students at Kanda University of International Studies enjoy Asian dishes for lunch at a school cafeteria in Chiba, east of Tokyo, in this file photo taken in June 2014. The renovated cafeteria will be open to the public this fall.

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Asian dishes served at Japanese university cafeteria

CHIBA, Japan - Foreign students at Kanda University of International Studies enjoy Asian dishes for lunch at a school cafeteria in Chiba, east of Tokyo, in this file photo taken in June 2014. Asian cuisine from some 10 countries is available there. The university hopes to deepen cross-cultural understanding among students through food.

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METI-Kyushu inspection of Karita power station

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Officials of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (far L and R side) conduct an on-site inspection of the central control room for unit 2 at the Karita power station operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 19, 2014.

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METI-Kyushu head inspects Karita power station

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Ikuro Hirozane (L), director general of the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, addresses a meeting in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 19, 2014. METI-Kyushu inspected Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Karita power station unit 2 the same day.

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2014 Miss Nippon Contest awardees

TOKYO, Japan - Winners of the 2014 Miss Nippon Contest pose after the beauty pageant in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. (From L to R) Yuko Ozaki, Miss Nippon Kimono; Marina Hanaoka, Miss Nippon Maritime Day; Moeka Numata, Miss Nippon Grand Prix; Reimi Kanda, Miss Nippon Angel of Water; Mai Hasegawa, Miss Nippon Nature; and Misaki Usuda, Miss Nippon Runner-up.

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Shinto adapting to era of globalization

TOKYO, Japan - Ambassadors to Japan and their family members carry a "mikoshi" portable shrine at Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, on Oct. 27, 2012 during a seminar about Shintoism co-hosted by the Association of Shinto Shrines.

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Tokyo in 1922

TOKYO, Japan - This aerial photo taken in 1922 shows an area of Tokyo's Ochanomizu district, including the Kanda River crossing horizontally, Nikolai-do, the Russian Orthodox Church (lower R), Yushima Seido sacred building (upper R), the Ochanomizu Bridge (center L) and a flying biplane (C).

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Tokyo in 1922, 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Combined aerial photos show an area of Tokyo's Ochanomizu district in 1922 (top) and Sept. 15, 2012, taken by Kyodo News helicopter, (bottom). In the 1922 photo can be seen the Kanda River crossing horizontally, Nikolai-do, the Russian Orthodox Church in the lower right, Yushima Seido sacred building in the upper right, the Ochanomizu Bridge in the center left and a flying biplane in the center. In the 2012 photo can be seen high-rise buildings, the Nikolai-do and Yushima Seido.