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2 Your Party opposition lawmakers to join DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Yamauchi (C) and Katsuhito Nakajima (L), both of whom are House of Representatives lawmakers of Your Party members, announce at a press conference that they have applied to join the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Nov. 20, 2014, at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo, after the minor opposition group decided to disband the previous day. The DPJ's Secretary General Yukio Edano (R) accompanied them.

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European Council president in haiku capital

MATSUYAMA, Japan - European Council President Herman van Rompuy (R), a haiku poet, is given the title of an "honorary citizen" of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the capital of haiku in western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2013, from Matsuyama Mayor Katsuhito Noshi (L).

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European Council president in haiku capital

MATSUYAMA, Japan - European Council President Herman van Rompuy (R), a haiku poet, speaks during a ceremony to welcome him in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the capital of haiku, in western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2013. At left is Matsuyama Mayor Katsuhito Noshi.

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Haiku post placed in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) puts his haiku, written in English, into a ''haiku post'' during a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on April 19, 2012. At right is Katsuhito Noshi, mayor of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the hometown of renowned haiku poet Shiki Masaoka. The haiku post will be placed at the office of Japan's mission to the European Union in Brussels. The Matsuyama municipal government has placed such posts in the city for visitors to put haiku in them and selected excellent works from among them.

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Japan legislators visit Great Wall

BEIJING, China - Katsuhito Yokokume (2nd from L) and other lawmakers of Japan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan visit the Badaling point of the Great Wall in a Beijing suburb Dec. 12, 2009. The DPJ lawmakers came to China together with others in a delegation led by DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa.

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Asano to replace Konoike in senior gov't post

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government decided May 13 to appoint Katsuhito Asano (in this file photo), 71, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councillors, to fill the government post of deputy chief Cabinet secretary being vacated by Yoshitada Konoike. Konoike resigned from his post earlier in the day over an affair with a woman reported in a weekly magazine that went on sale the same day.

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Probes finish in Lions' scandal, no new case reported

TOKYO, Japan - Keio University professor emeritus Masaru Ikei (C), the head of a special committee set up to investigate a scouting scandal involving the Seibu Lions, holds a news conference in Tokyo on April 25 where he said the committee has finished its work and found no new improper money deals. Last month, it was revealed that Yuta Kimura, a pitcher of the Tokyo Gas team, had admitted receiving 2.7 million yen under the table from Seibu. The Lions were also found to have paid money to Waseda University player Katsuhito Shimizu before and after he was enrolled in the university.

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Japan wins men's 4x10-kilometer relay

OWANI, Japan - Members of Japan's men's cross country skiing team -- (From L to R) Mitsuo Horigome, Hiroyuki Imai, Masaaki Kozu and Katsuhito Ebisawa -- celebrate their victory in the men's 4x10-kilometer relay of the Winter Asian Games at Aomori Ajara Cross-Country Course on Feb. 7.

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Probes finish in Lions' scandal, no new case reported

TOKYO, Japan - Keio University professor emeritus Masaru Ikei (C), the head of a special committee set up to investigate a scouting scandal involving the Seibu Lions, holds a news conference in Tokyo on April 25 where he said the committee has finished its work and found no new improper money deals. Last month, it was revealed that Yuta Kimura, a pitcher of the Tokyo Gas team, had admitted receiving 2.7 million yen under the table from Seibu. The Lions were also found to have paid money to Waseda University player Katsuhito Shimizu before and after he was enrolled in the university. (Kyodo)

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Asano to replace Konoike in senior gov't post

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government decided May 13 to appoint Katsuhito Asano (in this file photo), 71, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councillors, to fill the government post of deputy chief Cabinet secretary being vacated by Yoshitada Konoike. Konoike resigned from his post earlier in the day over an affair with a woman reported in a weekly magazine that went on sale the same day. (Kyodo)

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Shark Skin Man, Peach Hip Girl (1998)

Sie Kohinata Characters: Toshiko Momojiri Film: Shark Skin Man, Peach Hip Girl (1998) Director: Katsuhito Ishii 05 September 1998 Date: 05 September 1998

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DPJ's Yokokume at his campaign office in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Katsuhito Yokokume, a Democratic Party of Japan candidate, speaks to supporters as his campaign office is set up in the city of Yokosuka in Aug. 8 in the run-up to the Aug. 30 general election. (Kyodo)

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Haiku post placed in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) puts his haiku, written in English, into a ''haiku post'' during a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on April 19, 2012. At right is Katsuhito Noshi, mayor of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the hometown of renowned haiku poet Shiki Masaoka. The haiku post will be placed at the office of Japan's mission to the European Union in Brussels. The Matsuyama municipal government has placed such posts in the city for visitors to put haiku in them and selected excellent works from among them. (Kyodo)

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2 Your Party opposition lawmakers to join DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Yamauchi (C) and Katsuhito Nakajima (L), both of whom are House of Representatives lawmakers of Your Party members, announce at a press conference that they have applied to join the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Nov. 20, 2014, at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo, after the minor opposition group decided to disband the previous day. The DPJ's Secretary General Yukio Edano (R) accompanied them. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Matsuyama Mayor Katsuhito Noshi meets the press in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2020, following the revelation of 17 coronavirus infections at a hospital in Matsuyama. Ehime is among 39 of Japan's 47 prefectures which were delisted from a coronavirus pandemic state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan legislators visit Great Wall

BEIJING, China - Katsuhito Yokokume (2nd from L) and other lawmakers of Japan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan visit the Badaling point of the Great Wall in a Beijing suburb Dec. 12, 2009. The DPJ lawmakers came to China together with others in a delegation led by DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa. (Kyodo)