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Japan's youngest female mayor

Shoko Kawata, who became Japan's youngest-ever female mayor at 33 years old after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, takes a seat behind her desk at the city office on Nov. 16, 2023, her first day in office.

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Japan's youngest female mayor Kawata

Shoko Kawata, who became Japan's youngest-ever female mayor at 33 years old after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, holds a press conference at the city office on Nov. 16, 2023, her first day in office.

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Japan's youngest female mayor

Shoko Kawata, who became Japan's youngest-ever female mayor at 33 years old after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, holds a press conference at the city office on Nov. 16, 2023, her first day in office.

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Japan's youngest female mayor

Shoko Kawata, who became Japan's youngest-ever female mayor at 33 years old after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, holds up her certificate of election at the city office on Nov. 16, 2023, her first day in office.

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Japan's youngest female mayor

Shoko Kawata (R), who became Japan's youngest-ever female mayor at 33 years old after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, receives a bouquet of flowers at the city office on Nov. 16, 2023, her first day in office.

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Japan's youngest female mayor

Shoko Kawata, who became Japan's youngest-ever female mayor at 33 years old after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is welcomed by staff as she walks into the city office on Nov. 16, 2023, her first day in office.

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY (CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Seo Mingi celebrates during the Archery Recurve Men's Individual Gold Medal Match between South Korea's Seo Mingi and Japan's Kawata Yuki at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY (CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Seo Mingi competes during the Archery Recurve Men's Individual Gold Medal Match between South Korea's Seo Mingi and Japan's Kawata Yuki at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY (CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist South Korea's Seo Mingi (C), silver medalist Japan's Kawata Yuki (L) and bronze medalist Iran's Reza Shabani pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the Archery Recurve Men's Individual at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY (CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Kawata Yuki competes during the Archery Recurve Men's Individual Gold Medal Match between South Korea's Seo Mingi and Japan's Kawata Yuki at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY (CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Spectators cheer during the Archery Recurve Men's Individual Gold Medal Match between South Korea's Seo Mingi and Japan's Kawata Yuki at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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Panel calls for legal revisions for disaster prevention

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiaki Kawata (R), a professor at Kansai University who heads a panel of the Central Disaster Prevention Council, hands a report to Tatsuo Hirano, disaster management minister, in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2011. In the report, the panel calls for reviewing disaster-related laws to maintain the functions of local governments and smooth long-distance evacuations if a massive natural disaster occurs.

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Gov't panel calls for measures against worst-case tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiaki Kawata, professor at Kansai University, who heads a panel under the Central Disaster Prevention Council, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2011. The government's antidisaster panel urged authorities to prepare for worst-case tsunami in an interim report following the March 11 disaster.

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Kawata wins inaugural World Cup 100 meters

KEARNS, United States - Japan's Tomonori Kawata (C) wins the inaugural World Cup 100-meter speed skating event at Kearns, Utah, on Jan. 10. Canadian Mark Nielsen (L) came second and Japanese Olympic double medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) third.

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Kawata 3rd at World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Tomonori Kawata produced a personal best time of 35.88 seconds to finish third in the men's 500 meters in a World Cup speed skating race Dec. 15 in Harbin, China.

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Tokyo Olympics: Archery

(From R) Japan's Takaharu Furukawa, Hiroki Muto and Yuki Kawata celebrate after winning the men's team archery bronze medal match against the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo, the country's first medal in the event in Olympic history. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Archery

Japan's Hiroki Muto (R) shoots an arrow as Yuki Kawata looks on during the Tokyo Olympic men's archery team bronze medal match against the Netherlands on July 26, 2021, at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field.

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Gamba beat Ventforet 2-1 in J-League

Gamba Osaka's Patric jumps to head the ball as Ventforet Kofu goalie Kohei Kawata attempts to punch it away during the first half of a J-League second-stage match at Expo Stadium in Osaka Prefecture on July 11, 2015. The home side came from behind to earn a 2-1 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

Petitioners hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 7, 2015, after filing a request with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in the country: (From L to R) Asako Makimura, who is married to a French woman in France, Akiyoshi Tanaka and his partner Yuki Kawata, and Toshimasa Yamashita, who heads the defense team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-residents of islands meet press after Japan-Russia talks

Hirotoshi Kawata (R), deputy director of the League of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands, attend a press conference with Yasuji Tsunoka, also from the organization, in Nemuro in the northernmost Japanese prefecture on Sept. 29, 2015, in response to the bilateral talks between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The organization comprises former residents on Russian-held islands off Hokkaido which are also claimed by Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panel calls for legal revisions for disaster prevention

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiaki Kawata (R), a professor at Kansai University who heads a panel of the Central Disaster Prevention Council, hands a report to Tatsuo Hirano, disaster management minister, in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2011. In the report, the panel calls for reviewing disaster-related laws to maintain the functions of local governments and smooth long-distance evacuations if a massive natural disaster occurs. (Kyodo)

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Gov't panel calls for measures against worst-case tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiaki Kawata, professor at Kansai University, who heads a panel under the Central Disaster Prevention Council, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2011. The government's antidisaster panel urged authorities to prepare for worst-case tsunami in an interim report following the March 11 disaster. (Kyodo)

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Kawata wins inaugural World Cup 100 meters

KEARNS, United States - Japan's Tomonori Kawata (C) wins the inaugural World Cup 100-meter speed skating event at Kearns, Utah, on Jan. 10. Canadian Mark Nielsen (L) came second and Japanese Olympic double medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) third. (Kyodo)

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Kawata 3rd at World Cup speed skating

HARBIN, China - Tomonori Kawata produced a personal best time of 35.88 seconds to finish third in the men's 500 meters in a World Cup speed skating race Dec. 15 in Harbin, China. (Kyodo)