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Prime peach season hits Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Farmer Toru Kikuta checks out ripe peaches ready for harvest at his orchard in the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 7, 2014, as the peach season hits its peak. Fukushima Prefecture is Japan's second-largest producer of the fruit.

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Suu Kyi, Kikuta meet in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and Japanese Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Makiko Kikuta pose for photos in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 29, 2011, after their meeting. It is the first meeting between a senior Japanese government official and Suu Kyi since August 2002.

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Japanese youth group at Shanghai Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Makiko Kikuta, Japanese parliamentary vice foreign minister who is heading a Japanese youth delegation to the World Expo in Shanghai, speaks to reporters in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2010. She will properly handle the matter of Chinese authorities obstructing Japanese media coverage of the delegation's visit, if necessary.

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ram Chandra Poudel (L), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. Poudel receives the 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun award from Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka at latters residence in Kathmandu. Poudel on April 29, 2020 was awarded with decoration in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed, but was successfully completed on 15 December, 2022. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) hands over the 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun award to Ram Chandra Poudel (L), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed, but was successfully completed on 15 December, 2022. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) along with Ram Chandra Poudel (C), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal, pose for photo after handing over of 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed. Poudel contributed to the activation of contacts between parliamentarians of the two countries, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan said. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) hands over the 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun award to Ram Chandra Poudel (L), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed, but was successfully completed on 15 December, 2022. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) along with Ram Chandra Poudel (C), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal, pose for photo after handing over of 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed. Poudel contributed to the activation of contacts between parliamentarians of the two countries, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan said. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) along with Ram Chandra Poudel (C), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal, pose for photo after handing over of 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed. Poudel contributed to the activation of contacts between parliamentarians of the two countries, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan said. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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DPJ shows readiness to strengthen support bases

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara stands on the rostrum with his party colleague Makiko Kikuta as the main opposition party winds up a two-day annual convention in Tokyo on Dec. 17.

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DPJ shows readiness to strengthen support bases

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara stands on the rostrum with his party colleague Makiko Kikuta as the main opposition party winds up a two-day annual convention in Tokyo on Dec. 17. (Kyodo)

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Suu Kyi, Kikuta meet in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and Japanese Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Makiko Kikuta pose for photos in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 29, 2011, after their meeting. It is the first meeting between a senior Japanese government official and Suu Kyi since August 2002. (Kyodo)

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Japanese youth group at Shanghai Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Makiko Kikuta, Japanese parliamentary vice foreign minister who is heading a Japanese youth delegation to the World Expo in Shanghai, speaks to reporters in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2010. She will properly handle the matter of Chinese authorities obstructing Japanese media coverage of the delegation's visit, if necessary. (Kyodo)

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Thai Airways' Bangkok-Sendai route

Thai Airways International Public Co. President Sumeth Damrongchaitham (C) and Atsushi Kikuta (3rd from L) of the Japanese city of Sendai's tourism bureau, pose for a photo with other officials in Bangkok on June 14, 2019, ahead of the resumption of the airline's regular flights between the Thai capital and Sendai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo