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Quarterback Premiere - LA

Quarterback Premiere - LA

American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League Marcus Mariota and wife Kiyomi Cook arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Quarterback' Season 1 held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on July 11, 2023 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quarterback Premiere - LA

Quarterback Premiere - LA

American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League Marcus Mariota and wife Kiyomi Cook arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Quarterback' Season 1 held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on July 11, 2023 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quarterback Premiere - LA

Quarterback Premiere - LA

Marcus Mariota, Kiyomi Cook, Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's "Quarterback" at TUDUM Theater in Hollywood, CA, USA on July 11 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quarterback Premiere - LA

Quarterback Premiere - LA

Marcus Mariota, Kiyomi Cook, Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's "Quarterback" at TUDUM Theater in Hollywood, CA, USA on July 11 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quarterback Premiere - LA

Quarterback Premiere - LA

Marcus Mariota, Kiyomi Cook, Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's "Quarterback" at TUDUM Theater in Hollywood, CA, USA on July 11 2023. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DPJ's Tsujimoto retains lower house seat

DPJ's Tsujimoto retains lower house seat

OSAKA, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan speaks to commuters in front of Takatsuki Station in Takatsuki, Osaka, on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after winning her lower house seat in the Osaka No. 10 single-seat constituency.

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Man shows off salmon caught with net

Man shows off salmon caught with net

TOMIOKA, Japan - Kiyomi Igari shows off a salmon caught with a fishing net cast in a manner he learned from his father in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Man casts fishing net to catch salmon in Fukushima river

Man casts fishing net to catch salmon in Fukushima river

TOMIOKA, Japan - Kiyomi Igari casts a fishing net to catch salmon in a river in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a manner he learned from his father.

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Japanese medical team ends mission in flood-hit Pakistan

Japanese medical team ends mission in flood-hit Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Yuichi Koido (R), primary doctor of a Japanese medical team, and Kiyomi Sugiyama, nurse chief, speak at a hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sept. 23, 2010, after completing a medical relief mission in the flood-hit Punjab region. Koido said improvement of infrastructure is the primary necessity as many health problems including malaria are caused by poor sanitary conditions.

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Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

OSAKA, Japan - Outspoken lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto (R) bows to the press before a press conference in Osaka on July 27, 2010. Tsujimoto announced she has submitted a letter of resignation from the small opposition Social Democratic Party.

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Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

OSAKA, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, former senior vice minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on July 27, 2010. The lawmaker announced she has submitted a letter of departure from the Social Democratic Party.

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Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

OSAKA, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, former senior vice minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on July 27, 2010. The lawmaker announced she has submitted a letter of departure from the Social Democratic Party.

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Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

Tsujimoto announces departure from SDP

OSAKA, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, former senior vice minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on July 27, 2010. The lawmaker announced she has submitted a letter of departure from the Social Democratic Party.

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Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto (L), a Social Democratic Party lawmaker, hugs land minister Seiji Maehara after handing in her letter of resignation from the post of vice land minister at the ministry in Tokyo on May 31, 2010. The SDP decided the previous day to leave the coalition government, opposing an agreement between Japan and the United States on the relocation of a key U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture.

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Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a Social Democratic Party lawmaker, answers questions from reporters after tendering her letter of resignation from the post of vice land minister at the ministry in Tokyo on May 31, 2010. The SDP decided the previous day to leave the coalition government, opposing an agreement between Japan and the United States on the relocation of a key U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture.

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Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto (C), a Social Democratic Party lawmaker, answers questions from reporters after tendering her letter of resignation from the post of vice land minister at the ministry in Tokyo on May 31, 2010. The SDP decided the previous day to leave the coalition government, opposing an agreement between Japan and the United States on the relocation of a key U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture.

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Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

Tsujimoto quits ministerial post as SDP leaves coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto (L), a Social Democratic Party lawmaker, tenders her letter of resignation from the post of vice land minister to land minister Seiji Maehara at the ministry in Tokyo on May 31, 2010. The SDP decided the previous day to leave the coalition government, opposing an agreement between Japan and the United States on the relocation of a key U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture.

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Team on JAL aims for road map on pension problem by next week

Team on JAL aims for road map on pension problem by next week

TOKYO, Japan - Senior vice transport minister Kiyomi Tsujimoto, who serves as the secretary general of the government team to address the turnaround of Japan Airlines Corp., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, after the second session of the task force.

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Japan's opposition camp demands Ishiba's resignation

Japan's opposition camp demands Ishiba's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba replies to questions from Kiyomi Tsujimoto (back to camera) from the opposition Social Democratic Party at a meeting of the House of Representatives committee on security on Feb. 26. Opposition parties called for Ishiba's resignation in the wake of a delay by the Defense Ministry in announcing that an Aegis-equipped destroyer had spotted a fishing boat 12 minutes before the two vessels collided.

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Fashion contest featuring agriculture held in Tokyo

Fashion contest featuring agriculture held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Winners in the Agri 2006 Fashion Contest featuring clothes for farmwork were announced in Tokyo on Nov. 25. Photo shows the clothes by a Tokyo graphic designer, Kiyomi Iwanabe, which were awarded the grand prize.

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New parliamentarians step into lower house after election

New parliamentarians step into lower house after election

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Noda (R), former posts and telecommunications minister, shakes hands with Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a Social Democratic Party member who was convicted in a financial scandal, as they arrive at the Diet to attend a special session after the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election.

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Convicted ex-SDP lawmaker Tsujimoto assured of Diet seat

Convicted ex-SDP lawmaker Tsujimoto assured of Diet seat

OSAKA, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a convicted former Social Democratic Party lawmaker, celebrates at her election campaign office in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 12 after learning she was assured of regaining a parliamentary seat in the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election.

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Tsujimoto to run in lower house election on SDP ticket

Tsujimoto to run in lower house election on SDP ticket

OSAKA, Japan - Former Social Democratic Party lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto announces she will run in the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election on an SDP ticket on Aug. 16. She was convicted of fraud for misusing state funds purportedly for her secretaries and received a suspended prison term in February last year.

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Tsujimoto loses in upper house election

Tsujimoto loses in upper house election

OSAKA, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a former House of Representatives member convicted earlier this year of defrauding the state out of secretaries' salaries, speaks to supporters in Osaka on July 11 about her failure in the upper house election.

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(9)Campaigning for upper house election starts

(9)Campaigning for upper house election starts

TAKATSUKI, Japan - Former Social Democratic Party lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto (R) shakes hands with a supporter in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture on June 24 as she began campaigning for the July upper house election. Tsujimoto, once a rising star in the opposition party, was convicted of defrauding the state of secretaries' salaries.

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Ex-SDP lawmaker Tsujimoto to run for upper house as independent

Ex-SDP lawmaker Tsujimoto to run for upper house as independent

OSAKA, Japan - Disgraced former Social Democratic Party lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto tells reporters in Osaka on June 14 she will run in the upcoming upper house election on July 11 as an independent. Tsujimoto, once a rising star in the opposition party, was convicted of defrauding the state of secretaries' salaries.

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Japanese chef Mikuni appointed ambassador for Greek food

Japanese chef Mikuni appointed ambassador for Greek food

PIREUS, Greece - Japanese chef Kiyomi Mikuni (L), renowned for his French cuisine, is appointed a goodwill ambassador for Greek food by the Greek trade council in a ceremony at a restaurant in the port town of Pireus on March 17. The move is in line with Greece's plan to boost advertising for its pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition to be held in Japan's Aichi Prefecture.

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Ex-SDP policy chief Tsujimoto not to run in election

Ex-SDP policy chief Tsujimoto not to run in election

TOKYO, Japan - The Osaka chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) decided Oct. 4 not to support former SDP policy chief Kiyomi Tsujimoto (file photo) in the next House of Representatives election. Tsujimoto was indicted in August on charges of defrauding the state out of nearly 19 million yen in funds earmarked for her secretaries.

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(2)Ex-lawmaker Tsujimoto indicted over fraud case

(2)Ex-lawmaker Tsujimoto indicted over fraud case

TOKYO, Japan - Takako Doi, leader of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), speaks to reporters in the SDP headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8 after former SDP policy chief Kiyomi Tsujimoto and Masako Goto, Doi's former policy secretary, were indicted on charges of defrauding the state.

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SDP chief Doi thought of resigning but vows to stay on

SDP chief Doi thought of resigning but vows to stay on

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party (SDP) chief Takako Doi briefs secretaries general of the party's prefectural chapters about the arrest of former SDP policy chief Kiyomi Tsujimoto at the SDP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 24.

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Doi to continue leading SDP

Doi to continue leading SDP

TOKYO, Japan - Takako Doi, head of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), walks in the Diet building after attending a meeting of SDP members from both houses of the legislature. She reiterated her willingness to stay on as party leader despite the arrests of former SDP policy chief Kiyomi Tsujimoto and Doi's former policy secretary.

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Fuyushiba urges Doi to resign over Tsujimoto scandal

Fuyushiba urges Doi to resign over Tsujimoto scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (in file photo), secretary general of the New Komeito Party, said July 20 that Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Takako Doi should resign over a money scandal involving former SDP policy chief Kiyomi Tsujimoto, who was arrested on July 18.

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Police arrest former SDP lawmaker Tsujimoto

Police arrest former SDP lawmaker Tsujimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Former Social Democratic Party (SDP) lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto (file photo) was arrested on July 18 on suspicion of defrauding the state by misappropriating money that had been intended for the salaries of her policy secretaries. Tsujimoto, 43, resigned as a House of Representatives lawmaker after the scandal surfaced in March 2002.

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SDP leader Doi's ex-policy secretary arrested

SDP leader Doi's ex-policy secretary arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Goto (file photo), former policy secretary of Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Takako Doi, was arrested on July 18 in connection with a fraud case in which former SDP lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto is accused of misusing the salaries of her state-paid policy secretaries.

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White-robed group in Gifu promises to move on

White-robed group in Gifu promises to move on

KIYOMI, Japan - A member of Pana Wave Laboratory, a cult-like group known for its white attire, holds up a statement by its 69-year-old female leader on a mountainous road in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture, on May 5. The group has been under police surveillance because authorities are concerned about its activities.

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White-garment cult on move again in Gifu

White-garment cult on move again in Gifu

GIFU, Japan - A caravan of white-donned wagon cars carrying about 50 members of a white-garment cult that believes ''doomsday'' is imminent is seen parked on a narrow road designated by police authorities in the village of Kiyomi in Gifu Prefecture on May 3. Members of the group, which calls itself Pana Wave Laboratory, took down the roadside tents they erected on National Route 257 in the village, leaving the site earlier in the day after staking out there for 23 hours.

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(5)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

(5)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

KIYOMI, Japan - A member of Pana wave Laboratory, a cult-like group, watches as policemen check the group's white-robed vehicle on National Route 257 in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture.

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(4)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

(4)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

KIYOMI, Japan - Policemen check white-robed vehicles of Pana Wave Laboratory, a cult-like group, as its members work inside the white curtain on National Route 257 in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture.

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(3)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

(3)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

KIYOMI, Japan - Members of Pana Wave Laboratory, a cult-like group whose members dress in white robes, wrap trees with white cloth May 2 near their vehicles parked along National Route 257 in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture. The group has been under police surveillance.

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(2)White-robed cult stops again on Gifu road

(2)White-robed cult stops again on Gifu road

KIYOMI, Japan - Members of Pana Wave Laboratory, a cult-like group whose members dress in white robes, gather around their vehicles parked along National Route 257 on May 2 in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture. The group has been under police surveillance.

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(1)White-robed cult stops again on Gifu road

(1)White-robed cult stops again on Gifu road

KIYOMI, Japan - White vehicles belonging to members of the cult-like Pana Wave Laboratory group are parked along National Route 257 on May 2 in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture. The group has been under police surveillance.

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Tsujimoto sheds tears during testimony

Tsujimoto sheds tears during testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Former House of Representatives lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto, who allegedly misused her secretaries' salaries, tries to hold back her tears during her unsworn testimony at the lower house Budget Committee on April 25.

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(3)Ex-lower house member Tsujimoto testifies at Diet

(3)Ex-lower house member Tsujimoto testifies at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a former member of the House of Representatives, wipes away tears at the lower house budget committee in the Diet on April 25 while answering questions about her alleged misuse of her secretaries' salaries.

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(2)Ex-lower house member Tsujimoto testifies at Diet

(2)Ex-lower house member Tsujimoto testifies at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a former member of the House of Representatives, answers questions at the lower house budget committee in the Diet on April 25 about her alleged misuse her secretaries' salaries

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(1)Ex-lower house member Tsujimoto testifies at Diet

(1)Ex-lower house member Tsujimoto testifies at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a former member of the House of Representatives, bows at the lower house budget committee in the Diet on April 25 before answering questions about her alleged misuse of her secretaries' salaries.

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SDP reiterates support for Doi as leader

SDP reiterates support for Doi as leader

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Takako Doi walks in the Diet building April 4, accompanied by her aide Masako Goto, on her way to a party meeting. SDP's Standing Executive Council reaffirmed support for Doi as party leader. An SDP investigative panel admitted the previous day the party's former policy chief Kiyomi Tsujimoto, who misused the salary of a government-paid secretary, was introduced to the secretary by Goto.

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SDP leader Doi's aide introduced policy secretary to Tsujimoto

SDP leader Doi's aide introduced policy secretary to Tsujimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Takako Doi walks into the Diet building to attend a meeting of her party Diet members April 3. An SDP panel investigating allegations that former SDP House of Representatives lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto misused her former secretary's state salary said Doi's aide introduced the former secretary to Tsujimoto.

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Doi offers apology over party scandal

Doi offers apology over party scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi bows at a meeting of prefectural deputies March 28 in a gesture of apology over a scandal that forced party policy chief Kiyomi Tsujimoto to resign as a member of the House of Representatives.

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Tsujimoto resigns from parliament

Tsujimoto resigns from parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto, an opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) lawmaker, removes her lawmaker's pin from her lapel during a news conference at the SDP headquarters in Tokyo on March 26 after tendering her resignation from parliament.

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SDP's Tsujimoto tenders resignation at lower house

SDP's Tsujimoto tenders resignation at lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto (L), an opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) lawmaker, tenders her resignation from parliament to Fukumaru Tani, secretary general of the House of Representatives on March 26. Tsujimoto resigned in a scandal over use of her secretary's state-paid salary.

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