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Japanese antiwar journalist Muno turns 100

TOKYO, Japan - Takeji Muno, a prominent antiwar journalist in Japan whose career has included covering both wartime prime ministers, Fumimaru Konoe and Hideki Tojo, speaks during an interview in Saitama north of Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, ahead of his 100th birthday on Jan.2, 2015. Wary of the "smells of war" brought about by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies such as a national secrecy law and the push for the right to exercise collective self-defense, Muno vowed to continue to speak out for as long as he lives.

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Konoe reelected president of IFRC

SYDNEY, Australia - Tadateru Konoe of Japan speaks in Sydney on Nov. 13, 2013, shortly after being reelected for his second four-year term as president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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IFRC President Konoe to seek 2nd term

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tadateru Konoe, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, says during an interview with Kyodo News in Nairobi on June 24, 2013 that he will seek another four-year term as IFRC head to implement his agenda.

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Konoe elected 1st Asian head of International Red Cross

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tadateru Konoe, president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, speaks at a news conference in Nairobi on Nov. 19, 2009, after being elected president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at a General Assembly meeting, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's largest humanitarian organization.

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Document shows Soviets tried to turn Konoe into spy

MOSCOW, Russia - A Soviet document suggests the Soviet Union tried to turn Fumitaka Konoe, son of a former Japanese prime minister, into a spy. On the classified document, the handwritten note to the left says in Russian, ''The Konoe spy plan should be carried out quickly''. It is the first known document to refer to spying in the case of Konoe.

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Japan, N. Korea Red Cross societies agree on food aid

BEIJING, China - Tadateru Konoe (R), vice president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, and Ho Hae Ryong, vice chairman of the North Korean Red Cross Society, shake hands after exchanging a joint statement on humanitarian issues in Beijing on Dec. 21. The statement paves the way for the governments of the two countries to resume talks for normalizing diplomatic ties. Red Cross officials agreed to ask Tokyo to resume food aid to the North at a ''possible early date.''

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Japan, N. Korea reach accord in Red Cross talks

BEIJING, China - Tadateru Konoe (L), vice president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, and Ho Hae Ryong, vice chairman of the North Korean Red Cross Society, exchange a joint statement on humanitarian issues at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 21, paving the way for resumption of working-level talks between their two governments.

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Red Cross talks between Japan, N. Korea begin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Delegates from the Japanese and North Korean Red Cross societies begin two days of discussions in Beijing on Dec. 19 on humanitarian issues as part of stepped-up efforts to normalize bilateral ties. They are expected to discuss such issues as missing Japanese nationals and Japan's food aid to North Korea in the first set of meetings at the Japanese Embassy. The Japanese society's Vice President Tadateru Konoe is second from R, while his North Korean counterpart Ho Hae Ryong is second from L.

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Japan's Red Cross mission heads for talks with N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese Red Cross Society leaves Narita airport for Beijing on Dec. 18 for talks with their North Korean counterparts over humanitarian issues, such as missing Japanese nationals. The delegation, headed by the society's Vice President Tadateru Konoe (C), will meet with representatives from North Korea's Red Cross Society, led by its Vice Chairman Ho Hae Ryong, on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20 at the Japanese and North Korean embassies in the Chinese capital.

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Morihiro Hosokawa

Born in January 1938, Hosokawa is a descendant of the Hosokawa daimyos, or feudal lords, who ruled Kumamoto, southern Japan, from 1632 to 1868. His grandfather Prince Fumimaro Konoe was prime minister from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1940 to 1941. Only one year and three months after launching his conservative Japan New Party with the aim of reorganizing Japan's political scene, Hosokawa became prime minister on Aug. 9, 1933, leading Japan's first coalition government in more than four decades. After serving as prime minister until April 28, 1994, he retired from politics in 1998.

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Ex-PM Konoe stands in Tekigaiso garden

Fumimaro Konoe, a former prime minister of Japan, stands in the garden of Tekigaiso in Tokyo in 1945. The garden in Suginami Ward has been partially opened to the public since March 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Garden of Tekigaiso in Tokyo partially opened to public

This is a view of the garden of Tekigaiso on March 26, 2015, in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, which has been partially opened to the public. Tekigaiso was a residence of Fumimaro Konoe (1891-1945), a former prime minister of Japan. His tenure included the turbulent period during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of Tekigaiso garden opened to public

The exterior of Tekigaiso in Tokyo, home to Fumimaro Konoe (1891-1945), the 34th, 38th and 39th prime minister of Japan, is shown in this photo taken in 1945. About one-third of the compound in Suginami Ward has been opened to the public since March 14, 2015, and the municipality envisages eventually making the entire compound a park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Coast Guard, Red Cross to cooperate during disasters

Yuji Sato (L), commandant of the Japan Coast Guard, and Japanese Red Cross Society President Tadateru Konoe shake hands in Tokyo on March 6, 2015, after agreeing to cooperate closely in case of wide-scale disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Konoe elected 1st Asian head of International Red Cross

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tadateru Konoe, president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, speaks at a news conference in Nairobi on Nov. 19, 2009, after being elected president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at a General Assembly meeting, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's largest humanitarian organization. (Kyodo)

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Konoe elected 1st Asian head of International Red Cross

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tadateru Konoe, president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, addresses a General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Nairobi on Nov. 19, 2009, after being elected president of the federation, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's largest humanitarian organization. (Kyodo)

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Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

The Karasaki pine tree in Sakamoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. Karasaki is a place lauded in poetry from the Manyo days. After the Muromachi era, it was chosen one of as one of the eight scenic spots in Omi by the Kanpaku (chief advisor to the emperor) Masaie Konoe, imitating the eight scenic spots of Lake Dotei in China. The pine with its branches hanging in an umbrella-like style has been prized from ancient times, and many torii (archways) stand around it. The present pine tree is several generations from the original tree which was destroyed in 1581.Men in clerical vestments and children stand on the stone wall. Boats are anchored in the fore, since the stone steps lead down to a pier on the lake.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐24‐0]

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U.S. toymaker donates $1 mil., Hello Kitty dolls to relief effort

TOKYO, Japan - Ty Warner (R), president and chief executive officer of U.S. toymaker Ty Inc., presents a certificate pledging to donate $1 million and the earnings from worldwide sales of a special Hello Kitty doll to help people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Warner made the pledge to Japanese Red Cross Society President Tadateru Konoe at the headquarters of the society in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept. 16, 2011. In early September, the toy maker donated ''I Love Japan'' Hello Kitty nurse dolls to children in Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital in Miyagi Prefecture, which was ravaged by the disaster. The stuffed animal has been sold worldwide since May to raise funds to help relief effort. (Kyodo)

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Japanese antiwar journalist Muno turns 100

TOKYO, Japan - Takeji Muno, a prominent antiwar journalist in Japan whose career has included covering both wartime prime ministers, Fumimaru Konoe and Hideki Tojo, speaks during an interview in Saitama north of Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, ahead of his 100th birthday on Jan.2, 2015. Wary of the "smells of war" brought about by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies such as a national secrecy law and the push for the right to exercise collective self-defense, Muno vowed to continue to speak out for as long as he lives. (Kyodo)

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Former Japan PM Fumimaro Konoe

Undated file photo shows Fumimaro Konoe, who served as Japanese prime minister from 1937 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1941. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l Red Cross chief says N. Korea affected by sanctions

Tadateru Konoe, the president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, attends a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 13, 2016, after returning from a 10-day trip to North Korea. Konoe said sanctions have affected the North in many ways, but humanitarian aid should not be linked to political issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Document shows Soviets tried to turn Konoe into spy

MOSCOW, Russia - A Soviet document suggests the Soviet Union tried to turn Fumitaka Konoe, son of a former Japanese prime minister, into a spy. On the classified document, the handwritten note to the left says in Russian, ''The Konoe spy plan should be carried out quickly''. It is the first known document to refer to spying in the case of Konoe.

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Red Cross talks between Japan, N. Korea begin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Delegates from the Japanese and North Korean Red Cross societies begin two days of discussions in Beijing on Dec. 19 on humanitarian issues as part of stepped-up efforts to normalize bilateral ties. They are expected to discuss such issues as missing Japanese nationals and Japan's food aid to North Korea in the first set of meetings at the Japanese Embassy. The Japanese society's Vice President Tadateru Konoe is second from R, while his North Korean counterpart Ho Hae Ryong is second from L.

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Japan's Red Cross mission heads for talks with N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese Red Cross Society leaves Narita airport for Beijing on Dec. 18 for talks with their North Korean counterparts over humanitarian issues, such as missing Japanese nationals. The delegation, headed by the society's Vice President Tadateru Konoe (C), will meet with representatives from North Korea's Red Cross Society, led by its Vice Chairman Ho Hae Ryong, on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20 at the Japanese and North Korean embassies in the Chinese capital.