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S. Korean President Lee considering visit to Japan in mid-December

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) chats with Kozo Watanabe (R), a senior lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Japan, in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2011. Lee told a delegation of Japanese lawmakers led by Watanabe that he is considering ''visiting Japan on Dec. 17 and 18.''

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Japan-S. Korea lawmakers' associations meet

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang Sik (R) speaks at the opening ceremony of a joint conference of the Japanese and South Korean lawmakers' associations in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2011. Kozo Watanabe (C), head of the Japanese group, is shown listening to Kim's speech.

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Japan parliamentary mission meets Afghan leader

KABUL, Afghanistan - Kozo Watanabe (center), vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the presidential office in Kabul on Aug. 31.

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Watanuki elected lower house speaker

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from L to R) former Construction Minister Tamisuke Watanuki of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on July 4, and Kozo Watanabe, who was reelected vice speaker of the lower house. Watanabe belongs to the Mushozokuno Kai (a group of independents).

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Watanabe reelected lower house vice speaker

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Watanabe, former vice speaker of the House of Representatives, addresses the plenary session of the lower house on July 4 after being reelected to the same post. Tamisuke Watanuki, newly-elected speaker of the house, is in the background.

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S. Korean President Lee considering visit to Japan in mid-Decembe

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) chats with Kozo Watanabe (R), a senior lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Japan, in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2011. Lee told a delegation of Japanese lawmakers led by Watanabe that he is considering ''visiting Japan on Dec. 17 and 18.'' (Kyodo)

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Japan-S. Korea lawmakers' associations meet

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang Sik (R) speaks at the opening ceremony of a joint conference of the Japanese and South Korean lawmakers' associations in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2011. Kozo Watanabe (C), head of the Japanese group, is shown listening to Kim's speech. (Kyodo)

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Kozo Watanabe, ex-Japan lower house vice speaker, dies at 88

Kozo Watanabe, former Japanese vice speaker of the House of Representatives, seen in this photo taken in November 2006, died at the age of 88 on Aug. 23, 2020.

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Kozo Watanabe, ex-Japan lower house vice speaker, dies at 88

Kozo Watanabe, former Japanese vice speaker of the House of Representatives, seen in this photo taken in November 2012, died at the age of 88 on Aug. 23, 2020.

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Kozo Watanabe, ex-Japan lower house vice speaker, dies at 88

Kozo Watanabe, former Japanese vice speaker of the House of Representatives, seen in this photo taken in October 2011, died at the age of 88 on Aug. 23, 2020.

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Japan parliamentary mission meets Afghan leader

KABUL, Afghanistan - Kozo Watanabe (center), vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the presidential office in Kabul on Aug. 31. (Kyodo)

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Watanuki elected lower house speaker

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from L to R) former Construction Minister Tamisuke Watanuki of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on July 4, and Kozo Watanabe, who was reelected vice speaker of the lower house. Watanabe belongs to the Mushozokuno Kai (a group of independents).

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Watanabe reelected lower house vice speaker

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Watanabe, former vice speaker of the House of Representatives, addresses the plenary session of the lower house on July 4 after being reelected to the same post. Tamisuke Watanuki, newly-elected speaker of the house, is in the background.