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Japan's ruling LDP's new General Council head Suzuki

Shunichi Suzuki, new head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's decision-making General Council, speaks at a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2024.

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-HIROSHI MORIYAMA-MEETING (CN)

(240723) -- BEIJING, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Hiroshi Moriyama, chief of the general council of Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-HIROSHI MORIYAMA-MEETING (CN)

(240723) -- BEIJING, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Hiroshi Moriyama, chief of the general council of Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhai Jianlan)

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Japan's LDP General Council chairman in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks in Beijing on July 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan's LDP General Council chairman in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), the chairman of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands as they hold talks in Beijing on July 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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New Japan LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 13 Kyodo - The Liberal Democratic Party's top four executives under prime minister and party chief Fumio Kishida -- Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama and Election Strategy Committee Chairman Yuko Obuchi -- pose for a photo at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party's leadership reshuffle. (Kyodo)

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New Japan LDP leadership

The Liberal Democratic Party's top four executives under prime minister and party chief Fumio Kishida -- (from L) Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama and Election Strategy Committee Chairman Yuko Obuchi -- pose for a photo at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party's leadership reshuffle.

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New Japan LDP leadership

Hiroshi Moriyama, the new chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's decision-making General Council, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, after taking the post as the party leadership changed along with the reshuffle of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet.

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New Japan LDP leadership

Prime minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida (4th from L) poses for a photo with other LDP executives -- (from L) Election Strategy Committee Chairman Yuko Obuchi, General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama, Vice President Taro Aso, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi and Policy Research Council Chairman Koichi Hagiuda -- at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, after the ruling party's leadership reshuffle.

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New public safety chief Izumi hopped political parties with Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Shinya Izumi, new National Public Safety Commission chairman, speaks at his inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. Izumi is known to have drifted among a number of political parties with his Liberal Democratic Party faction leader Toshihiro Nikai, the new chairman of the LDP's General Council.

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Abe appoints 3 top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) poses with three newly appointed top Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council.

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Abe appoints top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) poses with five newly appointed senior Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Asaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus.

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Toshihiro Nikai, newly appointed chairman of LDP General Council

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai speaks to the press at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after he was appointed chairman of the LDP General Council.

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Abe names 3 top LDP executive posts

TOKYO, Japan - Lineup of three top Liberal Democratic Party executives named by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Aug. 27. From left to right: Outgoing Foreign Minister Taro Aso as LDP secretary general; Toshihiro Nikai as chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council

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New LDP General Council chief Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, the newly appointed chairman of the General Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the party endorsed the appointment of new executives.

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New LDP leadership launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the newly launched leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party join hands for photos at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. They are (from L) election strategy chief Toshimitsu Motegi, policy chief Tomomi Inada, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Shinzo Abe, Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki and General Council chief Toshihiro Nikai.

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New LDP General Council chief Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, arrives at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Nikai was appointed as chairman of the LDP General Council later in the day.

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U.S. Ambassador Kennedy meets female LDP lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (3rd from L) attends a meeting with female lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, including Seiko Noda (far R), chairwoman of the LDP's General Council, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on March 31, 2014. LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba (standing) also attended the meeting.

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LDP General Council meeting

Tokyo, Japan - Seiko Noda (standing), chair of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a meeting of the council in Tokyo at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2013. (From front) Sanae Takaichi, head of the LDP Policy Research Council, LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba and Prime Minster Shinzo Abe.

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New LDP team

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2012, after she was picked as chief of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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New LDP team

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Liberal Democratic Party's new leadership team join hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2012, after LDP President Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) formed it. They are (from L) General Council chief Seiko Noda, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Abe, Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba, policy chief Sanae Takaichi and election strategy chief Takeo Kawamura.

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New LDP team

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Noda (L) and Sanae Takaichi smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2012, after they were picked as chief of the General Council and policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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LDP's Tanigaki at party meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki (2nd from L), chief of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, attends a meeting of the party's General Council at its headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. During the meeting, Tanigaki proposed making some changes in the party's executive lineup, including appointing Toshimitsu Motegi, chairman of the LDP's public relations section, as the party's new policy chief, which was approved.

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New LDP lineup

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki (C) and Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara (L), Vice President Tadamori Oshima (2nd from L), General Council Chair Yuriko Koike (2nd from R), who were newly appointed to their posts, and Shigeru Ishiba, Policy Research Council chairman, show solidarity on Sept. 9, 2010, after a press conference in Tokyo announcing the new party leadership.

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Koike becomes 1st woman to assume a top post in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is seen at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2010. Koike was named chairman of the main opposition LDP's General Council, becoming the first woman to assume one of the party's top three posts.

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Tanigaki taps Oshima as LDP secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - New Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki (C) joins hands with new party executives he tapped on Sept. 29, 2009. (From L to R) Policy Research Council Chairman Shigeru Ishiba, Secretary General Tadamori Oshima, Tanigaki, General Council Chairman Ryotaro Tanose and Hidehisa Otsuji, chairman of the LDP caucus in the House of Councillors.

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Aso appoints top lieutenants in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso named four top lieutenants in the ruling party on Sept. 22 shortly after he won the LDP leadership race. From left to right: LDP General Council Chairman Takashi Sasagawa, LDP Secretary General Hiroyuki Hosoda, LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Kosuke Hori, and LDP Election Strategy Council Chairman Makoto Koga.

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:Toshihiro Nikai, LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks to reporters at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was reappointed to the job. Nikai, a former LDP factional leader, backed Yasuo Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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:Premier-to-be Fukuda names senior LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Yasuo Fukuda poses with the new lineup of top LDP executives he appointed on Sept. 24. From L to R: Masaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Makoto Koga, chairman of the LDP election strategy committee; Bummei Ibuki, LDP secretary general; Fukuda; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Sadakazu Tanigaki, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus. Fukuda is expected to be elected prime minister by parliament on Sept. 25 as the LDP controls the House of Representatives.

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:Toshihiro Nikai, LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, shows up at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 24 after he was asked by newly elected LDP leader Yasuo Fukuda to remain in the job. Nikai, a former LDP factional leader, backed Fukuda, winner of the Sept. 23 LDP presidential election.

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Abe names new LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe (4th from L) joins hands with new party executives he named on Sept. 25 at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo. The executives (from L to R) are Acting Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara, General Council Chairman Yuya Niwa, Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa, Abe, Policy Research Council Chairman Shoichi Nakagawa, the party's upper house caucus leader Mikio Aoki and the caucus Secretary General Toranosuke Katayama.

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Abe names ex-health minister as LDP'S General Council chief

TOKYO, Japan - Former health and welfare minister Yuya Niwa is surrounded by reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Sept. 25 upon being named as chairman of the party's decision-making General Council.

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New LDP leader Abe names top party executives

TOKYO, Japan - New Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe named on Sept. 25 former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa (L) as secretary general of the governing party, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (C) as chairman of the Policy Research Council, and former health and welfare minister Yuya Niwa as chairman of the decision-making General Council.

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Koizumi gives Nakagawa key LDP post, retains Takebe, Kyuma

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Oct. 31 named Hidenao Nakagawa (R) as LDP Policy Research Council chairman, while retaining Tsutomu Takebe (C) as party secretary general and Fumio Kyuma (L) as General Council chairman. Photo shows the new LDP executives shaking hands after a news conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 31.

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LDP begins to purge lawmakers who voted against postal bills

TOKYO, Japan - Ppostal privatization minister Heizo Takenaka speaks with reporters at the prime minister's office on Aug. 10. Takenaka dismissed a newspaper report that he would pit himself in the Sept. 11 general election against Shizuka Kamei, a former chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council who is staunchly opposed to Koizumi's postal privatization bills.

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Ruling camp unveils tax reform outlines featuring tax hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Shimazu, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Tax Research Council, addresses the panel's general meeting at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15. Later the ruling coalition involving the new Komeito party unveiled its tax reform outlines for fiscal 2005 featuring the halving of the 1999 fixed-rate income tax cuts at the national and local levels, a move that would increase the taxpayer burden by as much as 145,000 yen a year.

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LDP OKs extension of SDF mission

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Kyuma, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks at a news conference at the party's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 9. A General Council meeting approved a proposal to extend the Self-Defense Forces' aid mission in Iraq by one year through Dec. 14, 2005.

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(4)Koizumi appoints new LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Three new executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party shake hands after a press conference at the LDP's headquarters Sept. 27. Tsutomu Takebe (C) was named as the party's secretary general, Fumio Kyuma (L) was appointed as chairman of the decision-making General Council and Kaoru Yosano (R) was chosen as chairman of the Policy Research Council in the reshuffle of the party leadership by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizmi, who is also head of the LDP.

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(2)Koizumi appoints new LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Kyuma (file photo), current acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is appointed Sept. 27 as chairman of the LDP's decision-making General Council in the reshuffle of the party leadership.

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New LDP leadership shows off unity

TOKYO, Japan - In a show of unity, the new leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), poses for photoes at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21. (From L to R) Secretary General Shinzo Abe, Vice President Taku Yamasaki, President Koizumi, General Council Chairman Mitsuo Horiuchi and Policy Research Council Chairman Fukushiro Nukaga.

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Nukaga named LDP policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, reelected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), named Fukushiro Nukaga (in file photo), acting secretary general of the party, as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council on Sept. 21.

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Horiuchi retained as LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, reelected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), retained Mitsuo Horiuchi (in file photo) as chairman of the LDP General Council on Sept. 21. Horiuchi supported Koizumi in his reelection bid.

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LDP OKs bill for SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) General Council, the party's top policy panel, reached a consensus June 13 at a meeting on a government-sponsored bill for a law to allow the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to Iraq.

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(3)Koizumi retains top aides in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) General Council, meets the press at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27 after party leaders decided to keep him in his post.

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Kyuma photographed with high-level gangster

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Kyuma (sitting), acting policy research council chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is seen in a photo taken in October 1997 with a man (2nd from L) linked to the Yamaguchi-Gumi yakuza group in the room of the director general of the Defense Agency in Tokyo. At that time, Kyuma served as Defense Agency chief.

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Three top LDP executives meet the media

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, Taku Yamasaki, secretary general, and Taro Aso, chairman of the Policy Research Council, pose for photographers at a news conference at the LDP headquarters on April 25.

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New LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, newly appointed chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's decision-making General Council, beams at a news conference at the LDP headquarters April 25.

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Koizumi picks ally Yamasaki as LDP's secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from L), newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by new party top executives at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 25. Koizumi appointed Taro Aso (R), state minister for economic and fiscal policy, as head of the party's Policy Research Council, and Koizumi's ally Taku Yamasaki (2nd from R) as the party's secretary general, the No. 2 post. Mitsuo Horiuchi (3rd from R) became the chairman of the decision-making General Council.

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Koizumi fills three key party posts, keeps gov't spokesman

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows leading contenders for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) three top posts and the post of top government spokesman expected to be named by newly elected LDP President Junichiro Koizumi. Taku Yamasaki (top L), is expected to be LDP secretary general and Taro Aso (top R) is tapped to become chairman of the party's policy-making Policy Research Council. Mitsuo Hoiruchi (bottom L) is poised to head the party's decision-making General Council while Yasuo Fukuda is to retain the post of chief cabinet secretary.

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Three LDP officers named

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kanezo Muraoka, new Liberal Democratic Party general council chairman, Makoto Koga, new LDP secretary general, and Shizuka Kamei, retained as LDP policy research council chairman, pose for pictures after their appointments were approved at a meeting of party leaders Dec. 5.