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[Breaking News]Long-range missile launcher to be put into service in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan, March 17 Kyodo -Video taken on March 17, 2026, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher at GSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, unveiled to local politicians and the media. The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, which can fly about 1,000 kilometers and is deemed to have counterattack capabilities, will be put into service at the camp on March 31, marking a turning point in Japan's exclusively defense-oriented postwar security policy. (Kyodo)

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Long-range missile launcher to be put into service in Japan

Photo taken on March 17, 2026, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher at GSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, unveiled to local politicians and the media. The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, which can fly about 1,000 kilometers and is deemed to have counterattack capabilities, will be put into service at the camp on March 31, marking a turning point in Japan's exclusively defense-oriented postwar security policy.

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Long-range missile launcher to be put into service in Japan

Photo taken on March 17, 2026, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher at GSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, unveiled to local politicians and the media. The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, which can fly about 1,000 kilometers and is deemed to have counterattack capabilities, will be put into service at the camp on March 31, marking a turning point in Japan's exclusively defense-oriented postwar security policy.

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Long-range missile launcher to be put into service in Japan

Photo taken on March 17, 2026, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher at GSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, unveiled to local politicians and the media. The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, which can fly about 1,000 kilometers and is deemed to have counterattack capabilities, will be put into service at the camp on March 31, marking a turning point in Japan's exclusively defense-oriented postwar security policy.

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Long-range missile launcher to be put into service in Japan

Photo taken on March 17, 2026, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher at GSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, unveiled to local politicians and the media. The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, which can fly about 1,000 kilometers and is deemed to have counterattack capabilities, will be put into service at the camp on March 31, marking a turning point in Japan's exclusively defense-oriented postwar security policy.

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Pope Leo XIV Meets French Politicians From Val De Marne - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets the bishop of the city of Creteil Dominique Blanchet during a meeting with a delegation of French local politicians from the department of Val de Marne (near Paris) on August 28, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets French Politicians From Val De Marne - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation of French local politicians from the department of Val de Marne (near Paris) on August 28, 2025. They were accompanied by the bishop of the city of Creteil Dominique Blanchet. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets French Politicians From Val De Marne - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation of French local politicians from the department of Val de Marne (near Paris) on August 28, 2025. They were accompanied by the bishop of the city of Creteil Dominique Blanchet (center). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets French Politicians From Val De Marne - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation of French local politicians from the department of Val de Marne (near Paris) on August 28, 2025. They were accompanied by the bishop of the city of Creteil Dominique Blanchet (Right). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets French Politicians From Val De Marne - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation of French local politicians from the department of Val de Marne (near Paris) on August 28, 2025. They were accompanied by the bishop of the city of Creteil Dominique Blanchet. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Surrounds Ajmer Shrine Of Sufi Saint - India

A general view of the shrine of sufi saint khwaja moinuddin chishti in Ajmer, India, November 28, 2024. The controversy surrounding Ajmer's famous shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti escalated on Thursday, as a petition claimed the site was originally a Shiva temple. This argument has provoked strong responses from politicians and community leaders alike, raising communal tension concerns. A local court in Ajmer, globally recognized for its revered dargah, issued notices to several government agencies following the claim. Just days prior, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal over a similar dispute, fueling apprehensions that Ajmer could turn volatile. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Surrounds Ajmer Shrine Of Sufi Saint - India

A general view of the shrine of sufi saint khwaja moinuddin chishti in Ajmer, India, November 28, 2024. The controversy surrounding Ajmer's famous shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti escalated on Thursday, as a petition claimed the site was originally a Shiva temple. This argument has provoked strong responses from politicians and community leaders alike, raising communal tension concerns. A local court in Ajmer, globally recognized for its revered dargah, issued notices to several government agencies following the claim. Just days prior, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal over a similar dispute, fueling apprehensions that Ajmer could turn volatile. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Surrounds Ajmer Shrine Of Sufi Saint - India

A general view of the shrine of sufi saint khwaja moinuddin chishti in Ajmer, India, November 28, 2024. The controversy surrounding Ajmer's famous shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti escalated on Thursday, as a petition claimed the site was originally a Shiva temple. This argument has provoked strong responses from politicians and community leaders alike, raising communal tension concerns. A local court in Ajmer, globally recognized for its revered dargah, issued notices to several government agencies following the claim. Just days prior, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal over a similar dispute, fueling apprehensions that Ajmer could turn volatile. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Surrounds Ajmer Shrine Of Sufi Saint - India

A general view of the shrine of sufi saint khwaja moinuddin chishti in Ajmer, India, November 28, 2024. The controversy surrounding Ajmer's famous shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti escalated on Thursday, as a petition claimed the site was originally a Shiva temple. This argument has provoked strong responses from politicians and community leaders alike, raising communal tension concerns. A local court in Ajmer, globally recognized for its revered dargah, issued notices to several government agencies following the claim. Just days prior, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal over a similar dispute, fueling apprehensions that Ajmer could turn volatile. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Surrounds Ajmer Shrine Of Sufi Saint - India

A general view of the shrine of sufi saint khwaja moinuddin chishti in Ajmer, India, November 28, 2024. The controversy surrounding Ajmer's famous shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti escalated on Thursday, as a petition claimed the site was originally a Shiva temple. This argument has provoked strong responses from politicians and community leaders alike, raising communal tension concerns. A local court in Ajmer, globally recognized for its revered dargah, issued notices to several government agencies following the claim. Just days prior, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal over a similar dispute, fueling apprehensions that Ajmer could turn volatile. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Surrounds Ajmer Shrine Of Sufi Saint - India

A general view of the shrine of sufi saint khwaja moinuddin chishti in Ajmer, India, November 28, 2024. The controversy surrounding Ajmer's famous shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti escalated on Thursday, as a petition claimed the site was originally a Shiva temple. This argument has provoked strong responses from politicians and community leaders alike, raising communal tension concerns. A local court in Ajmer, globally recognized for its revered dargah, issued notices to several government agencies following the claim. Just days prior, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal over a similar dispute, fueling apprehensions that Ajmer could turn volatile. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Surrounds Ajmer Shrine Of Sufi Saint - India

A general view of the shrine of sufi saint khwaja moinuddin chishti in Ajmer, India, November 28, 2024. The controversy surrounding Ajmer's famous shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti escalated on Thursday, as a petition claimed the site was originally a Shiva temple. This argument has provoked strong responses from politicians and community leaders alike, raising communal tension concerns. A local court in Ajmer, globally recognized for its revered dargah, issued notices to several government agencies following the claim. Just days prior, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal over a similar dispute, fueling apprehensions that Ajmer could turn volatile. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Flooding Death Toll Climbs To 217 - Valencia

Political banner criticizing politicians Carlos Mazon (PP) and Pedro Sanchez (PSOE) cause of the management of the state response to the DANA storm in Valencia, Spain, November 3, 2024. The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Valencia, Spain, has reached 217, officials announced Sunday, as the search for survivors, and bodies, continued in devastated cities and towns left caked in mud and strewn with debris. Sánchez said the government is sending 10,000 soldiers and police to the eastern region of Valencia, about 200 miles east of Madrid, to assist local authorities. Photo by David Cruz Sanz/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Parliament President Metsola casts vote in Malta

STORY: European Parliament President Metsola casts vote in Malta SHOOTING TIME: June 8, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: SLIEMA, Malta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Metsola arriving at a polling station 2. various of Metsola casting at a polling station STORYLINE: President of the European Parliament (EP), Maltese national Roberta Metsola cast her vote on Saturday at a polling station in Sliema, eastern Malta, for the elections of the European Parliament and Malta's local councils. Malta joined many other European countries on Saturday to elect the politicians who will represent the country in the European Parliament and those who will lead the local councils for the next five years. Being the smallest member state, Malta only has six seats in the EP. The EP elections are set to be a pivotal moment for the European Union (EU) since they will shape the bloc's future policies amid escalating geopolitical tensions and internal economic struggles. In the first post-Bre

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National Conservatism Conference - Brussels

President of French far right party Reconquete Eric Zemmour attends the NatCon national conservatism conference gathering hard-right European politicians at the Claridge hotel in Brussels on April 17, 2024. A Brussels gathering of hard-right European politicians resumed on April 17, 2024, for a second day after a top court scrapped a local ban widely denounced as an assault on free speech. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Conservatism Conference - Brussels

Helene de Lauzun delivers her speech during the NatCon national conservatism conference gathering hard-right European politicians at the Claridge hotel in Brussels on April 17, 2024. A Brussels gathering of hard-right European politicians resumed on April 17, 2024, for a second day after a top court scrapped a local ban widely denounced as an assault on free speech. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Conservatism Conference - Brussels

Helene de Lauzun delivers her speech during the NatCon national conservatism conference gathering hard-right European politicians at the Claridge hotel in Brussels on April 17, 2024. A Brussels gathering of hard-right European politicians resumed on April 17, 2024, for a second day after a top court scrapped a local ban widely denounced as an assault on free speech. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Conservatism Conference - Brussels

Helene de Lauzun delivers her speech during the NatCon national conservatism conference gathering hard-right European politicians at the Claridge hotel in Brussels on April 17, 2024. A Brussels gathering of hard-right European politicians resumed on April 17, 2024, for a second day after a top court scrapped a local ban widely denounced as an assault on free speech. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Conservatism Conference - Brussels

Helene de Lauzun delivers her speech during the NatCon national conservatism conference gathering hard-right European politicians at the Claridge hotel in Brussels on April 17, 2024. A Brussels gathering of hard-right European politicians resumed on April 17, 2024, for a second day after a top court scrapped a local ban widely denounced as an assault on free speech. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Sudan marks International Day of UN Peacekeepers

STORY: South Sudan marks International Day of UN Peacekeepers DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:16 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DENG DAU DENG, South Sudan's acting minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 5. various of a memorial 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANDREE ABELLA, Peacekeeper from the Philippines 7. various of the event STORYLINE: South Sudan marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Monday in the country's capital Juba. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan "Peacekeepers build enduring partnerships with local communities and authorities, including traditional leaders, government counterparts, politicians, law enforcement personnel, militar

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Japanese group head to Senkaku sea area

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Fishing boats carrying a group of Japanese leave Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 18, 2012, for the sea area near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea also claimed by China. The group including some Japanese lawmakers and local politicians headed to the sea area to commemorate the victims of U.S. attacks on vessels sailing around the area in 1945. The Japanese government did not allow them to land on the islands.

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Soldiers in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - A truck carrying armed soldiers drives along a street in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 11, 2011. Local politicians take armed soldiers with them whenever they travel for security purposes.

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Ex-Japan justice minister, wife arrested over alleged vote buying

Journalists gather in front of the Justice Ministry head office in Tokyo on June 18, 2020, after former Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri were arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of giving out cash to local politicians and supporters during the wife's 2019 upper house election campaign. ==Kyodo

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Soldiers in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - A truck carrying armed soldiers drives along a street in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 11, 2011. Local politicians take armed soldiers with them whenever they travel for security purposes. (Kyodo)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Hana Habartova, thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. On the lefts side speaks Chairwoman of the association For Water For People. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Bohumil Simek, thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. On the left side speaks South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (for ANO). (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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thousands join march in protest at sandy gravel mining

Several thousand people, including politicians, joined march in protest against the planned launch of sandy gravel mining near Moravsky Pisek, on June 13, 2020, which, they say, may endanger the local drinking water source that is the fifth biggest in the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Ex-Japan justice minister, wife arrested over alleged vote buying

A woman hands out to a passerby a copy of a newspaper extra edition in Hiroshima on June 18, 2020, that reported former Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri were arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of giving out cash to local politicians and supporters during the wife's 2019 upper house election campaign in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan justice minister, wife arrested over alleged vote buying

A woman receives a copy of a newspaper extra edition in Hiroshima on June 18, 2020, that reported former Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri were arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of giving out cash to local politicians and supporters during the wife's 2019 upper house election campaign in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan justice minister, wife arrested over alleged vote buying

A woman hands out to a passerby a copy of a newspaper extra edition in Hiroshima on June 18, 2020, that reported former Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri were arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of giving out cash to local politicians and supporters during the wife's 2019 upper house election campaign in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo