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NAGAOKA, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka of the Democratic Party of Japan speaks before supporters in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2012, after losing in a general election held earlier in the day. Tanaka is the daughter of the late former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, who normalized Japan's diplomatic ties with China in 1972 with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.

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Minister apologizes over college approval stir

TOKYO, Japan - Education minister Makiko Tanaka apologizes during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2012, for causing a major stir by opposing an advisory panel's recommendation for accreditation of three universities.

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Tanaka offers to approve 3 planned universities in reversal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a meeting of the House of Representatives education subcommittee in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012. Tanaka offered at the meeting to approve three planned universities, reversing her opposition the previous week to their creation.

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Tanaka offers to approve 3 planned universities in reversal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a meeting of the House of Representatives education subcommittee in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012. Tanaka offered at the meeting to approve three planned universities, reversing her opposition the previous week to their creation.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C, front row) and his newly appointed ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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New education minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Tanaka, Japan's new education minister, smiles while sitting in the minister's chair in her office at the ministry in Tokyo after assuming the post on Oct. 1, 2012, when Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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New education minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Tanaka (holding flowers), Japan's new education minister, is greeted by ministry staff with applause as she arrives at the ministry in Tokyo after assuming the post on Oct. 1, 2012, when Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka gather along with other ministers for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R, bottom), newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka (C) and other ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R bottom), newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka (L, center row) and other ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C, front row) and his newly appointed ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet leave the prime minister's office in Tokyo for the Imperial Palace to attend the attestation ceremony on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

NARITA, Japan - Makiko Tanaka, Japan's new education minister, answers reporters' questions at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

NARITA, Japan - Makiko Tanaka, Japan's new education minister, answers reporters' questions at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. She said she will not run in the leadership election of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2012, after some of her colleague lawmakers in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan requested she run in a party leadership election.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka to join DPJ

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) speaks at a press conference, together with her husband and House of Councillors lawmaker Naoki Tanaka (R) and Yukio Hatoyama (C), president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 15. Makiko Tanaka, who is an independent in the House of Representatives after being ousted from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2002, will seek reelection in the Aug. 30 general election as a DPJ candidate.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka to join DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L in this undated file photo) announces on Aug. 15 that she will seek reelection in the Aug. 30 general election as a candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Tanaka is an independent in the lower house after being ousted from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2002. Her husband Naoki Tanaka (R), an independent in the House of Councillors, will also join the DPJ.

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LDP's Tanaka set to retain upper house seat

NIIGATA, Japan - Naoki Tanaka (L) shakes hands with his wife, former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, at a hotel in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on July 11 as a Kyodo News projection showed he was set to retain his seat in the House of Councillors election.

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(14)Official campaigning for upper house election starts

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Tanaka (R), along with his wife and former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, attends a ceremony in Nishiyama, Niigata Prefecture, on June 24 before starting campaigning in the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Weekly on Tanaka's daughter banned, publisher appeals

TOKYO, Japan - A shopkeeper is about to remove copies of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun on March 17 following a Tokyo District Court decision to ban publication of its story about the divorce of former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's daughter. Tokyo-based publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. lodged an objection against the decision later in the day.

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(1)Court halts weekly's publication over Tanaka story

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds up copies of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun's latest edition in a Tokyo convenience store March 17 after the Tokyo District Court issued a publication injunction against it. It granted an injunction request, filed on privacy grounds, over an article saying the eldest daughter of House of Representatives member Makiko Tanaka married against her parents' wishes and divorced a year later.

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(2)Court halts weekly's publication over Tanaka story

TOKYO, Japan - A salesgirl removes copies of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun's latest edition from a Tokyo station kiosk March 17. The Tokyo District Court granted a publication injunction request, filed on privacy grounds, over an article saying the eldest daughter of House of Representatives member Makiko Tanaka married against her parents' wishes and divorced a year later.

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(1)Special Diet session convened following election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is surrounded by reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo Nov. 19 ahead of a special Diet session following the House of Representatives general election. Tanaka recaptured a lower house seat as an independent.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka visits father's grave

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka visits the grave of her father, the late Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, in the town of Nishiyama, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 10, one day after she made a political comeback in the general election for the House of Representatives. Tanaka resigned her lower house seat in August last year and won the election as an independent.

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Tanaka projected to win back lower house seat

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka receives flowers Nov. 9 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, after appearing certain to recapture a House of Representatives seat in the day's election.

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(12)Campaigning begins for Nov. 9 general election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka kicks off her election campaign in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 28 as official campaign begins for the Nov. 9 general election.

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Tanaka to pursue political career as independent

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 25. She said she will seek to resume her career in national politics as an independent.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka to leave LDP

NIIGATA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (file photo) submitted a letter of resignation from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to the party's Niigata prefectural branch on Oct. 22. But the branch refused to accept the letter.

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Tanaka postpones announcing candidacy in general election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a meeting of her supporter' group in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 5. Tanaka postponed announcing her candidacy in the general election expected in November, saying she needs to confirm if she would be expelled from the Liberal Democratic Party for doing so.

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Prosecutors drop case against ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office dropped a case on Sept. 30 against former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (file photo) that accused her of misusing the government salary of her secretary.

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Prosecutors quizzed Tanaka before dropping case

TOKYO, Japan - Public prosecutors had questioned former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (in an undated file photo) in late July about allegations that she misused the government salary of her secretary before they decided not to indict her, investigative sources said on Aug. 9.

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Prosecutors to waive indictment on Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks to reporters of her decision to resign as a member of the House of Representatives in a photo taken outside her residence in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2002. Investigative sources said Aug. 5 that prosecutors are expected to waive an indictment against Tanaka, who has faced a criminal complaint accusing her of misusing the salary of her state-funded secretary.

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(1)Tanaka quits parliament hoping to stem disillusion

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks to reporters in front of her house in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Aug. 9 about her resignation from parliament. Earlier in the day, Tanaka tendered her resignation from the House of Representatives to lower house speaker Tamisuke Watanuki.

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(2)Tanaka quits parliament hoping to stem disillusion

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 9 about former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's resignation from parliament. Koizumi said Tanaka's resignation will not directly affect his administration.

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Former Foreign Minister Tanaka quits as lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka tendered her resignation as a House of Representatives member Aug. 9 after a spate of feuds and money scandals that have dogged her since last year. Photo was taken July 24 at a meeting of the lower house Deliberative Council on Political Ethics.

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(2)Tanaka testifies in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka leaves the room of the House of Representatives Deliberative Council on Political Ethics after testifying on allegations she misused state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries in 1998. Standing behind her is Seisuke Okuno, chairman of the council.

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(1)Tanaka testifies in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka testifies before a Diet ethics panel on allegations she misused state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries in 1998.

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(2)Tanaka denies misusing aides' pay in Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, surrounded by Diet security guards, leaves the Diet building in Tokyo on July 24 after testifying at the House of Representatives Deliberative Council on Political Ethics about her alleged misuse of state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries. Tanaka denied the allegation.

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(1)Tanaka denies misusing aides' pay in Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at the House of Representatives Deliberative Council on Political Ethics in Tokyo on July 24 about her alleged misuse of state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries. Tanaka categorically denied the allegation. (Pool Photo)

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Tanaka to move to Diet seat in independent area

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka will move to a new seat (at left end of dotted line) in the independents' area in the House of Representatives on July 5 from her current seat (at right end of the line) in the Liberal Democratic Party area. A lower house panel decided July 4 to change Tanaka's seat after the LDP suspended her from party membership for two years from June 20 over money scandals.

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Tanaka penalized over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka leaves the House of Representatives on June 20. She was suspended from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the same day for not cooperating with party operations including its probe into her alleged money scandals.

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Tanaka surrounded by reporters

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is surrounded by reporters after casting a ballot in a by-election for the House of Councillors in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on April.

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Tanaka cast ballot in upper house by-election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka casts a ballot in a House of Councillors by-election in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on April 28.

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Koizumi asks Tanaka to address embezzlement allegations

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Iijima, secretary to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, speaks to reporters April 17 in Tokyo after delivering a letter from Koizumi to former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka. It asked for her cooperation in his Liberal Democratic Party probes into allegations she misused her secretaries' state-paid salaries.

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Tanaka insists on innocence at LDP ethics committee

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks to the media in the Diet building on April 16. Tanaka insisted on her innocence in explaining the alleged misuse of the state-paid salaries of her secretaries to the head of a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ethics committee.

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Tanaka denies allegations of misusing aides' pay

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is surrounded by members of the media as she comes out of a House of Representatives plenary session April 5. She categorically denied allegations that she misused state-paid salaries of two of her secretaries.